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Table 3 Preferred medicinal cannabis types and strains among headache patients and probable migraineurs based on “Yes” responses on ID Migraine™ questionnaire

From: Patterns of medicinal cannabis use, strain analysis, and substitution effect among patients with migraine, headache, arthritis, and chronic pain in a medicinal cannabis cohort

Preferred Cannabis Type

 

Headache as primary illness (75)

3 Yesa (343)

2 Yesb (102)

3 + 2 Yes (445)

Headache as primary symptom (505)

 Hybrid

26 (34.7%)

118 (34.4%)

35 (34.3%)

153 (34.4%)

165 (32.7%)

 Indica

19 (25.3%)

106 (30.9%)

20 (19.6%)

126 (28.3%)

144 (28.5%)

 Sativa

20 (26.7%)

76 (22.2%)

36 (35.3%)

112 (25.2%)

136 (26.9%)

 3:1 CBD:THC

5 (6.7%)

22 (6.4%)

7 (6.9%)

29 (6.5%)

34 (6.7%)

 1:1 CBD:THC

5 (6.7%)

20 (5.8%)

4 (3.9%)

24 (5.4%)

25 (5%)

 No response

0 (0%)

1 (0.3%)

0 (0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

Preferred Cannabis Strains (Top 15)

 

Headache as primary illness

3 Yes

2 Yes

3 + 2 Yes

Headache as primary symptom

 

Skywalker OG (7; 10.6%)

OG Shark (20; 8.4%)

OG Shark (9; 11%)

OG Shark (29; 8.9%)

OG Shark (34; 9.6%)

 

Headband (5; 7.6%)

Afghani (19; 8.0%)

Skywalker OG (8; 9.8%)

Afghani (25; 7.7%)

Jean Guy (29; 8.2%)

 

Cannatonic (5; 7.6%)

Jack Herer (19; 8.0%)

White Widow (8; 9.8%)

Skywalker OG (25; 7.7%)

Skywalker OG (28; 7.9%)

 

Jack Herer (5; 7.6%)

Jean Guy (19; 8.0%)

Lemon Sour Diesel (7; 8.5%)

Lemon Sour Diesel (25; 7.7%)

Lemon Sour Diesel (28; 7.9%)

 

Afghani (4; 6.1%)

Lemon Sour Diesel (18; 7.6%)

Afghani (6; 7.3%)

Jack Herer (24; 7.3%)

Afghani (26; 7.4%)

 

Indica House Blend (4; 6.1%)

Skywalker OG (17; 7.1%)

Pink Kush (6; 7.3%)

Jean Guy (24; 7.3%)

White Widow (26; 7.4%)

 

Rock Star (4; 6.1%)

Master Kush (16; 6.7%)

Island Sweet Skunk (6; 7.3%)

White Widow (24; 7.3%)

Jack Herer (26; 7.4%)

 

Warlock CBD (3; 4.6%)

White Widow (16; 6.7%)

Jack Herer (5; 6.1%)

Pink Kush (21; 6.4%)

Pink Kush (22; 6.2%)

 

Sweet Skunk CBD (3; 4.6%)

Sweet Skunk CBD (15; 6.3%)

Jean Guy (5; 6.1%)

Master Kush (20; 6.1%)

Sweet Skunk CBD (21; 5.9%)

 

Jean Guy (3; 4.6%)

Pink Kush (15; 6.3%)

Headband (4; 4.9%)

Sweet Skunk CBD (18; 5.5%)

Island Sweet Skunk (21; 5.9%)

 

Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) (3; 4.6%)

Headband (13; 5.5%)

Master Kush (4; 4.9%)

Headband (17; 5.2%)

Master Kush (21; 5.9%)

 

OG Shark (2; 3%)

Cannatonic (13; 5.5%)

Sour Diesel (4; 4.9%)

Island Sweet Skunk (17; 5.2%)

Black Tuna (20; 5.7%)

 

Black Tuna (2; 3%)

Warlock CBD (13; 5.5%)

Black Tuna (4; 4.9%)

Black Tuna (16; 4.9%)

Headband (19; 5.4%)

 

Bubba Kush (2; 3%)

Blueberry (13; 5.5%)

Hybrid House Blend (3; 3.7%)

Warlock CBD (14; 4.3%)

Cannatonic (18; 5.1%)

 

CBD House Blend (2; 3%), Elwyn (2; 3%), Island Sweet Skunk (2; 3%), Mango (2; 3%), Master Kush (2; 3%), Blueberry (2; 3%), Pink Kush (2; 3%)

Black Tuna (12; 5.0%)

Sweet Skunk CBD (3; 3.7%)

Cannatonic (14; 4.3%), Blueberry (14; 4.3%)

Hybrid House Blend (15; 4.2%)

  1. a3 “Yes” responses = 97% probability of migraine
  2. b2 “Yes” responses = 93% probability of migraine