A new study examining medical marijuana patients in the U.S. who are under the age of 21 finds that minors and young adults typically qualify for state cannabis programs for many of the same reasons that older adults do, including anxiety, PTSD and chronic pain.

Those three qualifying conditions were the most commonly cited by young cannabis patients as the primary condition allowing them to legally access medical marijuana, according to the research. Other common conditions included insomnia and depression.

Among minor patients—those under 18—cancer and epilepsy were more common reasons for obtaining a medical marijuana recommendation than they were among young adults, ages 18 to 20.

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