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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 5%
Mild
9 47%
None
9 47%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
6 32%
Reduced cognitive abilities
3 16%
Increased appetite
2 11%
Dry eyes
2 11%
Overeating
2 11%
Loss of short term memory
2 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Cannabis. See all 36 dosages

  0.2g as needed 1g as needed 1hours as needed 1mg as needed 1 other as needed 1other as needed 1tbs. as needed 3 as needed 500mg as needed 50 g all the time (24/7) 5 g all the time (24/7) 8 other as needed as needed daily 1 g yearly 1 g monthly 1 g weekly 1 other weekly 2 g weekly 0.5 g daily 3.5 g weekly 0.75 g daily 23 g monthly 1 daily 1 g daily 1 other daily 7 g weekly 50 g monthly 2 daily 2 g daily 2 other daily 4 mg daily 10 other daily 500 mg daily 700 mg daily 5874 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Cannabis (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
6 55% Other: 55%
Expense
5 45% Expense: 45%
Side effects too severe
3 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Doctor's advice
2 18% Doctor's advice: 18%
Did not seem to work
1 9% Did not seem to work: 9%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped using Cannabis

Currently Using Cannabis

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
4
3
18

Stopped Using Cannabis

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
0
1
8

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
11 58%
Usually
4 21%
Sometimes
2 11%
Never
2 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 5%
Somewhat
1 5%
A little
8 42%
Not at all
9 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
4 21%
$100-199
6 32%
$50-99
2 11%
$25-49
3 16%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.