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Table 5 Statement responses by training level (level 2)

From: Irish general practitioner attitudes toward decriminalisation and medical use of cannabis: results from a national survey

 

n (%) Agreed

Not level 2

Level 2

p value

Cannabis should be decriminalised

143 (31.5)

13 (54.1)

0.021

Cannabis should be legalised for medical use

313 (74.1)

18 (81.8)

0.422

The decriminalisation of cannabis use would lead to its increased use

360 (82.7)

13 (68.4)

0.110

Cannabis use has a significant adverse effect on patients’ mental health

446 (92.7)

21 (87.5)

0.344

Cannabis use has a significant adverse effect on patients’ physical health

323 (81.7)

16 (76.1)

0.521

Cannabis use among young people increases the risk of schizophrenia

416 (90.6)

21 (95.4)

0.443

Cannabis has a role to play in pain management

341 (85.6)

18 (90.0)

0.588

Cannabis can have a role in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

337 (90.3)

15 (93.7)

0.650

Cannabis can have a role in palliative care

369 (88.2)

18 (85.7)

0.723

  1. Total agreed (strongly agree and agree). Values are n (%); Chi-square analysis for categorical variables for comparisons of distributions between level 2 training