Cotidiano de pessoas que fazem uso da Cannabis de forma medicinal

Abstract

Cannabis has been increasingly considered as a health treatment, however it is still not found in a consistent way how its use can interfere in the everyday life of subjects who use medicinal products. Everyday life is established in everyday actions, with micro and macro interferences, sometimes breaking with the normative character and establishing spaces for each person and/or community to build their daily lives in their own unique and particular way. Therefore, this research aimed to verify the existence of significant changes in the everyday life of subjects who started to use medicinal cannabis, considering their main occupations and social relationships. This is an investigation of qualitative nature, aiming to produce knowledge about the use of medicinal cannabis (MC) in everyday life. The search for research participants took place through the Brazilian associations of patients who use Cannabis medicinally and dissemination on social networks, using as criteria people over 18 years of age who have used Cannabis for at least one month. In total, nine semi-structured interviews were carried out, transcribed, and then analyzed through the meaning cores. As a result, some common contents were found, and from them, themes and sub-themes were organized, composing meaning cores. Among the narratives, contents related to life before cannabis were revealed with little mental clarity, stressful and with feelings of uselessness, in addition to limiting pain and sleep disorders; when talking about experiences with cannabis, themes emerged such as recovering the willing to live, expansion of mental clarity, reduction of pain and a feeling of peace. However, there are important nuances due to the illegality and criminalization of marijuana that create barriers to treatment. Despite this, medicinal Cannabis proves to be an ally in favoring more pleasurable occupations, a feeling of belonging, usefulness, hope and motivation, leading the subject to a more pleasurable daily life and with a better quality of life.