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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 90 39 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Stiffness/Spasticity 69 25 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 58 19 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 35 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Treat my mood condition(s) 34 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 32 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight

See all 343 patients currently using Cannabis

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 18
Mild
 55
None
 51

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cannabis

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 17
Dry eyes 9
Goofy feeling 8
Word fishing 6
Sedation 5
Loss of short term memory 5
See all 43 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Cannabis. See all 120 dosages ►

  1other as needed 1g as needed 1mg as needed as needed daily 1 g daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 2 g daily 3 other daily
  24 Number of Patients: 24 9 Number of Patients: 9 11 Number of Patients: 11 26 Number of Patients: 26 14 Number of Patients: 14 34 Number of Patients: 34 19 Number of Patients: 19 11 Number of Patients: 11 18 Number of Patients: 18 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Cannabis (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 21   Other: 57%
Side effects too severe 10   Side effects too severe: 27%
Expense 7   Expense: 19%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 14%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 14%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 5%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 36 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
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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
 68 54%
Usually
 28 22%
Sometimes
 21 17%
Never
 9 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cannabis

Very
 6 5%
Somewhat
 17 13%
A little
 44 35%
Not at all
 59 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cannabis

$200+
 20 21%
$100-199
 21 22%
$50-99
 15 16%
$25-49
 13 14%
< $25
 19 20%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.