Table 2 Questionnaire results

Do you think that medical cannabis is or is not legal in the UK?

 Medical cannabis is legal

5494

51.4%

 Medical cannabis is not legal

3310

31.0%

 Don’t know

1881

17.6%

“CBD” is a chemical substance found in cannabis that is thought to have medical benefits. It will not get you high, because it does not contain the chemical in cannabis that makes you high. Some CBD products can currently be purchased without prescription. Do you personally use ANY CBD (Cannabidiol) products (e.g. oil, gummies, capsules etc.)? (Please select all that apply)

 Yes - mostly for wellness purposes

684

6.4%

 Yes - prescribed for a medical condition

286

2.7%

 Yes - for another reason

222

2.1%

 No

9459

88.5%

 Prefer not to say

139

1.3%

As a reminder, “CBD” is a chemical substance found in cannabis that is thought to have medical benefits. It will not get you high, because it does not contain the chemical in cannabis that makes you high. Some CBD products can currently be purchased without prescription. You previously said that you do not use any CBD products (e.g. oil, gummies, capsules etc.)…Would you personally like to have access to CBD (Cannabidiol) products for medical purposes, if it was available to you at a price you consider reasonable?

 Yes, I would

2933

31.0%

 No, I wouldn’t

3530

37.3%

 Don’t know

2957

31.3%

 Prefer not to say

38

0.4%

After April 2021, the majority of current CBD (Cannabidiol) over the counter wellness products available will require Novel Foods validation in order to be sold to the general public. Before taking this survey, were you aware of this change?

 Yes, I was

608

5.7%

 No, I wasn’t

10,076

94.3%

As a reminder, after April 2021, the majority of current CBD (Cannabidiol) over the counter wellness products available will require Novel Foods validation in order to be sold to the general public. You previously said that you do use CBD products for wellness purposes…With this in mind, which ONE, if any, of the following BEST applies to you? (Please select the option that best applies)

 I will source another wellness product that contains CBD but can be legally purchased/ sold

273

39.9%

 I will consider medical CBD (i.e. prescription required via my doctor/ medical practitioner)

119

17.4%

 I will stop taking CBD completely

70

10.3%

 None of these

75

10.9%

 Don’t know

117

17.1%

 Prefer not to say

30

4.4%

For the following question, even if you do not use CBD (Cannabidiol) products, we are still interested in your opinion. Would you say that over the counter CBD products are more or less expensive than medical cannabis grade CBD via prescription charge in the UK, or would you say these cost about the same?

 Over the counter CBD is more expensive

1635

15.3%

 About the same

951

8.9%

 Over the counter CBD is less expensive

837

7.8%

 Don’t know

7261

68.0%

As a reminder, even if you do not use CBD (Cannabidiol), we are still interested in your opinion. Which ONE, if any, of the following do you think is the MAIN barrier stopping people in the UK from using or speaking to their doctor about medical cannabis? (Please select the option that best applies)

 It is too expensive

292

2.7%

 People are not sure whether they are eligible or what ailments/ illnesses it can be used for

1863

17.4%

 People do not know about it

1210

11.3%

 People are unsure whether it is legal

2276

21.3%

 People associate it with the recreational use of cannabis

2686

25.1%

 Other

109

1.0%

 Don’t know

1381

12.9%

 Not applicable - I do not think there are any barriers in particular stopping people in the UK from using or talking to their doctor about medical cannabis

867

8.1%