Table 4 Response to the prompt: Select all reasons why you have advised against cannabis purchase (n=434)
| Â | All respondents | Non-clinicians only |
|---|---|---|
Reason | n(%) (n=434) | n(%) (n=355) |
Pregnancy or nursing | 84 (19.4%) | 62 (17.5%) |
Serious mental illness (schizophrenia-bipolar disorder-psychosis) | 77 (17.7%) | 54 (15.2%) |
Customer appeared intoxicated | 69 (15.9%) | 58 (16.3%) |
Customer having legal problems related to cannabis | 49 (11.3%) | 39 (11%) |
Customer having difficulty affording cannabis | 39 (9%) | 28 (7.9%) |
Anxiety | 27 (6.2%) | 17 (4.8%) |
Cognitive impairment (e.g.-dementia) | 24 (5.5%) | 19 (5.4%) |
Customer needs more cannabis for the same effect | 23 (5.3%) | 20 (5.6%) |
Customer was an older adult (age >65) | 22 (5.1%) | 12 (3.4%) |
Customer having difficulty keeping a job | 20 (4.6%) | 18 (5.1%) |
Customer has withdrawal symptoms | 12 (2.8%) | 9 (2.5%) |
Depression | 10 (2.3%) | 6 (1.7%) |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 10 (2.3%) | 4 (1.1%) |
Customer having relationship problem (e.g.-with partner or other close/family/friends) | 10 (2.3%) | 9 (2.5%) |