Physician Responses to Each Opinion Statement in 2011 and 2020.
| Opinion Statement | Survey Year | Strongly Disagree% (n) | Disagree% (n) | Neither Agree nor Disagree% (n) | Agree% (n) | Strongly Agree% (n) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians should recommend marijuana as a medical therapy. | 2020 | 11% | 24 | 28% | 62 | 49% | 107 | 9% | 19 | 4% | 8 |
| 2011 | 23% | 112 | 24% | 116 | 34% | 169 | 16% | 79 | 3% | 15 | |
| Marijuana can be addictive. | 2020 | 2% | 4 | 12% | 27 | 11% | 24 | 48% | 105 | 27% | 59 |
| 2011 | 2% | 12 | 9% | 46 | 13% | 66 | 45% | 221 | 30% | 145 | |
| Using marijuana poses serious physical health risks. | 2020 | 3% | 7 | 10% | 21 | 30% | 65 | 42% | 92 | 16% | 35 |
| 2011 | 2% | 10 | 16% | 76 | 22% | 106 | 41% | 201 | 20% | 96 | |
| Using marijuana poses serious mental health risks. | 2020 | 2% | 5 | 8% | 17 | 24% | 53 | 42% | 92 | 24% | 53 |
| 2011 | 2% | 12 | 13% | 62 | 21% | 103 | 41% | 201 | 23% | 112 | |
| There are significant physical health benefits to using marijuana. | 2020 | 10% | 22 | 31% | 68 | 40% | 89 | 16% | 36 | 2% | 5 |
| 2011 | 12% | 58 | 29% | 144 | 32% | 158 | 24% | 117 | 3% | 15 | |
| There are significant mental health benefits to using marijuana. | 2020 | 18% | 39 | 32% | 71 | 35% | 78 | 12% | 27 | 2% | 5 |
| 2011 | 20% | 98 | 34% | 167 | 31% | 153 | 12% | 59 | 3% | 13 | |
| Marijuana helps patients who suffer from chronic debilitating medical conditions. | 2020 | 2% | 5 | 10% | 22 | 35% | 76 | 48% | 106 | 5% | 10 |
| 2011 | 5% | 24 | 13% | 66 | 29% | 141 | 46% | 223 | 7% | 35 | |
| The FDA should reclassify marijuana so that it is no longer a Schedule I drug. | 2020 | 10% | 23 | 10% | 22 | 22% | 49 | 29% | 64 | 28% | 62 |
| 2011 | 20% | 100 | 24% | 118 | 18% | 90 | 23% | 113 | 14% | 70 | |
| Marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. | 2020 | 14% | 31 | 14% | 30 | 25% | 54 | 33% | 72 | 15% | 33 |
| 2011 | 29% | 141 | 21% | 104 | 20% | 97 | 20% | 98 | 10% | 50 | |
| Medical marijuana should be included in the Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which tracks prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances. | 2020 | 5% | 12 | 15% | 33 | 18% | 39 | 40% | 88 | 22% | 48 |
| 2011 | 6% | 30 | 7% | 33 | 11% | 53 | 36% | 175 | 41% | 199 | |
| Doctors should have ongoing relationships with patients for whom they recommend medical marijuana. | 2020 | 0% | 0 | 3% | 7 | 5% | 12 | 45% | 99 | 46% | 102 |
| 2011 | 1% | 5 | 1% | 4 | 6% | 31 | 31% | 153 | 61% | 296 | |
| Medical marijuana should be distributed through the current dispensary model. | 2020 | 14% | 31 | 19% | 42 | 48% | 105 | 15% | 33 | 4% | 9 |
| 2011 | 35% | 170 | 29% | 140 | 27% | 134 | 7% | 35 | 2% | 12 | |
| Doctors should not have financial relationships with marijuana dispensaries. | 2020 | 0% | 1 | 4% | 9 | 7% | 16 | 28% | 61 | 60% | 133 |
| 2011 | 1% | 4 | 1% | 5 | 3% | 17 | 23% | 114 | 72% | 352 | |
| Training about medical marijuana should be incorporated into medical school curricula. | 2020 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 10% | 21 | 45% | 98 | 45% | 99 |
| 2011 | 2% | 12 | 2% | 8 | 16% | 78 | 53% | 261 | 27% | 131 | |
| Training about medical marijuana should be incorporated into family medicine residency curricula. | 2020 | 0% | 1 | 2% | 4 | 8% | 18 | 44% | 96 | 46% | 101 |
| 2011 | 3% | 14 | 2% | 12 | 13% | 63 | 56% | 275 | 26% | 127 | |
| CME about medical marijuana should be available to primary care physicians. | 2020 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 7 | 45% | 99 | 51% | 113 |
| 2011 | 1% | 4 | 0% | 1 | 7% | 35 | 59% | 292 | 32% | 159 | |
| Physicians should have formal training about medical marijuana prior to recommending it to patients. | 2020 | 0% | 0 | 4% | 8 | 10% | 23 | 41% | 90 | 45% | 99 |
| 2011 | 1% | 3 | 4% | 21 | 14% | 68 | 41% | 201 | 40% | 198 | |
CME, continuing medical education; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration.
Each opinion statement Is followed by the numbers of responses to each choice (strongly disagree through strongly agree) on the 5-point likert scale and the percent of responses for each choice.