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Table 3

Desired effects of recreational cannabis use (n = 107)

Calming down and relaxing 70% (n = 128)	Pleasure 31% (n = 57)	Increased sociability 8% (n = 14)	Enhancement 10% (n = 19)
“The desired effect of cannabis smoking is relaxation” “Relaxation on a mental and physical level” “Relaxation, stress relief, seeing the world more optimistically and as more beautiful. Facilitating falling asleep”	“Feeling good” “Pleasure, ‘improvement’ of music and food” “Good feeling and strong visions”	“Sociality and feeling of relaxation” “Socialization and relaxation” “Relaxation and social pastime”	“Sense of rhythm, introspective deep analysis, thought process clarification, increased problem-solving skills” “Senses are emphasized (music sounds better and food tastes better, etc.)” “Helps with studying. Makes sex better”

Calming down and relaxing70% (n = 128)	Pleasure31% (n = 57)	Increased sociability8% (n = 14)	Enhancement10% (n = 19)
“The desired effect of cannabis smoking is relaxation”“Relaxation on a mental and physical level”“Relaxation, stress relief, seeing the world more optimistically and as more beautiful. Facilitating falling asleep”	“Feeling good”“Pleasure, ‘improvement’ of music and food”“Good feeling and strong visions”	“Sociality and feeling of relaxation”“Socialization and relaxation”“Relaxation and social pastime”	“Sense of rhythm, introspective deep analysis, thought process clarification, increased problem-solving skills”“Senses are emphasized (music sounds better and food tastes better, etc.)”“Helps with studying. Makes sex better”

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