Table 3 Perceptions of modes of delivery by dimension (n = 342)
From: Medical cannabis use in Canada: vapourization and modes of delivery
Dimensions | Smoking | Using a vapourizer | Eating in food |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Time to onset of effect | 4.1 (1.0)a | 3.8 (1.1)a | 2.1 (1.2)a |
Symptom relief | 4.0 (0.9)a | 3.9 (1.0)b | 3.9 (1.2)c |
Accessibility | 3.9 (1.2)a | 3.6 (1.2)a | 3.1 (1.4)a |
Type of “high” | 3.8 (1.0)a | 3.8 (1.0)b | 3.6 (1.1)ab |
Ease of use | 3.7 (1.2)a | 3.8 (1.1)b | 3.5 (1.4)b |
Ability to find correct dose | 3.7 (1.2)a | 3.7 (1.2)b | 2.6 (1.3)ab |
Number of side effects | 3.6 (1.2)a | 4.0 (1.1)ab | 3.7 (1.2)b |
Duration of effect | 3.4 (0.9)a | 3.3 (1.0)b | 4.2 (1.0)ab |
Level of harm | 3.3 (1.3)ab | 4.2 (1.0)a | 4.2 (1.1)b |
Amount needed for effect | 3.1 (1.0)a | 3.2 (1.2)b | 2.4 (1.2)ab |
Cost | 2.4 (1.2)ab | 2.2 (1.2)a | 2.2 (1.1)b |
Stigma | 2.4 (1.3)a | 2.9 (1.3)a | 3.3 (1.3)a |