Understanding medical cannabis use internationally: Why definitions and context matter.

ABSTRACT:

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,

SUBMITTER: Graham M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12426349 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature