Lessons from conducting trans-national Internet-mediated participatory research with hidden populations of cannabis cultivators

Highlights • Over 6000 cannabis cultivators from 11 countries completed our web survey. • It was more difficult to recruit cannabis cultivators in English-speaking countries. • Growing practices were strikingly similar regardless of recruitment mode. • Meaningful engagement with the target populatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The International journal of drug policy 2015-03, Vol.26 (3), p.238-249
Hauptverfasser:	Barratt, Monica J, Potter, Gary R, Wouters, Marije, Wilkins, Chris, Werse, Bernd, Perälä, Jussi, Pedersen, Michael Mulbjerg, Nguyen, Holly, Malm, Aili, Lenton, Simon, Korf, Dirk, Klein, Axel, Heyde, Julie, Hakkarainen, Pekka, Frank, Vibeke Asmussen, Decorte, Tom, Bouchard, Martin, Blok, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Australia Benefits Cannabinoids - economics Cannabinoids - supply & distribution Cannabis Cannabis - growth & development Commerce - economics Commerce - legislation & jurisprudence Cooperative Behavior Criminals - legislation & jurisprudence Criminals - psychology Cross-national Culture Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence Drug policy Drug Trafficking - economics Drug Trafficking - legislation & jurisprudence Drug Trafficking - prevention & control Europe Female Hidden population Human subjects Humans Internal Medicine International comparisons International Cooperation Internationality Internet Languages Male Marijuana Marijuana Abuse - economics Marijuana Abuse - epidemiology Marijuana Abuse - prevention & control Medical Education Methodology Motivation News North America Participatory research Patient Selection Planting Policy Making Polls & surveys Population Public Health Recruitment Research Design Research methodology Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sample Size Socioeconomic Factors Statistics Surveillance Survey analysis Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Web survey Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Over 6000 cannabis cultivators from 11 countries completed our web survey. • It was more difficult to recruit cannabis cultivators in English-speaking countries. • Growing practices were strikingly similar regardless of recruitment mode. • Meaningful engagement with the target population improves data quality and quantity. • Research participant anonymity is constrained by mass digital surveillance.
ISSN:	0955-3959 1873-4758
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.12.004