Medical Marijuana Patient Conditions by Prevalence, Colorado 2014

Colorado's Medical Marijuana Registry Program data as of April 30, 2014, aggregated by county. The dataset lists the number and percentage of patients reporting specific medical conditions for which they use marijuana. Some patients are counted for more than one condition, causing the total percentage to exceed 100%.

Use Cases

• Ranking the most common medical conditions for cannabis use using Reported Condition and Number of Patients Reporting Condition.
• Analyzing the distribution of patient-reported needs across conditions using Percent of Patients Reporting Condition.
• Identifying conditions with low patient counts for further study using Number of Patients Reporting Condition.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from an official state registry program via data.colorado.gov.
• Includes percentage calculations (Percent of Patients Reporting Condition) for relative analysis.
• Explicitly notes a data characteristic (total percent > 100%) to prevent misinterpretation.

Limitations

• Data is from a single snapshot in 2014; its current relevance is unknown.
• Row count and total patient count are unknown, limiting scale assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.colorado.gov

Collection Method

Likely aggregated from state medical marijuana registry applications.

Time Range

Snapshot as of April 30, 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-19 00:39:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colorado, aggregated by county.