Table 2.
Attitudes and beliefs of pharmacy students on medical cannabis, pre- and postcurriculum
| Question | Answer options | Chi-square test (p-value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What is your opinion regarding the legality of cannabis for medical use? | Should be legal for all medical conditions | Should be legal for select medical conditions | Should not be legal for medical use | ||||
| Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | ||
| 40.5 | 27.8 | 58.2 | 70.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | χ2(4, N = 79) = 17.497,p = 0.002 | |
| How prepared do you feel when caring for patients who are using cannabis for medical purposes? | Very prepared | Somewhat prepared | Do not feel prepared | ||||
| Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | ||
| 2.5 | 19.0 | 35.4 | 75.9 | 62.0 | 5.1 | χ2(4, N = 79) = 10.755, p = 0.029 | |
| Do you feel you have the adequate knowledge to care for patients who use cannabis medically? | Appropriate amount of knowledge | Some knowledge | Require more knowledge | ||||
| Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | ||
| 2.5 | 38.0 | 30.4 | 54.4 | 67.1 | 7.6 | χ2(4, N = 79) = 14.567, p = 0.006 | |
| What quality of evidence do you believe supports the use of cannabis for medical purposes? | Good quality | Moderate quality | Poor quality | ||||
| Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | ||
| 6.3 | 3.8 | 55.7 | 39.2 | 38.0 | 57.0 | χ2(4, N = 79) = 23.665, p < 0.001 | |
| What is your opinion on the safety of medical cannabis use? | Safe for a majority of conditions and/or cases | Safe for select conditions and/or cases | Cannabis is not safe for any condition and/or case | ||||
| Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | ||
| 11.5 | 7.7 | 85.9 | 91 | 2.6 | 1.3 | χ2(4, N = 78) = 57.765, p < 0.001 | |
| What is your opinion on the efficacy of medical cannabis? | Efficacious for a majority of conditions and/or cases | Efficacious for select conditions and/or cases | Cannabis is not effective for any condition and/or case | ||||
| Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | ||
| 6.4 | 2.6 | 89.7 | 93.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | χ2(4, N = 78) = 39.752, p < 0.001 | |
| What is your opinion of the medical authorization document regarding cannabis? | It should be more prescriptive | No changes should be made | It should be less prescriptive | ||||
| Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | Before (%) | After (%) | ||
| 83.3 | 88.5 | 16.7 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | χ2(1, N = 78) = 5.652, p = 0.017 | |