This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults that supported medical marijuana use for, by personal experience with cancer, according to a 2020 survey. According to the survey, 85 percent of caregivers supported the use of medical marijuana among cancer patients.
Percentage of U.S. adults that supported medical cannabis use among cancer patients in 2020, by personal experience with cancer
Characteristic
Have/had cancer
Family member/loved one had cancer
Caregiver
No cancer experience
I support the use of medical marijuana among cancer patients
79%
83%
85%
79%
I support the use of medical marijuana for any medical reason
69%
79%
79%
71%
I am/was open to using medical marijuana to alleviate my cancer-related pain, nausea or other symptoms*
56%
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I wish I had more information about the benefits of using medical marijuana to alleviate my cancer-related pain, nausea, or other symptoms*
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American Society of Clinical Oncology. (October 31, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults that supported medical cannabis use among cancer patients in 2020, by personal experience with cancer [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944416/adults-that-support-medical-marijuana-by-cancer-experience/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. adults that supported medical cannabis use among cancer patients in 2020, by personal experience with cancer." Chart. October 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944416/adults-that-support-medical-marijuana-by-cancer-experience/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults that supported medical cannabis use among cancer patients in 2020, by personal experience with cancer. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944416/adults-that-support-medical-marijuana-by-cancer-experience/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Supported Medical Cannabis Use among Cancer Patients in 2020, by Personal Experience with Cancer." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944416/adults-that-support-medical-marijuana-by-cancer-experience/
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Percentage of U.S. adults that supported medical cannabis use among cancer patients in 2020, by personal experience with cancer Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944416/adults-that-support-medical-marijuana-by-cancer-experience/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that supported medical cannabis use among cancer patients in 2020, by personal experience with cancer [Graph], American Society of Clinical Oncology, October 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944416/adults-that-support-medical-marijuana-by-cancer-experience/
