Knowledge and attitudes about the use of cannabis in the treatment of diseases of people in Northeastern region

Abstract

The research found that  1) The level of knowledge and attitudes about cannabis use in the treatment of people in Northeastern region, dependent variables in all aspects, found that the level of knowledge and attitude about the use of cannabis in the treatment of diseases of the people in Northeastern region was at a moderate level ( =3.06 SD=0.37), in descending order as follows The perception aspect in the policy assessment of cannabis use in medicinal treatment was at a moderate level ( =3.11 SD=0.37) and the perception of the policy formulation of cannabis use in medicinal treatment was at a moderate level ( =3.08 SD=0.17) and the perception aspect in implementing the policy of using cannabis in the treatment of diseases was at a moderate level ( =3.01 SD=0.68), respectively. 2) Factors influencing knowledge and attitudes about cannabis use in the treatment of people in Northeastern region overall in all aspects significantly include the local role X₄ Government support X₃ the role of the community X₁ the three independent variables had predictive coefficients in raw scores (b) of 0.420, 0.275 and 0.040, respectively. 3) There should be acknowledgement of the methods to regulate policies on behavior and knowledge about cannabis usage. Furthermore, the regulation about treatment by cannabis should be applied by medical institution by publicizing perception and attitude about cannabis usage. There should be news and data integration service about practical usage of cannabis. The government should encourage local officers to conduct programs acknowledging people about treatment by cannabis and following up to propose evaluation in order to thoroughly approve and improve the policies.