Understanding medical cannabis use internationally: Why definitions and context matter.
Aims: To identify variation in identification of medical consumers using alternative self‐reported measures and assess whether differences in these rates exist across jurisdictions with different medical policy approaches using evidence from an international study on cannabis use. Design: Secondary...
| Publicado en: | Addiction Vol. 120; no. 10; pp. 2141 - 2147 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=187948809&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 187948809 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09652140 AIO jtl: Addiction issn: 09652140 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Oct2025 vid: 120 iid: 10 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 187948809 186279852 187948809 187948809 10.1111/add.70117 187948809 ppf: 2141 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Understanding medical cannabis use internationally: Why definitions and context matter. aug: au: Graham, Myfanwy Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo Pessar, Seema Choksy Ge, Yimin Kritikos, Alexandra F. Hall, Wayne Hammond, David affil: Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne VIC,, Australia sug: subj: Medical Marijuana Legislation and Jurisprudence Medical Marijuana Therapeutic Use Drug Utilization Evaluation Human Funding Source United States Canada Australia Cross Sectional Studies Secondary Analysis Surveys Descriptive Statistics Logistic Regression Confidence Intervals Data Analysis Software Health Policy Drugs, Prescription Geographic Factors Self Medication Prescriptions, Drug ab: Aims: To identify variation in identification of medical consumers using alternative self‐reported measures and assess whether differences in these rates exist across jurisdictions with different medical policy approaches using evidence from an international study on cannabis use. Design: Secondary analysis of wave 4 (2021) of the International Cannabis Policy Study (ICPS) cross‐sectional survey. Setting: United States, Canada and Australia. Participants: 16 951 (USA 10 472; CAN 5935; AUS 544) respondents who completed the survey and reported past year cannabis use across the three jurisdictions. Measurements Four different medical cannabis use measures were available, and rates of each were estimated using logistic regression methods that adjusted for age, gender, education and ethnicity. Medical cannabis use measures included potentially authorized use (i.e. involving a licensed health professional recommendation, authorization or prescription), pharmaceutical use (i.e. involving a pharmaceutical‐grade product), therapeutic use (i.e. to manage physical or mental health conditions) and self‐identified medical cannabis use. Country‐specific differences were compared and discussed in light of measure and differing cannabis policies. Findings In wave 4 of the ICPS, 34.0% reported any past year cannabis use, but rates of medical use differed significantly according to the specific question. Far more individuals reported therapeutic use in the past year across all countries [77.3%; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 76.4%–78.2%] than any other measure of medical use. While just over one quarter (28.2%; 95% CI = 27.3%–29.2%) self‐identified as a medical user, fewer reported being potentially authorized (22.8%; 95% CI = 22.0%–23.7%) or having a pharmaceutical prescription from a medical professional (12.3%; 95% CI = 11.6%–13.0%). Australians (27.2%; 95% CI = 23.0%–31.4%) and Americans (25.9%; 95% CI = 24.6%–27.2%) were more likely to report potentially authorized use than Canadians (17.3%; 95% CI = 16.1%–18.4%), but only Australians (27.4%; 95% CI = 23.6%–31.2%) reported high levels of prior use of a pharmaceutical‐grade cannabinoid. Conclusions: In the International Cannabis Policy Study, the proportion of respondents (adjusted for demographic factors) who reported medical use varied depending on the measures used within and between countries. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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