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0126/2023 - On activism and knowledge: the experience of cannabis associations in Brazil
Sobre ativismos e conhecimentos: a experiência de associações canábicas no Brasil

Author:

• Ana Paula Lopes da Silva Rodrigues - Rodrigues, A.P.L.S - <analopesufv@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7863-9208

Co-author(s):

• Ivonete da Silva Lopes - Lopes, I.S - <ivonetesilvalopes@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-4719
• Victor Luiz Alves Mourão - Mourão, V.L.A - <victormourao.sociologia@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2770-721X


Abstract:

The emergence of civil associations in favor of cannabis began in the 2010s. Faced with the inertia of the State, these organizations have acted in the reception, support, information, training and facilitation of access for patients and their families to the medicine producedmarijuana, prohibited substance in Brazil. This study aims to analyze how cannabis activism promoted by Brazilian associations is based on scientific knowledge or knowledge acquired through the experience of members. The methodology included interviews with participantsthe ACuCa, Ama+me and Apepi associations and Content Analysis of the profiles of these institutions on Instagram. It was found that cannabis activism on Instagram has similarities with that practiced in person, however, activism on social media prioritizes the dissemination of knowledge through information and training of its followers, taking care to treat the content to suit the guidelines of the platform. In addition, the main lines of action of cannabis associations (reception and distribution of medicinal oils) appear in a veiled way in the publications, most of which occur in private conversations in the media with the associations.

Keywords:

Right to Health, Cannabic knowledge. Activism. Associativism. Digital Social Networks.

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Rodrigues, A.P.L.S, Lopes, I.S, Mourão, V.L.A. On activism and knowledge: the experience of cannabis associations in Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2023/May). [Citado em 27/12/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/on-activism-and-knowledge-the-experience-of-cannabis-associations-in-brazil/18752?id=18752



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