Evaluation of herbal cannabis characteristics by medical users: a randomized trial

Table 1 Evaluation of four cannabis preparations by physical and smoking characteristics*

Characteristic	Product				p-value	Contrasts
	1	2	3	4
Cannabis preparation
THC (g%)	10.6	10.6	6.6	9.6
Humidity (%)	14.4	12	11	11
Drying time (days)	2	4	4	4
Grind size (mm)	10	5	5	10
Physical
Smell	2.71	3.00	2.57	2.43	0.21
Humidity	1.71	1.86	1.71	1.14	0.28
General appearance	2.71	2.29	1.43	1.86	0.03	1>3,4
Ease of preparation	3.29	3.14	3.29	2.86	0.55
Colour	2.71	2.71	2.00	2.43	0.03	1,2>3
Particle size	2.86	2.43	1.57	1.86	0.06
Smoking
Hotness	1.86	1.86	2.14	1.86	0.81
Harshness	2.14	2.14	1.43	1.71	0.53
Burn rate	2.57	2.29	1.86	2.00	0.55
Taste	2.00	2.14	1.29	2.00	0.41
TOTAL SCORE	24.57	23.86	19.29	20.14	0.03	1,2>3,4

*Characteristic scores based on 5-point Likert scales (0–4). Higher scores reflect better ratings for each characteristic. See text for details.

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