Physician perceived benefits of medical cannabis U.S. 2017

This statistic shows the percentage of healthcare providers in Minnesota based on their perception if medical cannabis has a benefit for patients of pain as of 2017. According to the data, 25 percent of healthcare providers believed that medical cannabis has a great deal of benefit for their patients.

Percentage of Minnesota-based healthcare practitioners that perceived select benefits of medical cannabis for their clients as of 2017*

Characteristic	Percentage of healthcare providers
1 - No benefit	9%
2	8%
3	7%
4	6%
5	18%
6	18%
7 - A great deal of benefit	25%
No response	8%

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Release date

March 2018

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Region

United States (Minnesota)

Survey time period

2016 and 2017

Number of respondents

692 respondents

Special properties

survey sent to physicians six months after first medical cannabis purchase by client

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

On a scale of 1 (representing no benefit) to 7 (representing a great deal of benefit)

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