Based on a survey conducted in July-August 2020, this statistic illustrates the reduced use of other medications through increased medical cannabis use among adult Canadian patients, by medical document status. Around 40 percent of respondents reported a decrease in anti-inflammatory use, regardless of whether they had a medical document or not. In Canada, a medical document from a healthcare professional is required to purchase medical cannabis from a licensed producer.
Percentage of Canadian patients who reduced the use of other medications through increased cannabis use as of 2020
Original question: "Have you been able to reduce the use of any of the following types of medications you previously used, through increased cannabis use? Please select all that apply."
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MCC. (October 15, 2020). Percentage of Canadian patients who reduced the use of other medications through increased cannabis use as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183245/medical-cannabis-leading-to-reduction-of-other-medications-canada/
MCC. "Percentage of Canadian patients who reduced the use of other medications through increased cannabis use as of 2020." Chart. October 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183245/medical-cannabis-leading-to-reduction-of-other-medications-canada/
MCC. (2020). Percentage of Canadian patients who reduced the use of other medications through increased cannabis use as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183245/medical-cannabis-leading-to-reduction-of-other-medications-canada/
MCC. "Percentage of Canadian Patients Who Reduced The Use of Other Medications through Increased Cannabis Use as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183245/medical-cannabis-leading-to-reduction-of-other-medications-canada/
MCC, Percentage of Canadian patients who reduced the use of other medications through increased cannabis use as of 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183245/medical-cannabis-leading-to-reduction-of-other-medications-canada/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian patients who reduced the use of other medications through increased cannabis use as of 2020 [Graph], MCC, October 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183245/medical-cannabis-leading-to-reduction-of-other-medications-canada/
