Rules regarding Marijuana and Its Use in Personal Residences: Findings from Marijuana Users and Nonusers Recruited through Social Media
Table 2
Household marijuana rules (HMR) index items.
Variable
Never true (%)
Sometimes true (%)
Always true (%)
Does not apply (%)
General rules
(1) Marijuana of any type is not allowed in your home or on your property. (If always true, skip to next section) (i.e., after item (16))
379 (24.3)
218 (14.0)
718 (46.0)
245 (24.3)
(2) The use of any type of marijuana is not allowed in your home or on your property; that is, marijuana use is not allowed anywhere inside your home or in outdoor areas on your property such as decks, garages, or porches or shared areas with neighbors. (If always true, skip to the question (14))
338 (56.7)
200 (33.6)
38 (6.4)
20 (3.4)
Indoor policies
(3) Smoking marijuana is not allowed anywhere inside your home.
240 (44.7)
135 (25.1)
157 (29.2)
5 (0.9)
(4) Vaping, eating, or drinking marijuana products is not allowed anywhere inside your home.
332 (61.9)
118 (22.0)
59 (11.0)
27 (5.0)
Outdoor policies
(5) The use of any type of marijuana is not allowed in outdoor areas on your property, such as decks, garages, or porches. (If always true, skip to the question (8))
320 (59.5)
151 (28.1)
45 (8.4)
22 (4.1)
(6) Smoking marijuana is not allowed in outdoor areas on your property, such as decks, garages, or porches.
291 (63.7)
161 (35.2)
3 (0.7)
2 (0.4)
(7) Vaping, eating, or drinking marijuana products is not allowed in outdoor areas on your property, such as decks, garages, or porches.
328 (70.5)
117 (25.2)
5 (1.1)
15 (3.2)
Shared or community areas
(8) The use of any type of marijuana is not allowed in shared areas with neighbors, such as hallways, lobbies, or courtyards. (Note: If you do not share areas with neighbors, select “does not apply.” If always true or does not apply, skip to the question (11))
60 (11.2)
62 (11.6)
134 (25.0)
279 (52.1)
(9) Smoking marijuana is not allowed in shared areas with neighbors, such as hallways, lobbies, or courtyards.
47 (40.5)
61 (52.6)
3 (2.6)
5 (4.3)
(10) Vaping, eating, or drinking products marijuana is not allowed in shared areas with neighbors, such as hallways, lobbies, or courtyards.
60 (49.6)
49 (40.5)
4 (3.3)
8 (6.6)
When children are present
(11) The use of any type of marijuana is not allowed in your home (indoors and outdoors) when children are present. (If always true, skip to question (14))
30 (5.6)
73 (13.6)
372 (69.5)
60 (11.2)
(12) Smoking marijuana is not allowed in your home when children are present.
22 (22.0)
56 (56.0)
22 (22.0)
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(13) Vaping, eating, or drinking marijuana products is not allowed in your home when children are present.
38 (37.6)
43 (42.6)
13 (12.9)
7 (6.9)
Growing and storage
(14) The growing of marijuana on your property is not allowed.
69 (11.9)
55 (9.5)
395 (67.9)
63 (10.8)
(15) The storage of marijuana in your home is not allowed. (If always true, skip to the next section (i.e., after item (16)))
249 (42.1)
121 (20.4)
197 (33.3)
25 (4.2)
(16) In your home, marijuana is stored in locked containers/areas or in a location out of the reach of children.
