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Table 8 Medicinal cannabis extract use preferences among various pain syndromes and “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

Cannabis extracts (drops, capsules)

 

Total

Hybrid

Indica

Sativa

3:1 CBD:THC

1:1 CBD:THC

Headache as primary symptom (505)

195 (38.6%)

36 (18.5%)

51 (26.2%)

15 (7.7%)

53 (27.2%)

40 (20.5%)

Headache as primary illness (75)

26 (34.7%)

7 (26.9%)

5 (19.2%)

1 (3.9%)

9 (34.6%)

4 (15.4%)

Chronic pain as primary illness (598)

248 (41.5%)

44 (17.7%)

56 (22.6%)

18 (7.3%)

60 (24.2%)

66 (26.6%)

Arthritis as primary illness (188)

80 (42.6%)

14 (17.5%)

11 (13.8%)

5 (6.3%)

26 (32.5%)

24 (30%)

3 Yes (343)a

143 (41.7%)

25 (17.5%)

41 (28.7%)

6 (4.2%)

39 (27.3%)

32 (22.4%)

2 Yes (102)b

33 (32.4%)

6 (18.2%)

7 (21.2%)

5 (15.2%)

9 (27.3%)

6 (18.2%)

3 + 2 Yes (445)

176 (39.6%)

31 (17.6%)

48 (27.3%)

11 (6.3%)

48 (27.3%)

38 (21.6%)

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