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Table 7 Service-related satisfaction means scores for sources currently using (n= 237)

From: Reasonable access: important characteristics and perceived quality of legal and illegal sources of cannabis for medical purposes in Canada

 

Quality of care

Expertise and support

Administration and accessibility

Sources:

n

Mean

(SD)

n

Mean

(SD)

n

Mean

(SD)

Legal sources

 Health Canada supplier

23

2.08

(0.97)

23

2.21

(0.98)

22

3.09

(0.90)

 Designated producer

33

4.25

(1.17)

34

4.12

(1.00)

34

4.22

(1.06)

 Personal production (with license)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

89

3.56

(1.28)

 Licensed producer

61

3.41

(1.00)

63

3.18

(1.01)

63

3.34

(0.95)

Illegal sources

 Medical cannabis dispensary

76

4.09

(0.90)

76

4.01

(0.80)

76

4.13

(0.78)

 Personal production (no license)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

9

4.58

(0.49)

 Close friend/family

29

4.33

(0.68)

29

3.66

(0.88)

28

3.95

(0.87)

 Acquaintance/dealer

38

3.35

(1.07)

37

2.85

(1.06)

38

3.69

(1.10)

 Unfamiliar street source

7

2.12

(0.85)

8

2.27

(0.94)

9

2.51

(1.19)

  1. aMean score on scale of 1 to 5 (1 = very poor to 5 = very good)
  2. n/a, not applicable. Questions for quality of care and expertise and support pertain to service provided by others; therefore, participants were not asked these questions regarding personal production with license and personal production with no license