Table 5 Attitudes towards cannabis use by cannabis user types (N = 1223)
Total (n = 1223) | Neither recreational nor medicinal (N = 102) | Only recreational (N = 503) | Both recreational and medicinal (N = 186) | PNA recreational, no medicinal (N = 432) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Attitudes towards cannabis use for recreational purposes | |||||
If only used once or twice ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 57.32 (701) | 71.57 (73) | 46.13 (232) | 38.71 (72) | 75 (324) |
Encouraging/supportive | 36.88 (451) | 24.51 (25) | 50.89 (256) | 58.06 (108) | 14.35 (62) |
PNA/do not know | 5.8 (71) | 3.92 (4) | 2.98 (15) | 3.23 (6) | 10.65 (46) |
If used once in a while or occasionally ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 48.08 (588) | 64.71 (66) | 35.98 (181) | 16.67 (31) | 71.76 (310) |
Encouraging/supportive | 45.54 (557) | 31.37 (32) | 60.83 (306) | 79.03 (147) | 16.67 (72) |
PNA/do not know | 6.38 (78) | 3.92 (4) | 3.18 (16) | 4.3 (8) | 11.57 (50) |
If used regularly (once a week or less) ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 64.68 (791) | 73.53 (75) | 60.25 (303) | 37.1 (69) | 79.63 (344) |
Encouraging/supportive | 28.62 (350) | 21.57 (22) | 36.38 (183) | 59.14 (110) | 8.1 (35) |
PNA/do not know | 6.7 (82) | 4.9 (5) | 3.38 (17) | 3.76 (7) | 12.27 (53) |
If used daily ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 83.24 (1018) | 94.12 (96) | 84.1 (423) | 69.35 (129) | 85.65 (370) |
Encouraging/supportive | 10.55 (129) | 2.94 (3) | 12.33 (62) | 29.03 (54) | 2.31 (10) |
PNA/do not know | 6.21 (76) | 2.94 (3) | 3.58 (18) | 1.61 (3) | 12.04 (52) |
Attitudes towards cannabis use for medicinal purposes | |||||
If only used once or twice ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 19.71 (241) | 33.33 (34) | 12.33 (62) | 8.6 (160) | 29.86 (129) |
Encouraging/supportive | 73.26 (896) | 63.73 (65) | 82.9 (417) | 86.56 (161) | 58.56 (253) |
PNA/do not know | 7.03 (86) | 2.94 (3) | 4.77 (24) | 4.84 (9) | 11.57 (50) |
If used once in a while or occasionally ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 24.61 (301) | 43.14 (44) | 14.91 (75) | 12.9 (24) | 36.57 (158) |
Encouraging/supportive | 66.15 (809) | 50.98 (52) | 78.13 (393) | 81.72 (152) | 49.07 (212) |
PNA/do not know | 9.24 (113) | 5.88 (6) | 6.96 (35) | 5.38 (10) | 14.35 (62) |
If used regularly (once a week or less) ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 34.01 (416) | 47.06 (48) | 24.85 (125) | 15.59 (29) | 49.54 (214) |
Encouraging/supportive | 56.75 (694) | 45.1 (46) | 68.59 (345) | 79.57 (148) | 35.88 (155) |
PNA/do not know | 9.24 (113) | 7.84 (8) | 6.56 (33) | 4.84 (9) | 14.58 (63) |
If used daily ** | |||||
Neutral/reserved/opposing | 53.97 (660) | 73.53 (75) | 47.12 (237) | 40.86 (76) | 62.96 (272) |
Encouraging/supportive | 37.45 (458) | 20.59 (21) | 46.72 (235) | 55.38 (103) | 22.92 (99) |
PNA/do not know | 8.59 (105) | 5.88 (6) | 6.16 (31) | 3.76 (7) | 14.12 (61) |