Table 2 Knowledge of medicinal cannabis and legislative reform, and number of cannabis discussions and prescriptions written in the last 6 months (mean, range)
Medical professional | Cannabis clinicians (n = 7) | General practitioners (n = 10) | Specialists (n = 14) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
Self-rated knowledge of medicinal properties of cannabis (scale 1–10) | 7.7 | 6–9 | 4.5 | 2–8 | 4.7 | 1–8 |
Self-rated knowledge of NZ’s Medicinal Cannabis reform (scale 1–10) | 6.5 | 5–9 | 3.3 | 0–8 | 4 | 1–8 |
Number of discussions about cannabis as a treatment option in the last 6 months | 172 | 30–350 | 27 | 2–100 | 32 | 2–168 |
Number of cannabis prescriptions written in the last 6 months | 150 | 24–299 | 7 | 0–20 | 4 | 0–7 |
Estimated % of cannabis discussions that resulted in a prescription | 90% | 32% | 10% | |||