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What is Cannabis?

Medical cannabis refers to the use of the Cannabis sativa plant as a physician-recommended herbal therapy. So far, the medical use of cannabis is legal only in a limited number of territories, 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 101 42 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Stiffness/Spasticity 80 27 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 62 19 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 34 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Anxious mood 34 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 33 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 355 patients currently using Cannabis

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Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Cannabis. See all 126 dosages ►

  1mg as needed 1other as needed 1g as needed as needed daily 0.5 g daily 1 other daily 1 g daily 2 other daily 2 g daily
  12 Number of Patients: 12 26 Number of Patients: 26 12 Number of Patients: 12 26 Number of Patients: 26 14 Number of Patients: 14 7 Number of Patients: 7 19 Number of Patients: 19 37 Number of Patients: 37 11 Number of Patients: 11 18 Number of Patients: 18  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Cannabis (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 22   Other: 55%
Side effects too severe 12   Side effects too severe: 30%
Expense 8   Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 13%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 13%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 5%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped using Cannabis

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

Currently Using Cannabis

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

Stopped Using Cannabis

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cannabis

Always
 72 55%
Usually
 29 22%
Sometimes
 21 16%
Never
 10 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cannabis

Very
 6 5%
Somewhat
 19 14%
A little
 45 34%
Not at all
 62 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cannabis

$200+
 21 22%
$100-199
 20 21%
$50-99
 15 16%
$25-49
 13 14%
< $25
 20 21%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.