Data Collection Case Study

Data Collection - Professional and Expert Interviews Primary data was collected by conducting semi-structured interviews of professionals and experts in the field of medical marijuana recommendation and distribution in each of the three states utilizing a uniform set of open-ended questions. This data was coded and analyzed to further determine if the FDA regulation medical marijuana would protect vulnerable populations or if vulnerable populations can by protected through state medical marijuana laws, as they currently exist without FDA regulation. Patton and Sawicki (1993) state that professional and elite (specialist) interviewing is most typically used when:
It is a short-term project – This case study was short term in that data was …show more content…
After sending out over sixty-five email inquiries and conducting several follow-up email and phone inquires in the attempt to schedule interviews, only fourteen interviews were scheduled and conducted. These are as …show more content…
As noted above, a board member from the national office of SAM was approached in person at a Drug Abuse Prevention Conference prior to the delivering of a keynote speech. While not committing to an interview, the board member did give verbal permission to record the keynote speech and treat it like an interview. Although this speech did not directly address the interview protocol questions, there was enough information in the keynote speech to glean the basic information sought, so it was included in this case