THL:n tutkijat Pekka Hakkarainen ja Jussi Perälä ovat yhdessä tanskalaisten tutkijoiden kanssa julkaisseet artikkelin, jossa käsitellään kannabiksen kotitarvekasvatusta ilmiönä Suomessa ja Tanskassa.

European addiction research Vol. 17, No. 3, 2011 "Small-Scale Cannabis Growers in Denmark and Finland. Pekka Hakkarainen, Vibeke Asmussen Frank, Jussi Perälä, Helle Vibeke Dahl"

Tutkimuksessa havaittiin, että kasvattelu oli Suomessa enemmän muoti-ilmiö kuin Tanskassa. Suomessa suositaan sisäviljelyä, kun taas Tanskassa kasvatellaan avomaalla. Molemmissa maissa kasvateltiin omaan käyttöön koska ei haluttu olla tekemisissä rikollisten kanssa, mutta suomalaiset kasvattajat pelkäsivät useammin joutuvansa poliisin kanssa tekemisiin, kuin tanskalaiset.

Tässä englanninkielinen tiivistelmä:

Aims: To compare domestic cannabis cultivation in Denmark and Finland to describe national characteristics in small-scale cannabis growing. Design: A Web survey conducted among small-scale cannabis growers in Denmark (June to November 2008) and Finland (May to June 2009). Participants: Current cannabis growers (Denmark, 401; Finland, 1,054). Measurements: Comparisons in regard to social background, growing history, practices, purposes and motives of growing, and perceptions of risks. Findings: Cannabis was cultivated primarily for own use, but sharing with friends and avoiding criminal circles also were significant motives for growing. Finnish growers prioritized indoor cultivation, whereas the Danes were more in favor of open-air plantations. Risks of getting caught by the police were observed to be greater in Finland. Growing for medical purposes was twice as prevalent in Finland as in Denmark. Conclusions: Cannabis growing is a stronger and more novel phenomenon in Finland than in Denmark, but both countries have been influenced by international trends. Finnish and Danish small-scale cannabis cultivators can be considered to be ideologically oriented lifestyle growers. Differences in the magnitude of the phenomenon may reflect differences in the availability and quality of cannabis in national drug markets. The Internet had promoted the spreading of the trend.

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