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While increases in nonmedical cannabis use during COVID-19 have been documented among people who use cannabis across a diversity of settings, changes in specific medical applications of cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic have not been characterized. We sought to examine changes in the prevalence, frequency, and mode of use of medical cannabis for a range of commonly treated conditions and symptoms during COVID-19.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Data were obtained from an online survey of a sample of adults in the United States who use cannabis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      =1886), administered in September 2020. This study was restricted to participants who self-reported past-year medical cannabis use (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      =598). Using data reported in a retrospective (pre-COVID) and current assessment period, we examined changes in cannabis use prevalence, frequency, and inhalation as the primary mode of administration for 11 commonly treated conditions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were slight but statistically significant increases in weekly (from 21.4% to 23.4%) and daily (from 16.2% to 20.7%) self-reported medical cannabis use during COVID-19 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Anxiety was the only specific therapeutic purpose for which daily cannabis use increased statistically significantly during COVID-19 (18.5% to 25.4%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.004). In multivariable logistic regression, the odds of increasing cannabis use for anxiety during COVID-19 were statistically significantly higher for women, respondents from Western states, and states with legal medical and nonmedical cannabis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We detected slight shifts toward higher frequencies of medical cannabis use during COVID-19. Disaggregated by therapeutic indication, daily cannabis use to manage anxiety increased during the pandemic. 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