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Table 3 Session side effect frequencies and maximum symptom relief when using inhaled, dried Cannabis flower

From: The effectiveness of inhaled Cannabis flower for the treatment of agitation/irritability, anxiety, and common stress

Side effect

% session reporting

Symptom relief

Category

Relaxed

66%

− 3.96

Positive

Peaceful

57%

− 3.99

Positive

Chill

47%

− 3.83

Positive

High

47%

− 3.79

Context-specific

Comfy

41%

− 4.00

Positive

Dreamy

32%

− 3.84

Positive

Happy

29%

− 4.20

Positive

Clear

29%

− 3.80

Positive

Reflective

29%

− 4.12

Positive

Focused

28%

− 3.98

Positive

Tuned

27%

− 4.01

Positive

Light

27%

− 4.17

Positive

Thirsty

27%

− 4.13

Context-specific

Tingly

24%

− 4.16

Context-specific

Dry mouth

21%

− 4.17

Negative

Great

21%

− 4.31

Positive

Sleepy

20%

− 3.94

Context-specific

Optimistic

20%

− 4.32

Positive

Foggy

20%

− 3.80

Negative

Hungry

19%

− 3.87

Context-specific

Grateful

19%

− 4.18

Positive

Scattered

18%

− 4.19

Negative

Thinky

16%

− 3.97

Context-specific

Productive

16%

− 3.92

Positive

Couchlocked

16%

− 4.12

Context-specific

Distracted

15%

− 4.14

Context-specific

Unmotivated

14%

− 3.98

Negative

Forgetful

13%

− 4.14

Negative

Energetic

12%

− 3.95

Positive

Creative

12%

− 4.17

Positive

Restless

12%

− 4.01

Negative

Talkative

11%

− 4.09

Context-specific

Coughing

11%

− 4.08

Negative

Anxious

10%

− 3.66

Negative

Red eyes

9%

− 4.22

Negative

Frisky

9%

− 4.33

Positive

Silly

9%

− 4.10

Context-specific

Irritable

8%

− 4.23

Negative

Active

8%

− 3.98

Positive

Dizzy

8%

− 3.60

Negative

Headache

6%

− 3.71

Negative

Confused

6%

− 3.41

Negative

Paranoid

4%

− 3.09

Negative

Visuals

4%

− 4.33

Context-specific

Rapid pulse

3%

− 3.67

Negative

Clumsy

3%

− 4.21

Negative

Nausea

1%

− 3.00

Negative

  1. Table 3 reports the percent of sessions in which the side effect was recorded as well as the average symptom relief experienced in those sessions. We categorize the side effects as negative, context-specific, or positive. Side effects were reported in 65.7% (N = 1519) of the 2306 sessions in the sample