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. 2022 Feb 14;17(2):e0263533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263533

Table 1. Characteristics of study population (n = 412).

N* %
Age, mean (SE) 15.9 (0.08)
Gender Male 152 38.38
Female 222 56.06
Other 22 5.56
Ethnicity First Nations 20 5.06
Canadian 159 40.25
Other 216 54.68
Cannabis use Yes 105 25.49
No 307 74.51
Suicide ideation Yes 95 23.06
No 317 76.94
Alcohol use Yes 250 61.27
No 158 38.73
Tobacco use Yes 89 21.65
No 322 78.35
Other drugs use Yes 30 7.32
No 380 92.68
Grade 9 114 28.57
10 83 20.8
11 58 14.54
12 144 36.09
Parental education Less or equal than secondary/high school 101 27.45
Some post-secondary (university or college) or more 267 72.55
Age first used marijuana or Cannabis? (mean, SE) 100 14.01 (0.18)
Frequency of using marijuana or Cannabis (a joint, pot, weed, hash) in the last 30 days Once 19 18.63
2–3 times 8 7.84
Once a week 4 3.92
2–3 times a week 6 5.88
4–6 times a week 6 5.88
Every day 16 15.69
I did not use marijuana in the last 30 days 43 42.16
Perceptions of getting access to marijuana Difficult 41 10.46
Easy 214 54.59
I do not know 137 34.95
Perceptions of the legalization of recreational marijuana Agree 145 37.18
Disagree 123 31.54
I do not know 122 31.28