Table 2 Anxiolytic effects and emotives of cannabis consumption as a function of gender. The asterisk denotes p < 0.05 for the comparison between males and females. One participant logged 7 sessions and reported their gender as “unknown.” Their data was included in the total but not in either the male or female categories
Total (n = 184) | Males (n = 70) | Females (n = 113) | t or χ2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of logged sessions | 1028 | 399 | 622 | |||
Average efficacy (M ± SD; %) | 50.03 (± 0.23) | 50.29 (± 0.23) | 49.86 (± 0.23) | t = -0.29 | p = 0.77 | |
Optimal dose (number of inhalations) | 5–7, 11–13 | 9–11 | 5–7 | |||
Percent reporting positive emotives (%) | 94.8 | 100* | 91.3 | χ2 = 4.99 | p = 0.03 | |
Top 1 specific positive emotive (%) | Relaxed (80) | Relaxed (83) | Relaxed (78) | χ2 = 0.68 | p = 0.41 | |
Top 2 specific positive emotive (%) | Comfortable (57.5) | Comfortable (57.4) | Comfortable (57.5) | χ2 = 0.00 | p = 0.99 | |
Top 3 specific positive emotive (%) | Happy (44.0) | Happy (50.0) | Happy (40.0) | χ2 = 1.31 | p = 0.25 | |
Number of different positive side effects selected (out of 17) | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||
Average number reported positive emotives (M ± SD) | 4.54 ± 2.91 | 4.65 ± 3.08 | 4.45 ± 2.79 | t = -0.37 | p = 0.71 | |
Percent reporting negative emotives (%) | 12.7 | 11.1 | 13.8 | χ2 = 0.20 | p = 0.65 | |
Top 1 specific negative emotive (%) | Anxious (8.2) | Anxious (5.6) | Anxious (10.0) | χ2 = 0.85 | p = 0.36 | |
Top 2 specific negative emotive (%) | Dizzy (4.5) | Dizzy (3.7) | Dizzy (5.0) | χ2 = 0.13 | p = 0.72 | |
Top 3 specific negative emotive (%) | Headache (3.7) | Nauseous (3.7) Paranoid (3.7) | Headache (5.0) Paranoid (2.5) Nauseous (2.5) | Nauseous χ2 = 0.16 Paranoid χ2 = 0.16 Headache χ2 = 0.89 | Nauseous p = 0.69 Paranoid p = 0.69 Headache p = 0.35 | |
Number of different negative side effects selected (out of 6) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
Average number of reported negative emotives (M ± SD) | 2.00 ± 1.32 | 1.83 ± 1.30 | 2.09 ± 1.38 | t = 0.37 | p = 0.71 | |
Percent reporting neutral emotives (%) | 63.4 | 59.3 | 66.3 | χ2 = 0.68 | p = 0.41 | |
Top 1 specific neutral emotive (%) | Thirsty (36.6) | Thirsty (33.3) | Thirsty (38.8) | χ2 = 0.41 | p = 0.52 | |
Top 2 specific neutral emotive (%) | Sleepy (29.1) | Sleepy (20.4) | Sleepy (35.0) | χ2 = 3.34 | p = 0.07 | |
Top 3 specific neutral emotive (%) | Hungry (24.6) | Hungry (20.4) | Hungry (27.5) | χ2 = 0.88 | p = 0.35 | |
Number of different neutral side effects selected (out of 12) | 12 | 10 | 11 | |||
Average number of reported neutral emotives (M ± SD) | 3.49 ± 1.61 | 3.44 ± 1.54 | 3.53 ± 1.66 | t = 0.26 | p = 0.80 |