Table 5.
Differences in Marijuana Motives Measure (MMM) Ratings for Flower and Concentrates Products in Individuals Who Reported Trying Concentrates: Paired Wilcoxon Signed Rank Tests (n = 2777).
| MMM Variable | Cannabis Product | Almost Never/Never (1) | Some of the Time (2) | Half of the Time (3) | Most of the Time (4) | Almost Always/Always (5) | Wilcoxon Signed Rank Testa (1-tailed) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% CI | p (r) | |||||||
| Enjoyment | |||||||||
| To enjoy the effects of it | Flower | 51 (2.24%) | 237 (10.41%) | 206 (9.05%) | 487 (21.39%) | 1296 (56.92%) | 4.20 | 0.467, 0.591 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 303 (13.31%) | 344 (15.11%) | 182 (7.99%) | 410 (18.01%) | 1038 (45.59%) | 3.67 | (.218) | ||
| Conformity | |||||||||
| To be cool | Flower | 2106 (92.49%) | 123 (5.40%) | 14 (0.61%) | 5 (0.22%) | 29 (1.27%) | 1.12 | −0.043, 0.001 | .062 (.025) |
| Concentrate | 2103 (92.36%) | 100 (4.39%) | 29 (1.27%) | 10 (0.44%) | 35 (1.54%) | 1.14 | |||
| Coping | |||||||||
| To forget your problems | Flower | 1249 (54.85%) | 669 (29.38%) | 170 (7.47%) | 80 (3.51%) | 109 (4.79%) | 1.74 | 0.136, 0.212 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 1537 (67.50%) | 440 (19.32%) | 144 (6.32%) | 64 (2.81%) | 92 (4.04%) | 1.57 | (.121) | ||
| You were depressed | Flower | 790 (34.69%) | 836 (36.71%) | 281 (12.34%) | 177 (7.77%) | 193 (8.48%) | 2.19 | 0.369, 0.451 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 1321 (58.01%) | 551 (24.20%) | 151 (6.63%) | 105 (4.61%) | 149 (6.54%) | 1.78 | (.244) | ||
| To relieve medical symptomsb | Flower | 93 (4.09%) | 248 (10.90%) | 261 (11.47%) | 448 (19.68%) | 1226 (53.87%) | 4.08 | 0.506, 0.610 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 397 (17.44%) | 323 (14.19%) | 240 (10.54%) | 316 (13.88%) | 1000 (43.94%) | 3.53 | (.257) | ||
| Experimentation | |||||||||
| You were curious about cannabis | Flower | 1701 (74.70%) | 372 (16.34%) | 47 (2.06%) | 48 (2.11%) | 109 (4.79%) | 1.46 | −0.321, | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 1516 (66.58%) | 351 (15.42%) | 114 (5.01%) | 102 (4.48%) | 194 (8.52%) | 1.73 | -0.223 | (.150) | |
| Boredom | |||||||||
| You had nothing better to do | Flower | 1487 (65.31%) | 541 (23.76%) | 122 (5.36%) | 67 (2.94%) | 60 (2.64%) | 1.54 | −0.005, 0.066 | .080 (.023) |
| Concentrate | 1625 (71.37%) | 384 (16.86%) | 121 (5.31%) | 55 (2.42%) | 92 (4.04%) | 1.51 | |||
| Alcohol | |||||||||
| You were drunk | Flower | 1793 (78.74%) | 381 (16.73%) | 45 (1.98%) | 20 (0.88%) | 38 (1.67%) | 1.30 | 0.068, 0.122 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 1989 (87.35%) | 191 (8.39%) | 49 (2.15%) | 16 (0.70%) | 32 (1.41%) | 1.20 | (.102) | ||
| Celebration | |||||||||
| It was a special occasion | Flower | 779 (34.21%) | 975 (42.82%) | 181 (7.95%) | 109 (4.79%) | 233 (10.23%) | 2.14 | 0.018, 0.119 | .009 (.035) |
| Concentrate | 958 (42.07%) | 790 (34.69%) | 170 (7.47%) | 126 (5.53%) | 233 (10.23%) | 2.07 | |||
| Altered Perception | |||||||||
| To alter your perspective | Flower | 994 (43.65%) | 686 (30.13%) | 204 (8.96%) | 208 (9.13%) | 185 (8.12%) | 2.08 | −0.006, 0.081 | .103 (.022) |
| Concentrate | 1137 (49.93%) | 554 (24.33%) | 181 (7.95%) | 161 (7.07%) | 244 (10.72%) | 2.04 | |||
| Social Anxiety | |||||||||
| To relax in an insecure situation | Flower | 374 (16.43%) | 724 (31.80%) | 274 (12.03%) | 395 (17.35%) | 510 (22.40%) | 2.98 | 0.419, 0.527 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 772 (33.90%) | 644 (28.28%) | 209 (9.18%) | 248 (10.89%) | 404 (17.74%) | 2.50 | (.226) | ||
| Relative Low Risk | |||||||||
| It is safer than drinking alcohol | Flower | 256 (11.24%) | 187 (8.21%) | 98 (4.30%) | 307 (13.48%) | 1429 (62.76%) | 4.08 | 0.305, 0.423 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 511 (22.44%) | 159 (6.98%) | 90 (3.95%) | 218 (9.57%) | 1299 (57.05%) | 3.72 | (.157) | ||
| It is not a dangerous drug |
Flower | 289 (12.69%) | 77 (3.38%) | 43 (1.89%) | 219 (9.62%) | 1649 (72.42%) | 4.26 | 0.374, 0.497 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 474 (20.82%) | 121 (5.31%) | 100 (4.39%) | 224 (9.84%) | 1358 (59.64%) | 3.82 | (.179) | ||
| Sleep | |||||||||
| You are having problems sleeping | Flower | 176 (7.73%) | 618 (27.14%) | 371 (16.29%) | 393 (17.26%) | 719 (31.58%) | 3.38 | 0.504, 0.608 | <.001 |
| Concentrate | 609 (26.75%) | 562 (24.68%) | 284 (12.47%) | 277 (12.17%) | 545 (23.94%) | 2.82 | (.265) | ||
| Availability | |||||||||
| It is readily available | Flower | 1122 (49.28%) | 582 (25.56%) | 167 (7.33%) | 147 (6.46%) | 259 (11.37%) | 2.05 | −0.036, 0.073 | .450 (.010) |
| Concentrate | 1176 (51.65%) | 527 (23.14%) | 161 (7.07%) | 150 (6.59%) | 263 (11.55%) | 2.03 | |||
Significant differences at p ≤ .05 are noted in bold.
a
Unless otherwise stated: n=2277.
b
n=2776.