Table 1.
Participant characteristics (N = 42)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Female | 22 (52) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 48 (11.6) |
| Geographic region of the US | |
| Northeast | 13 (31) |
| South | 13 (31) |
| Midwest | 6 (14) |
| West | 10 (24) |
| Practiced in state with medical marijuana law enacted before 1/1/2016* | 26 (61.9) |
| Race | |
| White | 35 (83) |
| Black | 2 (5) |
| Other | 5 (12) |
| VA setting | 20 (48) |
| Discipline | |
| Physician (MD or DO) | 32 (76) |
| Nurse practitioner | 7 (17) |
| Clinical pharmacologist | 1 (2) |
| Registered nurse | 1 (2) |
| Clinical nurse specialist | 1 (2) |
| Physician specialty (of 32 physicians) | |
| Internal medicine | 27 (84) |
| Physical medicine & rehab | 3 (9) |
| Neurology | 3 (9) |
| Anesthesiology | 1 (3) |
| Psychiatry | 1 (3) |