Table 4 Attitude towards cannabis in the Thai population aged 18 to 65 between 2019 and 2021

Opinion on removing cannabis from the narcotics list ^b

Agree

2527

(50.5)

2337

(43.4)

1078.177

< 0.001***

Not agree

1724

(34.5)

803

(14.9)

Unsure

751

(15.0)

2249

(41.7)

Believing and very sure that cannabis can cure the following symptoms / diseases ^c

1. Cancer

1977

(39.5)

2018

(35.6)

17.497

< 0.001***

2. Chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting

608

(12.2)

1491

(26.3)

336.524

< 0.001***

3. Insomnia

1540

(30.8)

1688

(29.8)

1.289

0.256

4. Muscle rigidity

1228

(24.6)

1394

(24.6)

0.002

0.962

5. Neuropathic pain

1051

(21.0)

1690

(29.8)

107.797

< 0.001***

6. Migraine

871

(17.4)

1206

(21.3)

25.265

< 0.001***

7. Retractable epilepsy

693

(13.9)

1301

(22.9)

144.663

< 0.001***

8. Alzheimer’s disease

607

(12.1)

995

(17.6)

61.103

< 0.001***

9. Parkinson’s disease

762

(15.2)

847

(14.9)

0.178

0.673

10. Skin diseases

419

(8.4)

513

(9.0)

1.508

0.219

11. Glaucoma

227

(4.5)

465

(8.2)

58.837

< 0.001***

Believing and very sure that cannabis can cause the following symptoms / diseases ^c

1. Deteriorating physical health

3128

(62.5)

4858

(85.7)

756.879

< 0.001***

2. Cannabis addiction/dependence

3615

(72.3)

4353

(76.8)

28.639

< 0.001***

3. Hallucination

2560

(51.2)

4006

(70.7)

426.250

< 0.001***

4. Impaired vehicle operation

2281

(45.6)

3397

(59.9)

218.888

< 0.001***

5. Impaired judgment or motor function

1851

(37.0)

3247

(57.3)

437.649

< 0.001***

6. Impaired intellectual function

1292

(25.8)

2636

(46.5)

488.048

< 0.001***

7. Impaired immune function

1461

(29.2)

3698

(65.2)

1380.880

< 0.001***

8. Lung and respiratory diseases

1385

(27.7)

3429

(60.5)

1154.428

< 0.001***

9. Sexual dysfunction

1018

(20.4)

2402

(42.4)

591.594

< 0.001***

10. Depressive disorder or suicide

895

(17.9)

2402

(42.4)

745.733

< 0.001***

11. Myocardial infarction

756

(15.1)

1710

(30.2)

338.737

< 0.001***

12. Cerebral vascular disease

746

(14.9)

1688

(29.8)

333.362

< 0.001***

Number of diseases/symptoms believed and be sure that cannabis can treat ^c (min = 0, max = 11) (mean, SD)

2.00

2.45

2.40

2.63

8.224

< 0.001^†††

Number of diseases/symptoms believed and very sure that cannabis can cause ^c (min = 0, max = 12) (mean, SD)

4.20

3.26

6.67

3.35

38.605

< 0.001^†††