Summary of 2480 Medical Marijuana Patients
Interviewed by the late - great (Dr. Feelgood) Dr. Tod Mikuriya

Source: Dale Gieringer, "Medical Use of Cannabis in California," in
Franjo Grotenhermen, M.D. & Ethan Russo, M.D., ed., Cannabis and
Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential,
Haworth Press, 2002

Nausea & Appetite Loss Patient case total numbers
Total:
113 = 4.6%%
hepatitis
42
AIDS/HIV 25
cancer* 29
nausea, other 17

* includes chemotherapy patients w/ nausea & others w/ post-operative
pain, etc.

Spasms, Convulsions
Total
228 =9.2%%
head, brain injury 45
epilepsy
25
spasm 23
quad/paraplegia 21
lower back pain 20
MS 15
colitis 19
pylorospasm 9
post-Polio
7
others
44
(cerebral palsy, Touretteπs, et al.)

Analgesia / ≥Immunomodulatory Anti-Inflammant≤

Total
1133 = 45.7%%

(A) Migraine and Neuralgias
Subtotal: 179
= 7.2%%
migraine 127
neuropathy 22
sinusitis 12
psychogenic pain 5
other pain, neuralgias 13

(B) Arthritis
Subtotal
433 =17.5%%
arthritis, post-traumatic 318
arthritis, degenerative 37
fibromyalgia 21
arthropathy 22
myofascial pain 11
rheumatoid arthritis 10
psoriatic arthritis
5
other arthritis
9
(inc. lupus, polyarthritis et al)

(C) Spinal & Skeletal Disorders:
Subtotal
366 =14.8%%
lumbosacral back disease 175
disks & vertebra diseases 88
scoliosis 33
spondylolisthesis 12
spinal stenosis 7
spondylosis
6
other
spinal 12
sacrum disorder 11
other skeletal
22

(D) Injury, trauma
Subtotal
57 =2.3%%
sprain, whiplash 36
carpal tunnel 12
other trauma 9

(E) Gastrointestinal:
Subtotal
68 =2.7%%
gastritis 50
peptic ulcer 10
Crohn's Disease 5
other intestinal 3

(F) Other Inflammatory 30 =1.2%%
(endometriosis, panniculitis, pruritis et al.)

Mood Disorders
Total
660 = 26.6%%
post-traumatic stress disorder 274
depression 162
anxiety disorder 73
dysthymic disorder 46
bipolar disorder 34
schizophrenia 26
attention deficit disorder 15
obsessive compulsive disorder 8
panic disorder 5
other psychiatric 17

Insomnia
Total
71 = 2.9%%

Harm Reduction / Substitution
Total:
136 = 5.5%%
alcohol dependency 118
opiate dependency 8
others
10

Glaucoma & eye diseases
Total:
24 =
1.0%%
glaucoma 15
others
9
(drusen cyst, disease of conjuntiva, et al)

Asthma:
Total
53
=2.1%%

Miscellaneous:
Total
62 =
2.5%%
Pre-Menstrual Stress 24
Lyme disease 8
hypertension 7
others
23

(tinnitus, Meniereπs disease, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome,
et al.)

(end of document)

Summary of 2480 Medical Marijuana Patients
Interviewed by the late - great (Dr. Feelgood) Dr. Tod Mikuriya

Source: Dale Gieringer, "Medical Use of Cannabis in California," in
Franjo Grotenhermen, M.D. & Ethan Russo, M.D., ed., Cannabis and
Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential,
Haworth Press, 2002

Nausea & Appetite Loss Patient case total numbers
Total:
113 = 4.6%%
hepatitis
42
AIDS/HIV 25
cancer* 29
nausea, other 17

* includes chemotherapy patients w/ nausea & others w/ post-operative
pain, etc.

Spasms, Convulsions
Total
228 =9.2%%
head, brain injury 45
epilepsy
25
spasm 23
quad/paraplegia 21
lower back pain 20
MS 15
colitis 19
pylorospasm 9
post-Polio
7
others
44
(cerebral palsy, Touretteπs, et al.)

Analgesia / ≥Immunomodulatory Anti-Inflammant≤

Total
1133 = 45.7%%

(A) Migraine and Neuralgias
Subtotal: 179
= 7.2%%
migraine 127
neuropathy 22
sinusitis 12
psychogenic pain 5
other pain, neuralgias 13

(B) Arthritis
Subtotal
433 =17.5%%
arthritis, post-traumatic 318
arthritis, degenerative 37
fibromyalgia 21
arthropathy 22
myofascial pain 11
rheumatoid arthritis 10
psoriatic arthritis
5
other arthritis
9
(inc. lupus, polyarthritis et al)

(C) Spinal & Skeletal Disorders:
Subtotal
366 =14.8%%
lumbosacral back disease 175
disks & vertebra diseases 88
scoliosis 33
spondylolisthesis 12
spinal stenosis 7
spondylosis
6
other
spinal 12
sacrum disorder 11
other skeletal
22

(D) Injury, trauma
Subtotal
57 =2.3%%
sprain, whiplash 36
carpal tunnel 12
other trauma 9

(E) Gastrointestinal:
Subtotal
68 =2.7%%
gastritis 50
peptic ulcer 10
Crohn's Disease 5
other intestinal 3

(F) Other Inflammatory 30 =1.2%%
(endometriosis, panniculitis, pruritis et al.)

Mood Disorders
Total
660 = 26.6%%
post-traumatic stress disorder 274
depression 162
anxiety disorder 73
dysthymic disorder 46
bipolar disorder 34
schizophrenia 26
attention deficit disorder 15
obsessive compulsive disorder 8
panic disorder 5
other psychiatric 17

Insomnia
Total
71 = 2.9%%

Harm Reduction / Substitution
Total:
136 = 5.5%%
alcohol dependency 118
opiate dependency 8
others
10

Glaucoma & eye diseases
Total:
24 =
1.0%%
glaucoma 15
others
9
(drusen cyst, disease of conjuntiva, et al)

Asthma:
Total
53
=2.1%%

Miscellaneous:
Total
62 =
2.5%%
Pre-Menstrual Stress 24
Lyme disease 8
hypertension 7
others
23

(tinnitus, Meniereπs disease, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome,
et al.)

(end of document)