Dr. Karen Yescavage, Psychology
The objective of this project is to engage in survey instrument development, assessing its psychometric properties, in order to build an empirical cannabis knowledge base. Once survey is both reliable and valid, objective is to research the reasons why people use and how they use cannabis, both medicinally and recreationally. Specific aims are two-fold: (1) to assess to what extent, if at all, cannabis is being used in place of other types of drugs or alcohol (and/or reasons why cannabis is not being used as a substitute), and (2) to explore any trends in cannabis use (e.g., strength and strain type) as a function of reason (e.g., insomnia, social anxiety).