German-language survey launched

We are excited to announce the launch of our German-language survey, lead by Dr. Bernd Werse, Centre for Drug Research, Goethe University Frankfurt.

Are you a German-speaking resident of Germany, Austria or Switzerland? Have you ever grown cannabis? This is your chance to help us to create an objective and detailed picture of cannabis growers and apply therefore to a better, scientifically based understanding of involvement with cannabis.

Bauen Sie Cannabis an?

Wenn ja, helfen Sie uns bitte, ein objektives und detailliertes Bild von Cannabis-Growern zu erstellen und tragen Sie somit zu einem besseren, wissenschaftlich fundierten Verständnis des Umgangs mit Cannabis bei.

Survey link: http://www.is.gd/hanfanbau

Please share among your German-speaking networks 🙂

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Medicinal growing in Australian media

I presented interim findings from the worldwideweed.nl survey, using data from the first 251 growers from Australia, at the meeting of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) conference in Melbourne this week.

The findings were reported across mainstream media here in Australia using the following main story, quoted from Sky News:

The interim findings of a survey of backyard cannabis growers shows most grow it for medicinal purposes.

In the first study of its size in Australia, the National Drug Research Institute is conducting an anonymous online survey to find out more about people who grow small amounts of cannabis in their backyards, cupboards and sheds.

A research fellow at the institute, Monica Barratt, said about 250 people had taken part so far and it was hoped the responses would double in coming months before the information was collated and compared with similar studies in the US, Canada, the UK and across Europe.

‘The majority grow for personal use and also to avoid contact with criminals,’ Dr Barratt told AAP on Sunday, ahead of her presentation at a major alcohol and drug conference in Melbourne this week.

Almost half of the survey respondents said they grew cannabis for medicinal purposes, including people hoping to improve their appetite while taking medication for cancer and HIV, Dr Barratt said.

Nearly all of the respondents were men with a median age of 34. More than half of respondents lived outside major cities and were generally well educated and employed, she said.

Some 85 per cent of growers said they did it for personal use and cultivation had sparked contact with police for about one-third.

Growers typically reported growing six juvenile (four mature) plants. The most common places to grow cannabis were the garden (45 per cent), inside a cupboard (26 per cent), in parks or bush (21 per cent) and inside a shed (19 per cent).

Dr Barratt said it was hoped the survey would give growers a say about policies concerning cannabis, which differ from state to state.

Almost all said that even if cannabis was decriminalised there should be regulations in place for growers, such as how many plants and what types of people should be allowed to cultivate the drug.

The World Wide Weed team conducting international research into cannabis cultivation was looking for more respondents.

Since then, we’ve had over 100 respondents complete the survey. Thanks everyone! Looking forward to doing more in-depth analysis and especially doing country comparisons once we have completed data collection.

 

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Study on YouTube

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Rest of World launched

Are you a cannabis grower living outside of the countries featured by the GCCRC? We now have a survey that caters for English-speaking growers in any part of the world. Check it out here!

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Denmark has launched!

Our Danish friends have just launched their survey of cannabis growers at http://crf.au.dk/cannabis-undersoegelse/

Please share this link with any of your friends from this part of the world!

 

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Finland has launched!

Finnish cannabis growers can now participate in our global study of cannabis cultivation. We hear that the survey has already attracted over 100 participants in its first days. The survey can be found here: www.thl.fi/kukka2

 

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Calling all Australian growers!

Are you an Australian cannabis grower? We want to dispel community stereotypes w/ this online survey research http://ndri.curtin.edu.au/research/grow/

Please feel free to comment below and share with your networks.

Contact Dr Monica Barratt for more information.

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Belgian survey now launched!

You’re invited to participate in a study investigating domestic cannabis cultivation in Belgium.
We are interested in hearing from Belgian residents aged at least 18 years who have grown cannabis at least once. Participation in this study involves completing an online survey. It is entirely voluntary, completely anonymous and no identifying information will be collected.

For further information, contact Tom Decorte

Visit one of the following URLs to participate:
Survey in French (Wallonia): www.cultiverducannabis.be
Survey in Dutch (Flanders): www.cannabiskweken.be

L’ Institut de Recherche Sociale sur les Drogues de l’ Université de Gand veut rendre une image honnête et nuancée des motivations et des expériences liées à la culture de cannabis en Belgique.
Participez anonymement à notre sondage en ligne, partagez vos expériences personnelles, et faites entendre votre voix dans le débat public sur le cannabis! www.cultiverducannabis.be

Het Instituut voor Sociaal Drugsonderzoek van de Universiteit Gent wil een eerlijk en genuanceerd beeld schetsen van de motieven voor en de ervaringen met het kweken van cannabis in België.
Neem deel aan onze online survey en laat op een anonieme wijze jouw persoonlijke ervaringen en je stem meetellen in het maatschappelijk debat over cannabis! www.cannabiskweken.be

 

 

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North America survey launched!

Our North American group has now launched their survey:

You’re invited to participate in a study investigating domestic marijuana cultivation in North America.

We are interested in hearing from American and Canadian residents aged at least 18 years who have grown marijuana at least once.

Participation in this study involves completing an online survey lasting around 15 minutes. It is entirely voluntary, completely anonymous and no identifying information will be collected.

Visit the following URL to participate:
Marijuana Growers’ Survey

For further information, contact Aili Malm
aili.malm@csulb.edu

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April 2012

The US/Canada team and the Australian team are almost ready to launch their surveys. We are looking forward to piloting our survey and ironing out any problems before presenting it to the public in a few weeks!

 

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