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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Res Theory. 2022 Mar 23;30(5):360–367. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2022.2049255
Proportion of marijuana bought self-consumed1 Sharing with others2 N (777) Unadjusted usual gram
Main analysis3 (20% inc/des)
Mean Min Max

All or nearly all No sharing with others or from other 100 0.96 0.004 10.92 100.0%
About the same 106 1.68 0.01 55.03 100.0%
Shared more with others 40 2.65 0.003 14.60 100.0%
Received more from others 32 1.05 0.06 7.00 120%
Don’t know or refused 0 100.0%
About three-quarters No sharing with others or from other 7 0.62 0.05 1.95 75.0%
About the same 51 0.98 0.01 13.88 100.0%
Shared more with others 30 1.35 0.06 11.86 95%
Received more from others 6 0.50 0.15 1.12 105%
Don’t know or refused 0 100.0%
About half No sharing with others or from other 15 1.78 0.14 7.32 50.0%
About the same 107 1.84 0.01 35.17 100.0%
Shared more with others 38 1.09 0.03 6.46 90%
Received more from others 5 0.19 0.10 0.67 110%
Don’t know or refused 1 0.45 0.45 0.45 100.0%
About one-quarter No sharing with others or from other 13 0.77 0.24 1.59 25.0%
About the same 44 2.51 0.04 43.08 100.0%
Shared more with others 19 2.87 0.01 17.44 85%
Received more from others 3 0.66 0.06 1.00 115%
Don’t know or refused 5 5.13 0.63 11.50 100.0%
None, all of it was consumed by others No sharing with others or from other 27 1.98 0.02 27.30 10.0%
About the same 34 1.17 0.02 11.63 100.0%
Shared more with others 8 2.68 0.20 14.00 82%
Received more from others 10 2.42 0.14 5.60 118%
Don’t know or refused 6 0.71 0.09 1.83 100.0%
Don’t know or refused No sharing with others or from other 11 0.96 0.18 6.47 100.0%
About the same 10 0.93 0.13 2.67 100.0%
Shared more with others 3 0.75 0.33 0.91 100.0%
Received more from others 9 1.30 0.002 5.60 100.0%
Don’t know or refused 37 1.01 0.002 8.42 100.0%
1

Survey question: How much of the marijuana or marijuana products that you bought over the past 30 days did you yourself consume?

2

Survey question: Thinking about the past month, how does the amount of marijuana that you have shared with others compare with the amounts others have shared with you? Did you share more with others than they shared with you, share less with others than they shared with you, or was it about the same amount?

3

In the main analysis, 20% increase or decrease is used to quantify “received more from others” or “shared more with others”, respectively. For example, assuming a person reporting 100 grams of marijuana usual purchase, and reporting “about half” of the purchase was self-consumed, and “shared more with others”. The adjusted quantity accounting for proportion of self-consumption and sharing with others would be 50%+(1−50%)*(1−20%)=90% i.e. 90 grams. In another scenario, assuming still reporting “about half”, but “received more from others”, the quantity would be 50%*(1−50%)*(1+20%)=110%, i.e. 110 grams.

4

Two types of sensitivity analysis was performed, using 10% or 30% increase/decrease to quantify “received more from others”/“shared more with others” separately.