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Due to the imminent recreational legalization of marijuana in Canada, the epidemiologic relationship between marijuana use and HNC is becoming increasingly important. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p> To examine the epidemiologic characteristics of HNC patients who are recreational marijuana users. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p> This study was conducted at a single tertiary care centre from 2011 to 2014. Patients were enrolled consecutively at time of diagnosis of malignancy. Data was prospectively collected and included socioeconomic factors, alcohol\/tobacco history, tumor characteristics, and treatment modality. Marijuana use was defined as current usage on an at least weekly basis. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> Eight hundred seventy-nine patients met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Seventy-four (8.4%) patients were classified as marijuana users. Compared to non-users, marijuana\u00a0users were less likely to be married ( p\u2009=\u20090.048) and had less significant tobacco smoking history ( p\u2009=\u20090.004). There were no significant differences between other socioeconomic factors or local and regional disease ( p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Marijuana users differed in the proportion of cancers stratified by primary site ( p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), with higher rates of p16+ oropharyngeal cancers, and treatment modality ( p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), with more use of chemoradiation. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p> HNC patients who were marijuana users were less likely to be married and smoke tobacco. They have a distinct cancer site prevalence and are more likely to be treated by chemoradiation. 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