a Ph.D. Student, Law Faculty, Bonger Institute of Criminology , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
b Professor and Director, Law Faculty, Bonger Institute of Criminology , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2018 Apr-Jun;50(2):105-113. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2017.1380869. Epub 2017 Sep 29.
This study was designed to explore the nature and features of cannabis festivals, characteristics of festival participants, and reasons for attendance. A field study in two European cities (Amsterdam and Berlin) included participant observation at the festivals, interviews with local organizers, and a survey among festival attendees (n = 728). Both festivals had common features, but also showed distinct differences. At both festivals, nine out of 10 participants were current, often daily cannabis users. Participants were mainly young adults (mean = 26.2 years), but younger in Berlin than in Amsterdam. Common reasons for festival attendance were "protest/activism" and "entertainment." Protest/activism was more likely in Berlin, among daily cannabis users, and participants aged 25+ years. Entertainment was more likely in Amsterdam, among non-daily cannabis users, and participants younger than 25 years. Although similar in political aim, cannabis festivals are characterized by distinctive local features, as well as differences in attendee profile and reasons for festival participation. Findings suggest that the latter differences are driven by differences in cannabis policy, with a stronger tendency towards protest/activism in countries with a less liberal, or more restrictive, cannabis policy. Future research should include more countries, representing a wider variation in cannabis policies.
这项研究旨在探索大麻节日的性质和特点、节日参与者的特征以及参与的原因。在阿姆斯特丹和柏林这两个欧洲城市进行了一项实地研究，包括在节日期间进行的参与式观察、对当地组织者的访谈以及对节日参与者（n=728）的调查。两个节日都有共同的特点，但也有明显的不同。在两个节日中，9 成的参与者都是当前、经常吸食大麻的人。参与者主要是年轻人（平均年龄为 26.2 岁），但在柏林比在阿姆斯特丹年轻。参加节日的常见原因是“抗议/激进主义”和“娱乐”。在柏林，日常吸食大麻者和 25 岁以上的参与者更有可能进行抗议/激进主义。在阿姆斯特丹，娱乐活动更有可能发生在非日常吸食大麻者和 25 岁以下的参与者中。尽管大麻节日在政治目标上相似，但它们具有独特的地方特色，以及参与者特征和参与节日的原因存在差异。研究结果表明，后者的差异是由大麻政策的差异驱动的，在大麻政策不太自由或更具限制性的国家，抗议/激进主义的趋势更强。未来的研究应该包括更多的国家，以代表更广泛的大麻政策差异。
