Cannabis legal context The food perspective
Author
Suszkiewicz, Mathies Kólja
Term
4. term
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-06-01
Pages
95
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvilke typer cannabis-holdige mad- og drikkevarer (edibles) man kan forvente, hvis cannabis var lovligt i Danmark, og hvordan cannabisbrugere vil agere som forbrugere. Undersøgelsen kombinerer semistrukturerede interviews med danske cannabisbrugere og et casestudie i Californiens lovlige marked, inklusive observationer og interviews i ti dispensaries (licenserede cannabisbutikker). De vigtigste temaer fra Californien var et stærkere forretningsfokus, fællesskabsaspekter, stor produktvariation samt et skifte fra patientomsorg til forbrugerisme efter legaliseringen af rekreativt brug i 2018. Interviewene blev analyseret med Grounded Theory, en metode hvor begreber udspringer af data, for at forstå brugernes behov i forhold til edibles. Det gav indblik i cannabis’ funktion både rekreativt og medicinsk. Med en 360-graders designmodel, der ser på edibles fra flere vinkler, peger analysen på, at cannabisdrikke sandsynligvis vil blive bedre accepteret i Danmark end cannabisslik, delvist på grund af landets alkoholkultur og hensynet til børn. En oplevelsesmodel med fire domæner viste, at relevante brugeroplevelser kan omfatte både aktiv og passiv deltagelse. Det teoretiske udgangspunkt med sti-afhængighed og stiskabelse bidrog til at forklare, hvordan samspillende historiske processer førte til globalt forbud mod cannabis, og hvordan låste stier kan ændres, når entreprenører samarbejder. Det fremgik også, at lande og delstater, der legaliserer cannabis, har en større variation af videnskabelige cannabistudier. Afhandlingen konkluderer, at sti-afhængighed er en udbredt og betydningsfuld proces, som bør tages alvorligt; samtidig er det muligt at skabe nye stier, og forskning i mindre oplagte felter kan understøtte forandring.
This thesis examines what kinds of cannabis‑infused foods and drinks (edibles) might be expected if cannabis were legal in Denmark, and how cannabis users would behave as consumers. The study combines semi‑structured interviews with Danish cannabis users and a case study inside California’s legal market, including observations and interviews at ten dispensaries (licensed cannabis stores). Key themes from California were a stronger business focus, community aspects, a wide variety of edibles, and a shift from patient caregiving to consumerism after recreational use became legal in 2018. The interviews were analyzed with Grounded Theory, a method where concepts are derived from data, to understand users’ needs around edibles. This provided insight into how cannabis is used both recreationally and medically. Using a 360‑degree design model to view edibles from multiple angles, the analysis suggests that cannabis beverages would likely be better accepted in Denmark than cannabis sweets, partly due to the country’s alcohol culture and concerns about children. An experience model with four realms indicated that relevant user experiences can involve both active and passive participation. The theoretical framework of path dependence and path creation helped explain how interacting historical processes contributed to global prohibition of cannabis, and how locked‑in paths can be changed when entrepreneurs collaborate. It also showed that countries and states that legalize cannabis tend to offer a greater variety of scientific cannabis studies. The thesis concludes that path dependence is a common and influential process that should be taken seriously; at the same time, new paths can be created, and research in less obvious areas can support change.
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