Take A Marijuana Use Survey, Advance Science, Possibly Win iPod or $250 Amazon Gift Card
February 28th, 2009 By: Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive DirectorShare this Article
Want to participate in an anonymous survey that can help advance scientific understanding regarding marijuana use?
Want to possibly win a $250 Amazon gift card? How about a free iPod?
This survey from NORML advisory board member and university researcher Dr. Mitch Earleywine assesses a number of attitudes and personal preferences.
Some questions are directly about marijuana and some are more general beliefs and opinions. the survey also takes a close look at drug and alcohol use, some symptoms of anxiety and depression, and personality characteristics.
It’s markedly shorter than surveys in the past NORML’s highlighted and should intrigue most folks in the NORML community.
As usual, the survey is completely anonymous, and there’s a chance to win prizes. Registration for prizes comes via a code number generated at the end that participants send to a separate email address, so there’s no way to connect your responses to your email or your identity.
Take the survey here.
Tags: Allen St. Pierre, cannabis, Earleywine, hemp, marijuana, marijuana survey, NORML
February 28th, 2009 at 11:36 am
I took it.
It’s surveys like these that can open up people’s eyes to the truth about marijuana.
February 28th, 2009 at 11:53 am
not a bad survey, I hope we get to see the results or how they use the surveys.
February 28th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
The Green Life…
February 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
done… hope it helps.. free the weed
February 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Took the survey seems to be good content.Hope it helps.
February 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
The survey was interesting. I do not currently use drugs because I am a truck driver. I would smoke pot if it was legal. It should be legal and taxed just like tobacco and alcohol. Afterall, do we not live in a Free country?
February 28th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
The survery didn’t take me an hour to complete, maybe because I used to work for a survery company.
Overall it was a good survey but I would have liked some personal medical questions in it to explain why certain questions were answered the way they were.
Please let us know the end results Allen St.Pierre.
February 28th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Imma win dat sh*t
February 28th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Awesome, took the survey!
February 28th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
page 9 cont’d “7. I usually think about what I am doing to do before I do it.” WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN.
page 9 cont’d “9. I limp from an airplane accident. ”
what the fuck does that mean too??
guys…what the fuck is this bullshit test? it doesn’t make any sense. most of the questions if answers truly make us sound like complete and utter idiots and fools. why the hell would anyone want us to answer these questions seriously unless they wanted us to be complete stupid morons.
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February 28th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Just took the survey. Like they said, its not too long, had it done in under 10 min. Pay close attention to the question though. There’s a few ones that require you to select a specific answer, so don’t just fly down the list selecting the same answers.
February 28th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Easy and fun little survey. I hope everybody participates, honestly and openly. What do we have to be afraid of?
February 28th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Wow, they needed to separate, or add more questions about prior use, compared to recent use. That survey made me look like a junkie! Though, most of my illicit use was one-time experiments, or sooo long ago. Great survey though.
Now if they asked me about my crazy x-girlfriend, who was eight years older than I was, at the time… The survey might have made more sense… Or ask if I was employed at the time, or my state of mind at the time. (I answered the state of mind questions, as I am today, not back when I decided to try most of the junk I tried.)
It did make me realize my “Gateway”, was…
Sugar, Coffee, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Acid, Weed, Ritalin, Speed, Coke, Salvia… (As they progressed through time, not all at once, and not in large or constant use.)
Coffee and cigarettes are my only addictions today… Ok, Art, Computers, Internet, Porn, Online-gaming, Google, WiKi, Blogging, and Work are my other “Legal”, addictions besides coffee and cigarettes.
March 1st, 2009 at 7:08 am
I’v been diagnosed bipolar and ptsd for 11 years.
March 1st, 2009 at 10:31 am
They asked some weird ass questions in that survey.
March 1st, 2009 at 10:51 am
Have you ever been in a store ???
Do Tell, LOL !!!!
peace …..
March 1st, 2009 at 11:13 am
High all, I took the survey but can not get to the 420prizes@gmail what am I doinf wrong? thanks
March 1st, 2009 at 11:44 am
what a strange survey… weird
March 1st, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Yeah, there were some odd questions, which I assume were asked for the purposes of making sure you’re not just flying through it and answering with all yes or no answers on every page. They probably wanted to make sure that people were paying attention to every question. Makes sense if that’s the case.
March 1st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
i took the survey and it was 4 questions long… i expected it to be longer, i dunno i clicked “next” multiple times but it just brought me to the page that i was just on
March 1st, 2009 at 1:55 pm
very strange survey….what is it supposed to relate to and what is it going to be used to prove? Hope to hear some results on this
March 1st, 2009 at 2:55 pm
“I limp from an airplane accident.” NO
March 1st, 2009 at 2:56 pm
The odd questions were in there to see if a survey taker is a) paying attention and b) a purposeful liar.
March 1st, 2009 at 3:00 pm
“Have marijuanna ever caused problems in your family?”
Does this include problems caused by your families acceptance of marijuanna?
March 1st, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Obama is giving mixed signals about Marijuana reform. Please observe his administration with a critical eye:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GATES_MEXICO?SITE=NCWIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
March 1st, 2009 at 4:07 pm
To VooDoo:
The so called bullshit questions are questions that everyone should answer the same like “Do you breath air?” They know everyone will answer “True”. this lets them know whether or not you just “Bullshitted” it and did not read the question. Trust me they do that in every good survey. It keeps the hacks out.
They ask the same question in different ways. To get an idea if you are just as you say “bullsitting” it.
Obviously you were not “Bullshitting” it. You caught these questions.
Give yourself a 20 point jump in your IQ. LOL
!!!
March 1st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
They had to ask certain questions like have you ever been in a store as a control in case people just zoom down the list and dont read the questions. Another reason for the weird questions like do u limp from an airplane crasch, i think, is to see how optomistic you are about your life. Im sure if you have read up on weed issues and what certain studies say,they say that weed causes schizophrenia and other mental conditions. So they wanted to so how normal you were, even though you smoke, or me vaporize weed. HAve a good day all and be responsible.
March 1st, 2009 at 7:40 pm
See our supporting post at MouthyGirl.com called Legalize It. To be posted 3/2/09.
March 1st, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I took it, but some of the questions seemed somewhat redundant. All in all, it was a pretty detailed and well planned survey. I hope this helps the researchers prove that the old “Reefer Madness” stereotype doesn’t fit with the real life modern day cannabis user. I’m also glad they put in the questions that asked about other illicit drug use. Hopefully the answers will put the tired old “gateway” theory to rest.
March 1st, 2009 at 10:30 pm
@ voodoo
and everyone else who think some of the questions don’t make sense: They are there to make sure that those who take the survey are really taking the survey properly instead of just zooming by and choosing answers randomly just to get a chance to win an iPod.
Obviously, if you chose “never” for the question “how often do you drink water?”, your survey will not be used as one of the samples, and is not qualified for the prize.
March 1st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
The “odd” questions are for control purposes, to be certain a “bot” is not taking the survey in place of a real bonafide human. It would seem this survey wants to determine how generic addictive behaviours factor into marijuana use. Good survey. Even better If I win an iPod! Funny, I’ve been smoking pot since I was sixteen, but never ate shrooms until I was over 50. I’ve tried cocaine once. Based on my experience our benevolent Goddess, MJ, is not the gateway drug “they” would have the general populace believe. I think cigarettes and alcohol are the gateway drugs. I may have never smoked marijuana if I never smoked a cigarette. I no longer smoke cigarettes.
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:37 am
marijuana should be legalized, it will create new jobs and companies and with the tax on it the government will make money, it might just be the thing that pulls us out of a recession
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:21 am
This is good to have, but there was no personnel information that is important such as I have nerve damage; Pain and much rather not smoke/fear of smell to reach neighbors. I sort help by doctors and ect. and all I would get back that I am self medicating. I’ve gone to rehabs for help and they would practly say pot smoking isn’t worth dressing. Even when in a “program” I wasn’t never really dressed my problem, why I kept coming back to smoking pot to help with my underline problem of depression and anger issues.
Something that is natural that God has given to us as medicine that works well, cheap and society is suffering
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I did it…….i hope it helps…but i never gave so much info !
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
LC is sooo right….except for the word “might”. More like ” most likely”.
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
For some reason, i got the 1st set of questions done and clicked to the next set of questions…and nothing.
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm
definitely some weird questions…wondering what will come of all this.
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
i cant wait for the results to be shooooooooooooooved into america’s face. They need to deal with this problem once and for all.
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:06 pm
I’ve tried to take the survey, but I can never get past the first page. Is it based on my demographics and the fact that I’mm 66?
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:44 pm
I just took the survey. I hope weed becomes legalized soon. I can’t understand why alcohol and cigerrates are legal when weed is not. I seen so many cases of alcohol abuse where people are injured. However, I have never heard of one case when someone high beats an innocent person.
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
“9. I limp from an airplane accident. ”
WTF? This question makes no sense whatsoever. It cannot possibly be for the purpose of determining if people are paying attention because there is no correct answer!
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Er, survey…don’t think so, its a study, folks, and a great study if you ask me…just get on board and fill it out…it has some similarities to the MMP-2, blah, blah…science, anyway, there are reasons for the questions, some repetition, asking you to fill a particular answer per directed….really, this does help us, even if I sound stupid writing this way, I merely have a short attention span….anyway, from the questions I really do think a pretty decent psychologist wrote it, and I am looking forward to seeing the results…
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:13 am
LEGALIZE!
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:37 am
I took this survey and answered honestly. I answered yes to nearly ALL of the questions on the first page or two, but I feel that is related to my ADHD innotentive type.
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:21 am
This is a marijuana nation. I can only hope that people will start seeing our side of the fight. Honestly what is wrong with this beautiful flower? just because im a pot smoker does not mean im lazy and unproductive, I love being productive when im high it makes things that much better.
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:34 pm
this survey wasn’t that great and its questions where dumb
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:36 pm
LEGALIZE!!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:38 pm
my watch stopped at 4:20…
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Great Survey, understood the meaning behind the questions and the collective results of the survey should be overwhelming proof to free marijuana haha
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:21 pm
dave w…
How does the question, “I limp from an airplane accident” not have a correct answer?
Unless you have a limp from an airplane accident, the answer is no.
Am I missing something..
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
MAN I HOPE THIS SURVEY WILL DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS INJUSTICE TO ALL THE AMERICANS THAT ARE ARRESTED EACH YEAR FOR POSESSION. GOOD PEOPLE THAT DO EVERYTHING RIGHT IN LIFE, BUT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE WRONG AND IMMORAL. WHO ARE THEY TO DECIDE WHAT IS IMMORAL. I AM SUPRISED IT HAS NOT SNOWBALLED. SUGAR COULD BE LINKED TO HEART ATTACKS SO LETS OUTLAW CUPCAKES. GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO TAKE THE POWER TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW. LETS STAND UP TO THIS PEOPLE. SCREAM AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS THAT THIS PISSES YOU OFF. THEY WORK FOR US NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
March 4th, 2009 at 12:05 am
This is to voodoo, they add silly questions like that to make surebyou are reading the questions and not just marking “yes” or “no” for everything. I think there was a question like “are you alive?” on the test, and if you answered no then I’m sure they throw out all the questions you answered in statistical data.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:02 am
josh,
How can the question determine whether the person is paying attention or not? I’m sure there are people out there who do limp from an airplane accident. Hence, both true and false are correct. Are the survey designers really interested in whether the taker does limp from an airplane accident? I think not. It’s like asking whether you’ve had a limb bitten off by an alligator or not. How is it relevant to the survey?
Of course the question could also be interpreted to be hypothetical: “if I were to be in an airplane accident, would I limp?” Again, no one correct answer.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Smoke Pot not cigarrettes I am a cancer survivor and fully believe in the benefits
March 6th, 2009 at 1:03 am
I am a medical marijauna patient. I have Fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, degenerative disc disease, colitis, and every thing my familys genetic makeup gave me. I am in chronic pain. My Dr said that for every pill that I don’t take for pain, my kidneys will last a little longer. Marijauna makes my pain tolerable and allows me to fall to sleep. My daughter has a felony for having a pot pipe in her car. A felony! Pot smokers don’t steal to buy pot, they don’t leave their families, and they aren’t violent. Pot doesn’t destroy your liver or other body organs. Stop giving the Cartels the power! Or is our Government getting kickbacks for keepng it illegal?
Prohibition ended decades ago and people drive drunk and kill people daily. Pot smokers stay home. Educate our legislature!
March 6th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I still like the question about the airplane crash and limping…
Can you imagine the persons expression, someone who actually does have a limp from an airplane crash, when they read the question…
Talk about invoking paranoia! OMG, they are on to me, they have fingered me out!
I wonder if they are trying to see if airplane crash victims, with a limp, have a desire to take surveys, and use drugs…
Perhaps it was just a test, and you should be saying that you don’t limp from an airplane accident… as most people tend to run from them, as opposed to limping from them…
Reminds me of the riddle…
If an airplane crashes on the border of the US and Canada, where do you bury the survivors?
You don’t bury the survivors, they are still alive… and limping, I assume!
March 16th, 2009 at 7:52 am
this drug needs to be legal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 16th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Time to put presure on the President. He ran on the “change” platform,and legal marijuana sales would be the best change he could make for the economy. Not only can it be taxed but would also save money that presently go to prisoner upkeep and would actually give the police time to catch real criminals.
March 16th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
TOOK IT. HOWEVER, RAGARDLESS OF THE STUDY’S RESULT IMPLICATIONS, PEOPLE WITH THEIR MINDS MADE UP RARELY ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE FACTS. DOES CANNABIS CONSUMPTION INVOLVE RISKS? YES, AS DOES VIRTUALLY ALL OTHER HUMAN ACTIVITY. THE POINT AT HAND IS, AM I GOING TO LIVE MY LIFE AS I CHOOSE, OR THE GOVERNMENT. MY DECISION, FOR WHICH I AM FULLY ACCOUNTABLE AND TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE, IS I AM GOING TO LIVE MY LIFE AS I CHOOSE WHILE NEVER VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. AS FOR THE GOVERNMENT, WHEN IT VIOLATES MY GOD-GIVEN CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF MY FELLOW CITIZENS IN A SUPPOSEDLY FREE COUNTRY, THAT GOVERNMENT CAN GO TAKE A LONG WALK ON A SHORT PIER. GOD BLESS ALL TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOTS.