Growing medicine: Small-scale cannabis cultivation for medical purposes in six different countries

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 250-256

  Hakkarainen, Pekka ^a   Frank, Vibeke Asmussen ^b   Barratt, Monica J ^c,e   Dahl, Helle Vibeke ^b   Decorte, Tom ^d   Karjalainen, Karoliina ^a   Lenton, Simon ^e   Potter, Gary ^f   Werse, Bernd ^g  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Cross cultural study; Medical use of cannabis; Small scale cannabis cultivation; Web survey

Indexed keywords

DRONABINOL; MEDICAL CANNABIS; NABIXIMOLS; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CANNABIS USE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PANIC; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG CONTROL; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF MEDICATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERNET; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922514541     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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