Cannabis use for medical symptoms: Patterns over the first year of use

• Published in: Addictive behaviors Vol. 144; p. 107719
• Main Authors: Gilman, Jodi M., Potter, Kevin, Schuster, Randi M., Hoeppner, Bettina B., Eden Evins, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Addiction; Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Cannabis; Cannabis use disorder; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Marijuana Abuse - diagnosis; Marijuana Abuse - epidemiology; Medical Cannabis; Patterns; Substance-Related Disorders; United States - epidemiology; United States; Medical Cannabis; Cannabis; Cannabis use disorder; Addiction; Patterns

•Individuals are increasingly using cannabis for medical symptoms.•We assessed patterns of cannabis use for one year after initiating medical cannabis use.•Most individuals using cannabis had a stable pattern of use over the first year.•Those with escalating cannabis use patterns were at higher risk...