970 responses from medical doctors registered with the General Medical Council

1. In your experience with patients, which do you believe is the most addictive?

Most addictive	N	%
Tobacco	563	58.04
Alchohol	68	7.01
Prescribed drugs	10	1.03
Illegal drugs other than cannabis	313	32.27
Cannabis	1	0.10
No response	15	1.55

2. In your experience with patients, which do you believe is the least addictive?

Least addictive	N	%
Tobacco	12	1.24
Alchohol	64	6.60
Prescribed drugs	515	53.09
Illegal drugs other than cannabis	12	1.24
Cannabis	268	27.63
No response	99	10.21

3. In your experience with patients, which do believe is the most serious health problem?

Most serious health problem	N	%
Tobacco	699	72.06
Alchohol	144	14.85
Prescribed drugs	3	0.31
Illegal drugs other than cannabis	115	11.86
Cannabis	1	0.10
No response	8	0.82

4. In your experience with patients, which do believe is the least serious health problem?

Least serious health problem	N	%
Tobacco	7	0.72
Alchohol	25	2.58
Prescribed drugs	404	41.65
Illegal drugs other than cannabis	11	1.13
Cannabis	426	43.92
No response	97	10.00

In a typical month, about how many patients do you see with:

5. Tobacco dependency or related serious health problems

Patients seen	N	%
0	50	5.15
1-4	76	7.84
5-9	102	10.52
10-24	265	27.32
25-49	216	22.27
50-100	138	14.23
>100	68	7.01
No response	55	5.67

6. Alcohol dependency or related serious health problems

Patients seen	N	%
0	55	5.67
1-4	343	35.36
5-9	293	30.21
10-24	161	16.60
25-49	52	5.36
50-100	12	1.24
>100	5	0.52
No response	49	5.05

7. Prescribed drug dependency or related serious health problems

Patients seen	N	%
0	213	21.96
1-4	504	51.96
5-9	130	13.40
10-24	56	5.77
25-49	11	1.13
50-100	0	0.00
>100	0	0.00
No response	56	5.77

8. Illegal drugs (other than cannabis) dependency or related serious health problems

Patients seen	N	%
0	224	23.09
1-4	456	47.01
5-9	150	15.46
10-24	59	6.08
25-49	20	2.06
50-100	2	0.21
>100	2	0.21
No response	57	5.88

9. Cannabis dependency or related serious health problems

Patients seen	N	%
0	599	61.75
1-4	244	25.15
5-9	30	3.09
10-24	11	1.13
25-49	6	0.62
50-100	2	0.21
>100	0	0.00
No response	78	8.04

10. Regarding cannabis, which most closely represents your personal view on current law and enforcement

View on current law and enforcement	N	%
Should be much more strict	55	5.67
Should be somewhat more strict	66	6.80
They are reasonable	226	23.30
Too strict but cannabis should not be legalised	215	22.16
Too strict and cannabis should be legalised	308	31.75
No view	53	5.46
Other	47	4.85

11. Which most closely represents your experience with patients and cannabis use leading to dependency on other illegal drugs

Cannabis leading to dependency on other illegal drugs	N	%
I have had many patients to whom this happened or may have contributed significantly	33	3.40
I have had some patients to whom this happened or may have contributed significantly	154	15.88
I have had a few patients to whom this happened or may have contributed significantly	297	30.62
I have had no patients to whom this happened	292	30.10
No view	194	20.00

12. If cannabis were a prescription drug would you consider prescribing it (select as many as you wish)

Prescribe cannabis	N	%
Not under any circumstances	62	6.59
To patients with cannabis or other drug dependencies	94	9.99
For serious conditions or illnesses (e.g., MS, terminal care)	829	88.10
For pain relief, even for relatively minor problems (e.g., backache)	191	20.30
As an alternative for anti-anxiety or antidepressant drugs	151	16.05
Other	53	5.63