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Table 2 Distributions of cannabis behavior by cannabis sharing among a national sample of those reporting cannabis use, August 2020 - September 2020

From: Associations of U.S. state-level COVID-19 policies intensity with cannabis sharing behaviors in 2020

 

No Sharing

Any Sharing

n (%)a

n (%)a

Total

232 (100.0)

693 (100.0)

Sharing prepared cannabis & cannabis related paraphernalia

  

Sharing before COVID-19 pandemic

  

No sharing

107 (46.1)

8 (1.2)

Sometimes

80 (34.5)

324 (46.8)

About half the time

18 (7.8)

160 (23.1)

Most of the time

22 (9.5)

158 (22.8)

Always

5 (2.2)

43 (6.2)

Sharing during COVID-19 pandemic

  

No sharing

232 (100.0)

–

Sometimes

–

365 (52.7)

About half the time

–

199 (28.7)

Most of the time

–

105 (15.2)

Always

–

24 (3.5)

Frequency of non-medical cannabis use

  

Frequency before COVID-19 pandemic

  

Once or twice

33 (14.2)

157 (22.7)

Monthly

60 (25.9)

169 (24.4)

Weekly

61 (26.3)

231 (33.3)

Daily or almost daily

78 (33.6)

136 (19.6)

Frequency during COVID-19 pandemic

  

Once or twice

23 (9.9)

123 (17.8)

Monthly

45 (19.4)

175 (25.3)

Weekly

60 (25.9)

256 (36.9)

Daily or almost daily

104 (44.8)

139 (20.1)

Mode of non-medical cannabis useb

  

Most reported mode of use before COVID-19 pandemic

  

Inhalation

220 (94.8)

656 (94.7)

Non-inhalation

12 (5.2)

37 (5.3)

Most reported mode of use during COVID-19 pandemic

  

Inhalation

210 (90.5)

640 (92.4)

Non-inhalation

22 (9.5)

53 (7.8)

  1. aMay not add to 100% because of missing data
  2. bInhalation = Smoking (joint/blunt/bong/pipe), vaporizing plant, vaping oil/concentrates, wax/dab; non-inhalation = Edibles, other oral products (example: pill, tincture, beverage)