Table 3.

Differences in Opinion About Medical Marijuana Between Physicians in 2020 Compared to 2011.

	2011		2020
Opinion Statement	%	(n)	%	(n)	χ²	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P
Physicians should recommend marijuana as a medical therapy.
Agree	19.14	94	12.28	27	1.23	0.76 (0.46, 1.24)	0.27
Disagree	46.43	227	39.09	86
Marijuana can be addictive.
Agree	74.69	364	74.89	164	0.50	0.84 (I.53, 1.35)	0.48
Disagree	11.83	58	14.16	31
Using marijuana poses serious physical health risks.
Agree	60.73	296	57.73	127	1.31	1.32 (0.82, 2.12)	0.25
Disagree	17.59	86	12.73	28
Using marijuana poses serious mental health risks.
Agree	63.88	312	65.71	145	2.92	1.56 (0.93, 2.62)	0.09
Disagree	15.10	74	10.0	22
There are significant physical health benefits to using marijuana .
Agree	26.83	131	18.63	41	2.68	0.70 (0.45, 1.07)	0.10
Disagree	41.06	201	40.91	90
There are significant mental health benefits to using marijuana.
Agree	14.69	72	14.54	32	0.06	1.06 (0.66, 1.70)	0.80
Disagree	54.10	263	50	110
Marijuana helps patients who suffer from chronic debilitating medical conditions.
Agree	52.76	257	52.97	116	2.61	1.49 (0.92, 2.41)	0.11
Disagree	18.40	89	12.33	27
The FDA should reclassify marijuana so that it is no longer a Schedule I drug.
Agree	37.27	183	57.27	126	37.32	3.30 (2.23, 4.90)	<0.0001
Disagree	44.40	216	20.45	45
Marijuana should be legalized for recreational use.
Agree	30.20	148	47.73	105	30.33	2.83 (1.94, 4.12)	<0.0001
Disagree	50.00	243	27.73	61
Medical marijuana should be included in the Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which tracks prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances.
Agree	76.33	373	61.82	136	10.02	0.50 (0.33, 0.77)	0.0015
Disagree	12.86	62	20.45	45
Doctors should have ongoing relationships with patients for whom they recommend medical marijuana.
Agree	91.82	448	91.36	201	1.19	0.58 (0.21, 1.57)	0.28
Disagree	1.84	9	3.18	7
Medical marijuana should be distributed through the current dispensary model.
Agree	9.57	47	19.09	42	30.84	3.78 (2.32, 6.16)	<0.0001
Disagree	62.93	309	33.18	73
Doctors should not have financial relationships with marijuana dispensaries.
Agree	94.30	464	88.18	194	4.7	0.38 (0.15, 0.94)	0.03
Disagree	1.82	9	4.54	10
Training about medical marijuana should be incorporated into medical school curricula
Agree	80.00	392	89.55	197	5.23	4.77 (1.10, 20.70)	0.022
Disagree	3.88	19	0.90	2
Training about medical marijuana should be incorporated into family medicine residency curricula
Agree	81.67	401	89.54	197	3.47	2.46 (0.93, 6.51)	0.063
Disagree	5.09	25	2.27	5
CME about medical marijuana should be available to primary care physicians
Agree	91.65	450	96.36	212	0.33	1.88 (0.21, 17.00)	0.60
Disagree	0.81	4	0.45	1
Physicians should have formal training about medical marijuana before recommending it to patients.
Agree	80.86	397	85.91	189	0.74	1.43 (0.63, 3.24)	0.39
Disagree	4.89	24	3.64	8

CI, confidence interval; CME, continuing medical education; FDA, US Food and Drug Administratio0n.
“Agree” represents those who answered either “agree” or “strongly agree” to the given opinion statement. “disagree” represents those who answered either “disagree” or “strongly disagree.” Percentages in each column represent agreement with the statement; counts represent total of item responses for that column. Percentages do not add up to 100 as the “Neither Agree nor Disagree” responses were not included in the analysis. P values and odds ratios with 95% CIs Are for the χ² Test of Independence.