OLIVEIRA, R. D. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4302403548770221; OLIVEIRA, Rafaely Daísy Silva.
Résumé:
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.