Table 3 Summary of primary and comorbid conditions reported by 53,963 patients seeking medical cannabis certification across five states
From: Comparing medical cannabis use in 5 US states: a retrospective database study
Condition | Massachusetts n = 27,892 n (%) | Colorado n = 16,434 n (%) | Maine n = 4591 n (%) | Connecticut n = 2643 n (%) | Maryland n = 2403 n (%) | Total n = 61,379 % | |||||
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Primary condition | |||||||||||
Chronic pain | 5407 | (19.4%) | 12926 | (78.7%) | 1646 | (35.9%) | 42 | (1.6%) | 569 | (23.7%) | 38.8% |
Anxiety | 6062 | (21.7%) | 5 | (<0.1%) | 581 | (12.7%) | 9 | (0.3%) | 487 | (20.3%) | 13.5% |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 1439 | (5.2%) | 456 | (2.8%) | 323 | (7.0%) | 1860 | (70.4%) | 126 | (5.2%) | 8.4% |
Back and neck problems | 2737 | (9.8%) | 22 | (0.1%) | 590 | (12.9%) | 24 | (0.9%) | 273 | (11.4%) | 6.5% |
Arthritis | 1785 | (6.4%) | 14 | (0.1%) | 232 | (5.1%) | 44 | (1.7%) | 142 | (5.9%) | 3.9% |
Insomnia | 1811 | (6.5%) | 1 | (0.0%) | 169 | (3.7%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 76 | (3.2%) | 3.4% |
Cancer-related pain | 752 | (2.7%) | 447 | (2.7%) | 84 | (1.8%) | 98 | (3.7%) | 48 | (2.0%) | 2.7% |
Depression | 1050 | (3.8%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 58 | (1.3%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 102 | (4.2%) | 2.0% |
Migraines | 810 | (2.9%) | 26 | (0.2%) | 136 | (3.0%) | 36 | (1.4%) | 54 | (2.2%) | 2.0% |
Muscle spasms | 148 | (0.5%) | 780 | (4.7%) | 32 | (0.7%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 26 | (1.1%) | 1.7% |
ADD/ADHD | 866 | (3.1%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 71 | (1.5%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 39 | (1.6%) | 1.6% |
Chronic nausea | 248 | (0.9%) | 546 | (3.3%) | 60 | (1.3%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 16 | (0.7%) | 1.5% |
Fibromyalgia | 448 | (1.6%) | 14 | (0.1%) | 57 | (1.2%) | 53 | (2.0%) | 28 | (1.2%) | 1.2% |
Headaches | 292 | (1.0%) | 242 | (1.5%) | 94 | (2.0%) | 29 | (1.1%) | 15 | (0.6%) | 1.2% |
Spinal cord injury/disease | 263 | (0.9%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 15 | (0.3%) | 192 | (7.3%) | 22 | (0.9%) | 0.9% |
Other | 3774 | (13.5%) | 955 | (5.8%) | 443 | (9.6%) | 256 | (9.7%) | 380 | (15.8%) | 10.7% |
Comorbid Conditions | |||||||||||
Anxiety | 9815 | (35.2%) | 1226 | (7.5%) | 1543 | (33.6%) | 1534 | (58.0%) | 710 | (29.5%) | 28.3% |
Back and neck problems | 7858 | (28.2%) | 1642 | (10.0%) | 1323 | (28.8%) | 807 | (30.5%) | 564 | (23.5%) | 23.7% |
Depression | 8290 | (29.7%) | 481 | (2.9%) | 1059 | (23.1%) | 1014 | (38.4%) | 560 | (23.3%) | 21.9% |
Insomnia | 9442 | (33.9%) | 740 | (4.5%) | 1157 | (25.2%) | 782 | (29.6%) | 491 | (20.4%) | 23.2% |
Chronic pain | 6227 | (22.3%) | 1072 | (6.5%) | 1314 | (28.6%) | 653 | (24.7%) | 584 | (24.3%) | 18.2% |
Stress | 7171 | (25.7%) | 73 | (0.4%) | 913 | (19.9%) | 947 | (35.8%) | 571 | (23.8%) | 11.2% |
Headaches | 4569 | (16.4%) | 1339 | (8.1%) | 756 | (16.5%) | 487 | (18.4%) | 277 | (11.5%) | 14.2% |
Arthritis | 5013 | (18.0%) | 700 | (4.3%) | 767 | (16.7%) | 452 | (17.1%) | 286 | (11.9%) | 14.0% |
Muscle spasms | 3234 | (11.6%) | 2141 | (13.0%) | 668 | (14.6%) | 331 | (12.5%) | 277 | (11.5%) | 12.8% |
Migraines | 3508 | (12.6%) | 692 | (4.2%) | 392 | (8.5%) | 362 | (13.7%) | 189 | (7.9%) | 9.9% |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 3265 | (11.7%) | 1257 | (7.6%) | 618 | (13.5%) | 114 | (4.3%) | 201 | (8.4%) | 10.0% |
ADD/ADHD | 2855 | (10.2%) | 88 | (0.5%) | 366 | (8.0%) | 377 | (14.3%) | 216 | (9.0%) | 7.5% |
Mood disorders | 2222 | (8.0%) | 30 | (0.2%) | 261 | (5.7%) | 308 | (11.7%) | 140 | (5.8%) | 6.0% |
Chronic nausea | 1544 | (5.5%) | 1665 | (10.1%) | 350 | (7.6%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 77 | (3.2%) | 7.2% |
Neuropathic pain | 1660 | (6.0%) | 165 | (1.0%) | 253 | (5.5%) | 200 | (7.6%) | 96 | (4.0%) | 4.8% |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 1698 | (6.1%) | 82 | (0.5%) | 292 | (6.4%) | 197 | (7.5%) | 83 | (3.5%) | 4.6% |
Appetite stimulation | 1875 | (6.7%) | 112 | (0.7%) | 256 | (5.6%) | 157 | (5.9%) | 102 | (4.2%) | 4.7% |
Fibromyalgia | 967 | (3.5%) | 189 | (1.2%) | 173 | (3.8%) | 83 | (3.1%) | 48 | (2.0%) | 2.9% |
Spinal cord injury | 928 | (3.3%) | 27 | (0.2%) | 131 | (2.9%) | 105 | (4.0%) | 63 | (2.6%) | 2.7% |
Obsessive compulsive behavior | 904 | (3.2%) | 11 | (0.1%) | 89 | (1.9%) | 132 | (5.0%) | 45 | (1.9%) | 2.3% |