Cultivo de Cannabis medicinal: fortalecendo a autonomia do paciente.

Abstract

The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes follows humanity and its evolution to the throughout history, and more recently, policies to combat drug use, criminalized its use worldwide. The rediscovery of its properties therapeutics is gaining more and more notoriety, enabling the treatment of diseases and quality of life for many people. Permissions for the cultivation of cannabis through judicial resources mark the empowerment of families to guarantee the remedy for their therapeutic needs. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the self-cultivation and process for obtaining medicinal cannabis oil. It was a research with a quantitative-qualitative approach, through data collection through the application of an online questionnaire on the Google Forms platform, for the investigation of sociodemographic data, data related to medicinal use, cultivation, and production of medicinal cannabis based medicines. The survey was conducted with users of cannabis-based products and/or responsible for its cultivation, anonymously. THE research involved the participation of 16 volunteers, with a predominance of the gender male (56%), and with regard to age, this ranged from 30 to 60 years of age. THE most participants (81%) used cannabis oil. the disorders related to anxiety, chronic pain and autism spectrum disorders, had emphasis on the use of medicinal cannabis as a therapeutic treatment. oil is the way most used by users (88%). Many participants claimed to participate in cannabis associations (81%). In this sample, 50% of people claimed to cultivate cannabis, however, 36% of growers have habeas corpus, the same percentage claimed to participate in training for cultivation. In the context of production of the artisanal medicine, the participants obtained their therapy and/or from other people, through the artisanal method (69%), and the others do not extract the medicine, acquiring it through associations or through import. Thus, it was observed the importance of accessing information regarding self-cultivation and home-growing medicinal cannabis oil. It is hoped that the results of the study can contribute for the development of tools to broaden the discriminatory debate of individuals who opt for this therapy, in addition to promoting the importance of safety in the product quality control and encourage rational use.