Recently published data from tens of thousands of medical marijuana patients across the U.S. show that pain, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are the leading conditions qualifying patients for state medical cannabis programs.
Notably, a majority of patients (58.6 percent) also reported having multiple medical conditions that they treat with marijuana. Among those with co-occurring conditions, the analysis found, anxiety and chronic pain were most common, followed by insomnia, muscle spasms and PTSD.
“The average patient reported at least two conditions, indicating that medical cannabis users often face complex health challenges,” the company Leafwell, which provided data for the study, said in a blog post about the findings. “This complexity suggests that healthcare providers and policymakers need to think beyond single-condition treatments and consider how cannabis fits into broader healthcare strategies.
The report was authored by researchers at Leafwell—a platform for obtaining medical marijuana cards—along with Duke University Medical School and the University of San Diego’s Center for Cannabis Research. The team looked at anonymized data from more than 81,000 Leafwell patients across 32 states who used the service in 2022. Results were published in the journal Population Medicine.
Authors said the findings “represent a further step towards understanding
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