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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychoactive Drugs. 2021 May 27;54(2):129–139. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2021.1926604

Table 3.

Repeated measures analyses of cannabis practices and other drug use by MCP transition group among young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles (n=301).

Outcomes AOR (95% CI)
Model 1 Model 2
Patient Status1 Wave2 Patient Status1 Self-
reported
medical
cannabis
use3
MCP Into
MCP
Out of
MCP
Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 MCP Into
MCP
Out of
MCP
Cannabis practices
Cannabis days4 1.49***
(1.33-1.67)
1.29**
(1.09-1.52)
1.15*
(1.00-1.32)
0.93**
(0.89-0.98)
0.87***
(0.82-0.93)
0.77***
(0.71-0.83)
1.45***
(1.30-1.62)
1.27**
(1.07-1.50)
1.15*
(1.00-1.31)
1.05**
(1.02-1.08)
Concentrates use5 2.33***
(1.52-3.57)
1.67
(0.89-3.13)
1.49
(0.98-2.27)
1.01
(0.77-1.32)
1.11
(0.83-1.49)
0.83
(0.62-1.13)
2.36***
(1.54-3.59)
1.67
(0.89-3.13)
1.49
(0.98-2.27)
0.98
(0.85-1.13)
Self-reported medical cannabis use 2.02**
(1.23-3.32)
1.23
(0.66-2.28)
1.31
(0.80-2.14)
1.13
(0.83-1.54)
0.98
(0.69- 1.39)
1.14
(0.80-1.63)
- - - -
DUIC6 1.85*
(1.13-3.02)
1.20
(0.59-2.42)
1.25
(0.80-1.97)
0.79
(0.61-1.01)
0.97
(0.77-1.22)
0.69**
(0.53-0.90)
2.23**
(1.30-3.82)
1.28
(0.64-2.54)
1.33
(0.84-2.10)
0.71***
(0.59-0.86)
SDS4 1.20
(0.96-1.53)
0.95
(0.68-1.34)
1.03
(0.80-1.33)
1.09
(0.97-1.23)
1.09
(0.96-1.25)
1.18*
(1.03- 1.35)
1.27
(1.00-1.61)
0.98
(0.69-1.38)
1.05
(0.81-1.35)
0.92*
(0.85-1.00)
Other drug use
Illicit drug use6 1.21
(0.74-1.95)
1.80
(1.00-3.23)
1.48
(0.93-2.38)
1.08
(0.82-1.43)
0.94
(0.70-1.26)
0.72*
(0.53-0.99)
1.36
(0.83-2.24)
1.89*
(1.06-3.35)
1.54
(0.96-2.47)
0.77**
(0.65-0.92)
Rx drug misuse6 0.91
(0.55-1.51)
1.63
(0.83-3.20)
1.20
(0.73-1.97)
0.78
(0.55-1.11)
0.73
(0.50-1.06)
0.61*
(0.41-0.90)
0.95
(0.57-1.58)
1.64
(0.84-3.20)
1.22
(0.75-2.00)
0.91
(0.76-1.09)
Polydrug use6 1.67*
(0.99-2.82)
2.07*
(1.01-4.21)
1.54
(0.90-2.63)
0.99
(0.73-1.35)
1.02
(0.73-1.42)
- 1.89*
(1.11-3.24)
2.18*
(1.07-4.43)
1.61
(0.94-2.75)
0.77**
(0.64-0.93)
DAST4-7 0.95
(0.74-1.24)
1.21
(0.85-1.73)
1.10
(0.86-1.41)
- 0.98
(0.88-1.10)
0.79***
(0.68-0.90)
0.99
(0.77-1.30)
1.23
(0.86-1.76)
1.12
(0.87-1.43)
0.90*
(0.82-0.99)
SMAST4,5,7 0.92
(0.72-1.17)
1.04
(0.77-1.40)
0.90
(0.70-1.17)
- 1.11
(0.99-1.24)
1.16*
(1.03-1.31)
0.86
(0.68-1.10)
1.01
(0.75-1.37)
0.88
(0.68-1.15)
1.09*
(1.01-1.18)
Alcohol 1.33
(0.85-2.06)
1.15
(0.61-2.15)
1.55*
(1.01-2.36)
0.90
(0.64-1.27)
0.71
(0.50-1.03)
0.26***
(0.18-0.36)
1.43
(0.95-2.16)
1.18
(0.66-2.11)
1.59*
(1.06-2.36)
0.86*
(0.76-0.99)
Cigarettes6 1.04
(0.63-1.70)
1.34
(0.68-2.64)
1.17
(0.73-1.89)
1.01
(0.82-1.25)
0.80
(0.62-1.02)
0.62***
(0.49-0.80)
1.16
(0.70-1.91)
1.42
(0.72-2.81)
1.23
(0.77-1.97)
0.86
(0.72-1.02)
E-cigarettes5,6 1.09
(0.60-1.99)
2.07
(0.97-4.43)
1.87*
(1.03-3.37)
0.56***
(0.42-0.75)
0.38***
(0.27-0.55)
0.31***
(0.21-0.45)
1.01
(0.56-1.81)
1.90
(0.90-4.00)
1.74
(0.98-3.07)
1.10
(0.92-1.30)
*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p>0.001.

1

NPU is a reference group.

2

Wave 1 is a reference group.

3

Longitudinal summary variable.

4

Negative binomial distribution with adjusted incidence rate ratios as estimates.

5

Adjusted for assigned sex at birth.

6

Adjusted for non-Hispanic White.

7

Wave 2 is a reference group. AOR - adjusted odds ratio; MCP - medical cannabis patients; NPU - non-patient user; DUIC - driving under influence of cannabis; SDS - Severity of Dependence Scale (cannabis); DAST - Drug Abuse Screening Test; SMAST - Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test.