Cannabis growers questionnaire

[mjbarratt]

Hi everyone

 

Just wanted to give you an update on our project.

 

At the moment I have been merging datasets from different countries into one - so we can look at country specific differences in cannabis cultivation. Currently we have North America, Belgium, Australia, Finland and Denmark merged, with over 5000 growers represented! Netherlands and Germany are soon to come, but UK and NZ are lagging behind in their data collection, so not sure when they will be included.

 

As a group, we were accepted to edit a special issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy which will be all about cannabis cultivation - including papers from this data as well as other researchers with projects on this topic. Papers aren't due until 2014 so it's not likely the issue will be published until 2015.

 

I'll keep you all informed of our progress. Remembering that we could not have achieved this without the support of OZStoners

 

In other news, I'm going to have a baby, due in December, so in a couple of months, I'll be taking some leave... still intend to continue working in this field with the support of my husband and both sets of new grandparents but, naturally, things will be a little bit interrupted over the next couple of years!

 

Cheers

Monica

[Faith]

Hi there Monica Congratulations!   Busy woman   You are doing good work and it is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks . v

[Naycha]

Hi everyone

 

Just wanted to give you an update on our project.

 

At the moment I have been merging datasets from different countries into one - so we can look at country specific differences in cannabis cultivation. Currently we have North America, Belgium, Australia, Finland and Denmark merged, with over 5000 growers represented! Netherlands and Germany are soon to come, but UK and NZ are lagging behind in their data collection, so not sure when they will be included.

 

As a group, we were accepted to edit a special issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy which will be all about cannabis cultivation - including papers from this data as well as other researchers with projects on this topic. Papers aren't due until 2014 so it's not likely the issue will be published until 2015.

 

I'll keep you all informed of our progress. Remembering that we could not have achieved this without the support of OZStoners

 

In other news, I'm going to have a baby, due in December, so in a couple of months, I'll be taking some leave... still intend to continue working in this field with the support of my husband and both sets of new grandparents but, naturally, things will be a little bit interrupted over the next couple of years!

 

Cheers

Monica

 

Thanks for keeping us updated Monica, it's good to hear of the progress and it seems like you are still excited about the research which is awesome

 

Congratulations on the pregnancy best wishes to you and your family

 

Naycha

[Sir PsychoHashy]

You're a saint Monica, doing some great work that we all appreciate.  Hope things go well with pregnancy and baby, and I'm sure we'll all understand if you get a bit distracted from your work

[mjbarratt]

Thanks guys Yeah I'm still going strong now but that'll be a bit different when bub arrives!

[louise]

Congratulations Monica... on both the guest editorship and the new bub. I hope things run smoothly for you on all fronts

[Chato]

Great update all round. Best of luck

[Dingo-2008]

Hi monica,

              Congratulation's on your pregnancy.

Your hand's will be full for awhile that's for sure.A little ray of sunshine will enter your life.

All the best to you Monica an your hubby & baby.

Thank's for the update as well.

                 Regard's from this Old Dog Dingo-2008. :give_rose:

[mjbarratt]

Wow, it's been a while. I hope you've all been going well!

 

My little man is 13 months old today. His name is Arthur. He's a little thinker, already loves books (flipping through pictures books!), although he also loves toy cars

 

I've been back at work since mid last year - and one of the tasks while easing back into my role was sorting out the cannabis cultivation special issue. There are a full selection of papers on the topic.

 

While the journal is paywalled, I would like to be able to post the pdfs of all the articles here. I know there is a thread where people have been posting journal articles so I might do it there. Check that out! We made a point of thanking OzStoners for your support of the study

 

I'd be keen to hear any thoughts you have on the articles we've written. The group of international scholars is meeting in May in Ghent, Belgium, for a writing workshop, and I'm sure there will be discussion of planning future work. Ideas on this are welcome too.

[Frank Reynolds]

Hi MJ,

 

Thank you for all the work you have done.

 

I personally would find it very interesting to see some testing done in the future regarding the levels of Paclobutrazol in commercial cannabis on sale in countries where it is still largely a 'Black Market' commodity. As this is one of the most common Plant Growth Regulators used in Large scale Indoor cannabis cultivation ( At least in Australia) where yeild is the only defining factor of a crop (ie grown by crime gangs). It is a dangerous chemical and has not been registered for use with any short term edible crop, let a lone a crop that is purposed for combustion. So yeh, would be very cool if it was possible to test just how prevalent this chemical is within finished commercial products, where indoor cultivated cannabis is largely available year round for example in Victoria.

 

Cheers