Table 6 Perceived harmfulness of cannabis 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) | |
If tried only once or twice ** | |||||
Very harmful | 5.4(66) | 12.75(13) | 0.8(4) | 0.54(1) | 11.11(48) |
Harmful | 4.58 (56) | 10.78(11) | 1.19(6) | 0(0) | 9.03(39) |
Somewhat harmful | 16.6(203) | 14.71(15) | 13.92(70) | 12.9(24) | 21.76(94) |
Not harmful | 25.02(306) | 26.47(27) | 24.25(122) | 23.66(44) | 26.16(113) |
Not harmful at all | 39.66(485) | 21.57(22) | 56.86(286) | 59.68(111) | 15.28(66) |
PNA/do not know | 8.75(107) | 13.73(14) | 2.98(15) | 3.23(6) | 16.67(72) |
If used once in a while or occasionally** | |||||
Very harmful | 4.17(51) | 9.8(10) | 0.6(3) | 1.08(2) | 8.33(36) |
Harmful | 5.97(73) | 12.75(13) | 1.79(9) | 1.08(2) | 11.34(49) |
Somewhat harmful | 14.47(177) | 20.59(21) | 8.95(45) | 4.84(9) | 23.61(102) |
Not harmful | 33.69(397) | 29.41(30) | 36.98(186) | 32.8(61) | 31.25(135) |
Not harmful at all | 32.46(397) | 15.69(16) | 48.11(242) | 56.45(105) | 7.87(34) |
PNA/do not know | 9.24(113) | 11.76(12) | 3.58(18) | 3.76(7) | 17.59(76) |
If used regularly (once a week or less)** | |||||
Very harmful | 8.99(110) | 16.67(17) | 1.79(9) | 2.15(4) | 18.52(80) |
Harmful | 14.55(178) | 23.53(24) | 8.75(44) | 1.61(3) | 24.77(107) |
Somewhat harmful | 23.96(293) | 23.53(24) | 27.04(136) | 18.28(34) | 22.92(99) |
Not harmful | 26.66(326) | 18.63(19) | 34.19(172) | 38.71(72) | 14.58(63) |
Not harmful at all | 15.62(191) | 4.9(5) | 22.47(113) | 33.87(63) | 2.31(10) |
PNA/do not know | 10.22(125) | 12.75(13) | 5.77(29) | 5.38(10) | 16.9(73) |
If used daily ** | |||||
Very harmful | 28.21(345) | 45.1(46) | 17.69(89) | 9.68(18) | 44.44(192) |
Harmful | 21.5(263) | 20.59(21) | 22.07(111) | 15.05(28) | 23.84(103) |
Somewhat harmful | 27.39(335) | 18.63(19) | 36.78(185) | 44.09(82) | 11.34(49) |
Not harmful | 8.34(102) | 2.94(3) | 10.74(54) | 17.2(32) | 3.01(13) |
Not harmful at all | 4.25(52) | 1.96(2) | 5.77(29) | 10.75(20) | 0.23(1) |
PNA/do not know | 10.3(126) | 10.78(11) | 6.96(35) | 3.23(6) | 17.13(74) |