Skip to main content

Table 3 Self-reported approach to customers with suspected cannabis use disorder

From: Cannabis dispensary staff approaches to counseling on potential contraindications to cannabis use: insights from a national self-report survey

 

All respondents

Non-clinicians only

 

Yes, n(%)

n=434

State medicalization scorea,b

(aOR [95% CI])

Statewide adult usea,b

(aOR [95% CI])

State medicalization scorea,c

(aOR [95% CI])

Statewide adult usea,c

(aOR [95% CI])

What do you do when you encounter a customer who you suspect has a cannabis use disorder?

 I have never encountered a customer who I suspected had cannabis use disorder

214 (49.3%)

1.1 (1.0-1.4)

1.1 (0.6-2.1)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

 Discuss purchasing cannabis products that may help with the cannabis use disorder

119 (27.4%)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

 I do not believe cannabis is addictive

114 (26.3%)

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

1.1 (0.6-1.9)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

1.1 (0.6-2.0)

 Refer to a physician or other healthcare professional

83 (19.1%)

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

0.6 (0.3-1.1)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

0.5 (0.3-1.1)

 I do not do anything differently for such customers

64 (14.7%)

0.9 (0.8-1.2)

2.0 (1.0-3.9)

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

2.0 (1.0-4.2)

 I have never heard of cannabis use disorder

58 (13.4%)

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

1.5 (0.8-2.9)

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

1.8 (0.9-3.7)

  1. Abbreviations: aOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. This table presents a series of mixed effects multivariable regression models in which each row represents the dependent variable with each column representing and independent variable in separate regression models. A random effect was included for state to account for clustering
  3. aRegression full model includes: state medicalization score per 10-point increment; statewide adult use (yes/no [ref]); age per 10-point increment; role (budtender [ref], manager, physician/NP/PA, pharmacist, other); years working in cannabis industry (categorical- <6 months [ref], 6 months-1 year, 1-2 years, >2 years, no response); sales commission (yes/no); Education (categorical)
  4. b n=428, c n=351
  5. Bolded values have p-value<0.05
  6. ‘Other, please describe’ is not shown