Elicitation of stakeholder viewpoints about medical cannabis research for pain management in critically ill ventilated patients: A Q-methodology study

Abstract Objectives: To determine acceptability of medical cannabis research in critically ill patients. Design: Q-methodology survey. Setting: Convenience sample of healthcare providers and the general public were recruited at an acute care community hospital in Ontario, Canada. Participants: In the first phase, 63 respondents provided 197 unique viewpoints in response to a topic statement about medical cannabis use in critically ill patients. Twenty-five viewpoints were selected for the q-sample. In the second phase, 99 respondents ranked these viewpoints according to