Table 3.

Cannabis Use Patterns Among Survey Participants Who Used Cannabis for Pain in the Past 30 Days, by Each Mode of Use*

Mode(s) of use endorsed
Smoke (n = 249)Apply (n = 190)Eat (n = 164)Vape (n = 160)Drink (n = 72)Dab (n = 63)Other (n = 26)
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)
Medical use in the past   30 days
 Both medical and  non-medical187 (75.1)115 (60.5)104 (63.8)111 (69.4)37 (52.1)43 (68.3)13 (50.0)
 Medical47 (18.9)69 (36.3)52 (31.9)43 (26.9)32 (45.1)18 (28.6)13 (50.0)
 Non-medical15 (6.0)6 (3.2)7 (4.3)6 (3.8)2 (2.8)2 (3.2)0 (0.0)
Typical times per day,   specific to each   mode of use
 <16 (2.4)14 (7.4)15 (9.1)8 (5.0)7 (9.7)9 (14.3)4 (15.4)
 1 to 2111 (44.9)139 (73.2)138 (84.1)81 (50.6)58 (80.6)26 (41.3)19 (73.1)
 3 to 484 (34.0)30 (15.8)9 (5.5)38 (23.8)7 (9.7)18 (28.6)3 (11.5)
 5 to 936 (14.6)6 (3.2)1 (0.6)24 (15.0)0 (0.0)8 (12.7)0 (0.0)
 10+10 (4.0)1 (0.5)1 (0.6)9 (5.6)0 (0.0)2 (3.2)0 (0.0)
Typical days per week,   specific to each   mode of use
 <19 (3.6)24 (12.6)48 (29.3)21 (13.2)26 (36.1)15 (24.2)7 (26.9)
 1 to 361 (24.6)68 (35.8)69 (42.1)56 (35.2)21 (29.2)16 (25.8)7 (26.9)
 4 to 7178 (71.8)98 (51.6)47 (28.7)82 (51.6)25 (34.7)31 (50.0)12 (46.2)
  • * Participants could report more than one mode of use.

  • Response to question “When you used marijuana/cannabis during the past 30 days, was it: 1. For medical reasons, 2. For non-medical reasons, 3. For both medical and non-medical reasons.”

  • Column sums for this variable may not equal the total for the mode of use due to missing responses.