2 days | 4 workshops The two-day event (with interpretation in English and Spanish) features 20+ international, multidisciplinary speakers: scientific experts, users, entrepreneurs, drug reform advocates and policy makers providing testimonials, keynote lectures, panel & round table discussions, and plenty of Q&A opportunities for interaction with the audience. Follow this link to register!
ENCOD regularly publishes articles in the Cannadouro Magazine from Portugal. Here’s the last winter edition published in the Portuguese language with the English version below. ENCOD, the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies, is advocating for the “freedom to farm”. But what does that mean? Whilst it is perceived as something totally normal […]
From 19th to 21st of November 2021 we participated at the much expected Hanfexpo / Cultiva 2021 in Vienna. The strict COVID-19 measures (2G+: vaccinated or recovered + a negative PCR test and FFP2 mask when walking around) resulted in a fair with a small number of visitors, the exhibitors had only a small assortment, […]
November 15, 2021—Prague Writing about cannabis is a crime! On November 3, 2021, the Legalizace magazine and its editor-in-chief, Robert Veverka, were convicted of inciting and promoting “toxicomania” by the district court in the town of Bruntál. The editor-in-chief, Robert Veverka, and the publishing company of the Legalizace magazine, both prosecuted since the summer of […]
Malta set to decriminalize up to 7 grams of cannabis and to allow the establishment of Cannabis Associations. In the past weeks, the Government of Malta tabled a Bill in the Maltese House of Representatives detailing a plan for a partial decriminalised system for the adult personal non-medical use of cannabis. Bill No. 241 to […]
Dr. Fabian Steinmetz gave a statement on kratom at the Forty-fourth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. Dear Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, we would like to encourage the ECDD not to classify kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) as a controlled substance. First of all, banning plants has never solved any drug–related issues. Products derived from hemp […]
Legalizace magazine and its editor-in-chief, Robert Veverka have been formally accused of “inciting and promoting toxicomania”, with penalties of up to five years of imprisonment. The first court hearing will take place on Tuesday, October 5 at 8:30 AM at the district court in the town of Bruntál, Czech Republic. The goal of Legalizace magazine, […]
Our board member Gaby Kozar was discussing cannabis policy in the European Union together with Derrick Bergman, Georg Wurth, Guido Silverstri, and Nicole Lonergan. Check it out!
TEMPLATE LETTER TO THE MEPs Situational analysis Every week, 90.2 million European citizens risk being sold a synthetic cannabis product or cannabis contaminated with pesticide and other harmful substances. Every day, criminal organisations continue to strengthen their market monopoly. Every hour, 1% of European citizens risks being arrested by the police. Rationale The […]
Dear friends and members, On Monday 19th of April at 10.30 (CET) we are inviting you to watch the conference organised by MEP Cyrus Engerer and ENCOD about the future of recreational use of cannabis in the European Union. At the conference, we will look into the different kinds of policies currently in place across […]
