Table 5 Anxiolytic effects and emotives of consuming a THC sativa cultivar as a function of gender. The asterisk denotes p < 0.05 for the comparison between males and females. One participant logged 5 sessions and reported their gender as “unknown.” Their data was included in the total but not in either the male or female categories

Number of logged sessions

315

173

137

Pre-medication anxiety score

6.24 (± 1.92)

6.27 (± 1.83)

6.20 (± 2.02)

t = -0.31

p = 0.76

Post-medication anxiety score

2.30 (± 1.75)

2.37 (± 1.57)

2.20 (± 1.95)

t = -0.808

p = 0.42

Average efficacy (M ± SD; %)

51.72 (± 21.68)

50.66 (± 21.53)

53.06 (± 21.86)

t = 0.964

p = 0.34

Optimal dose (number of inhalations)

4–7

4–5

6–7

Percent reporting positive emotives (%)

97.9

100

96.0

χ² = 0.94

p = 0.33

Top 1 specific positive emotive (%)

Relaxed (66.7)

Relaxed (73.9)

Relaxed (60.0)

χ² = 1.04

p = 0.31

Top 2 specific positive emotive (%)

Comfortable (62.5)

Comfortable (69.6)

Comfortable (56.0)

χ² = 0.94

p = 0.33

Top 3 specific positive emotive (%)

Happy (52.1)

Happy (56.5)

Happy (48.0)

χ² = 0.35

p = 0.55

Number of different positive side effects selected (out of 17)

17

17

16

Average number reported positive emotives (M ± SD)

4.8 ± 2.9

5 ± 2.8

4.6 ± 2.9

t = -0.60

p = 0.55

Percent reporting negative emotives (%)

14.5

8.7

20

χ² = 1.23

p = 0.27

Top 1 specific negative emotive (%)

Anxious (10.4)

Anxious (8.7)

Anxious (12.0)

χ² = 0.01

p = 0.91

Top 2 specific negative emotive (%)

Racing heart (6.3)

Racing heart (4.3)

Racing heart (8.0)

χ² = 0.27

p = 0.6

Top 3 specific negative emotive (%)

Dizzy (2.1)

Headache (2.1)

Nauseous (2.1) Paranoid (2.1)

Nauseous (4.3 Paranoid (4.3)

Dizzy (0)

Headache (0)

Dizzy (4.0)

Headache (4.0) Nauseous (0) Paranoid (0)

Dizzy χ² = 0.94

Headache χ² = 0.94

Nauseous χ² = 1.11

Paranoid χ² = 1.11

Dizzy p = 0.33

Headache p = 0.33

Nauseous p = 0.29

Paranoid p = 0.29

Number of different negative side effects selected (out of 6)

6

4

4

Average number of reported negative emotives (M ± SD)

1.7 ± 1.1

2.5 ± 2.1

1.4 ± 0.5

t = -1.23

p = 0.27

Percent reporting neutral emotives (%)

58.3

60.9

56

χ² = 0.12

p = 0.73

Top 1 specific negative emotive (%)

Thirsty (35.4)

Thirsty (34.8)

Thirsty (36.0)

χ² = 0.01

p = 0.93

Top 2 specific negative emotive (%)

Hungry (25.0)

Hungry (26.1)

Hungry (24.0)

χ² = 0.03

p = 0.87

Top 3 specific negative emotive (%)

Restless (14.6)

Sleep (14.6)

Restless (17.4)

Sleepy (8.7)

Sleepy (20.0)

Restless (12.0)

Restless χ² = 0.28

Sleepy χ² = 1.30

Restless p = 0.6

Sleepy p = 0.27

Number of different neutral side effects selected (out of 12)

11

11

10

Average number of reported neutral emotives (M ± SD)

2.2 ± 1.3

2.2 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.6

t = -0.03

p = 0.98