Table 4 Description of cannabis products used for self-treatment and mode of administration, stratified according to the type of cannabis use among individuals who reported self-medication with cannabis in an online survey in Quebec from November 2020 to January 2021 (n = 489)
Gender (16 participants with “other gender” not stratified) | Age (years) | Type of cannabis use | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | p-value$ | ≤ 34 | >34 | p-value$ | Medical use only | Recreational + medical use | p-value$ | ||
THC and CBD ratio | n = 231 | n= 229 | 0.0150 | n = 245 | n = 230 | 0.9979 | n = 120 | n = 356 | <0.0001 | n = 476 |
Equal THC and CBD | 50 (21.65) | 36 (15.72) | 46 (18.78) | 43 (18.70) | 16 (13.33) | 73 (20.51) | 89 (18.70) | |||
CBD > THC | 39 (16.88) | 56 (24.45) | 49 (20.00) | 47 (20.43) | 33 (27.50) | 63 (17.70) | 96 (20.17) | |||
THC > CBD | 85 (36.80) | 75 (32.75) | 86 (35.10) | 83 (36.09) | 33 (27.50) | 136 (38.20) | 169 (35.50) | |||
Only CBD | 21 (9.09) | 37 (16.16) | 31 (12.65) | 28 (12.17) | 27 (22.50) | 32 (8.99) | 59 (12.39) | |||
Only THC | 36 (15.58) | 25 (10.92) | 33 (13.47) | 29 (12.61) | 11 (9.17) | 52 (14.61) | 63 (13.24) | |||
CBD concentration | n = 217 | n = 216 | 0.5007 | n = 229 | n = 219 | 0.0028 | n = 110 | n = 338 | < 0.0001 | n = 448 |
<1% | 40 (18.43) | 31 (14.35) | 41 (17.90) | 33 (15.07) | 12 (10.91) | 62 (18.34) | 74 (16.52) | |||
1–10% | 82 (37.79) | 78 (36.11) | 95 (41.48) | 73 (33.33) | 30 17.86) | 138 (40.83) | 168 (37.50) | |||
> 10–20% | 61 (28.11) | 64 (29.63) | 68 (29.69) | 60 (27.40) | 28 (25.45) | 100 (29.59) | 128 (28.57) | |||
>20% | 34 (15.67) | 43 (19.91) | 25 (10.92) | 53 (24.20) | 40 (36.36) | 38 (11.24) | 78 (17.41) | |||
THC concentration | n = 228 | n = 226 | <.0001 | n = 243 | n = 226 | 0.0764 | n = 115 | n = 355 | <0.0001 | n = 470 |
<1% | 23 (10.09) | 43 (19.03) | 32 (13.17) | 35 (15.49) | 33 (28.70) | 34 (9.58) | 67 (14.26) | |||
1–10% | 37 (16.23) | 60 (26.55) | 55 (22.63) | 46 (20.35) | 29 (25.22) | 72 (20.28) | 101 (21.49) | |||
>10–20% | 73 (32.02) | 71 (31.42) | 89 (36.63) | 62 (27.43) | 18 (15.65) | 133 (37.46) | 151 (32.13) | |||
>20% | 95 (41.67) | 52 (23.01) | 67 (27.57) | 83 (36.73) | 35 (30.43) | 116 (32.68) | 151 (32.13) | |||
Cannabis strain | n = 214 | n = 196 | 0.3395 | n = 222 | n = 203 | 0.6900 | n = 88 | n = 338 | 0.8550 | n = 426 |
Sativa | 47 (21.96) | 50 (25.51) | 48 (21.62) | 51 (25.12) | 21 (23.86) | 79 (23.37) | 100 (23.47) | |||
Indica | 63 (29.44) | 60 (30.61) | 70 (31.53) | 56 (27.59) | 29 (32.95) | 97 (28.70) | 126 (29.58) | |||
Hybrid | 49 (22.90) | 50 (25.51) | 52 (23.42) | 52 (25.62) | 20 (22.73) | 84 (24.85) | 104 (24.41) | |||
Mixed cannabis | 55 (25.70) | 36 (18.37) | 52 (23.42) | 44 (21.67) | 18 (20.45) | 78 (23.08) | 96 (22.54) | |||
Route of administration (n = 489)a | n = 252 | n = 236 | N = 122 | N = 367 | n = 489 | |||||
Smoking | 193 (82.13) | 188 (78.89) | 0.3889 | 217 (86.11) | 179 (75.85) | 0.0038 | 76 (62.30) | 321 (87.47) | <.0001 | 397 (81.19) |
Vaping | 52 (22.13) | 34 (14.29) | 0.0270 | 48 (19.05) | 38 (16.10) | 0.3934 | 17 (13.93) | 70 (19.07) | 0.1985 | 87 (17.79) |
Vaporizingb | 67 (28.51) | 63 (26.47) | 0.6193 | 71 (28.17) | 63 (26.69) | 0.7144 | 40 (32.79) | 95 (25.89) | 0.1396 | 135 (27.61) |
Oral administration | 115 (48.94) | 114 (47.90) | 0.8215 | 123 (48.81) | 112 (47.46) | 0.7652 | 60 (49.18) | 176 (47.96) | 0.8147 | 236 (48.26) |
Frequency of use | n = 220 | n = 220 | 0.0539 | n = 237 | n = 217 | 0.4489 | N = 114 | N = 341 | 0.0068 | n = 455 |
< 1 day/month | 8 (3.64) | 18 (8.18) | 15 (6.33) | 11 (5.07) | 13 (11.40) | 13 (3.81) | 26 (5.71) | |||
1 day/month | 6 (2.73) | 13 (5.91) | 14 (5.91) | 5 (2.30) | 3 (2.63) | 16 (4.69) | 19 (4.18) | |||
2–3 days/month | 22 (10.00) | 31 (14.09) | 26 (10.97) | 28 (12.90) | 18 (15.79) | 36 (10.56) | 54 (11.87) | |||
1–2 days/week | 21 (9.55) | 23 (10.45) | 24 (10.13) | 21 (9.68) | 13 (11.40) | 33 (9.68) | 46 (10.11) | |||
3–4 days/week | 34 (15.45) | 23 (10.45) | 32 (13.50) | 25 (11.52) | 18 (15.79) | 39 (11.44) | 57 (12.53) | |||
5–6 days/week | 19 (8.64) | 22 (10.00) | 20 (8.44) | 25 (11.52) | 7 (6.14) | 38 (11.14) | 45 (9.89) | |||
Daily | 110 (50.00) | 90 (40.91) | 106 (44.73) | 102 (47.00) | 42 (36.84) | 166 (48.68) | 208 (45.71) | |||
Duration of use for medical purpose | n = 235 | n = 238 | 0.1264 | n = 252 | n = 236 | 0.2320 | N = 122 | N = 367 | < 0.0001 | n = 489 |
< 1 month | 4 (1.70) | 8 (3.36) | 8 (3.17) | 4 (1.69) | 6 (4.92) | 6 (1.63) | 12 (2.45) | |||
1 to 6 months | 15 (6.38) | 25 (10.50) | 19 (7.54) | 23 (9.75) | 15 (12.30) | 27 (7.36) | 42 (8.59) | |||
6–12 months | 31 (13.19) | 42 (17.65) | 46 (18.25) | 28 (11.86) | 25 (20.49) | 49 (13.35) | 74 (15.13) | |||
1 to 2 years | 45 (19.15) | 44 (18.49) | 45 (17.86) | 46 (19.49) | 32 (26.23) | 59 (16.08) | 91 (18.61) | |||
> 2 years | 140 (59.68) | 119 (50.00) | 134 (53.17) | 135 (57.20) | 44 (36.07) | 226 (61.58) | 270 (55.21) | |||