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What is Medical marijuana?

Medical marijuana refers to the use of the cannabis plant as a physician-recommended herbal therapy as well as synthetic THC and cannabinoids. It is legal in including Canada, Belgium, Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, and some U.S. states.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 28 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Difficulty sleeping through night 10 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Nausea 10 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Muscle tension 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 1 Efficacy_major

See all 69 patients currently taking Medical marijuana

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 4
Mild
 17
None
 12

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Medical marijuana

Anxious mood 1
Paranoia 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Short term memory problems 1
Lightheadedness 1
Tiredness 1
See all 17 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Medical marijuana. See all 42 dosages ►

  100mg as needed 1other as needed 0.5 g daily 1 INH daily 1 mg daily 1 g daily 1 other daily 2 g daily 3 other daily 4 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Medical marijuana (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 50%
Expense 2   Expense: 33%
Other 2   Other: 33%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Medical marijuana

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Medical marijuana

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Medical marijuana

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Medical marijuana

Always
 16 48%
Usually
 8 24%
Sometimes
 8 24%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Medical marijuana

Very
 3 9%
Somewhat
 4 12%
A little
 11 33%
Not at all
 15 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Medical marijuana

$200+
 7 25%
$100-199
 6 21%
$50-99
 2 7%
$25-49
 3 11%
< $25
 8 29%

Report created on February 11, 2012.