Hemp for Victory! By Enrico Fletzer At the eve of the national demonstration against the Security Laws on Saturday 31st of May scheduled at 2 PM in Piazza Vittorio, Rome Cannabis seems to be the obsession of Mr. Alfredo Mantovano, a right wing politician who in the recent past inspired the so-called Law Fini-Giovanardi that […]
The Urgency of Regulating Cannabis Vaporizers in Brazil: Between Institutional Omission and the Right to Health
The Urgency of Regulating Cannabis Vaporizers in Brazil: Between Institutional Omission and the Right to Health Paulo Thiessen, lawyer and global activist in the cannabis sector, Administrative Director of ACURA, Legal Director of the International Movement Cannabis Sem Fronteiras, President of Santo Amor, human rights and drug policy consultant for ENCOD, legal advisor for NORML […]
Dangerous authoritarian drift in Italia: Meloni’s attack on Rights and the Hemp Industry
Dangerous authoritarian drift in Italia: Meloni’s attack on Rights and the Hemp Industry Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has presented a sweeping decree that significantly alters the country’s political and legal landscape. This decree compromises the Human Rights and Civil Liberties of millions of people in the country. It also targets the flowering hemp and […]
Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte for Extrajudicial Drug War Killings
StopTheDrugWar.org Statement : Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte for Extrajudicial Drug War Killings Note: ENCOD welcomes the good new of the arrest of Rodrigo DUTERTE – former Philippinos president – as we were condamning the massive killings to follow the global claim that “illicit drugs use must be eradicated”, as well as there should be “zero […]
CND68 : Cannabis in Africa on the Centenary of Its Prohibition: Between Illegality and Opportunity
Cannabis remains part of the agenda at the 68th CND at the United Nations in Vienna, like Fields of Green For All’s side event this year focuses on Africa. Cannabis in Africa on the Centenary of Its Prohibition: Between Illegality and Opportunity Organized by Fields of Green for ALL NPC with the support of the […]
CND68 – ENCOD side event “1925-2025 : One centenary of Cannabis as a narcotic drug under international control”
Commission on Narcotic Drugs – 68th session Tuesday March 11th, 2025 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Vienna) – ROOM : MOE05 1925-2025 : One centenary of Cannabis as a narcotic drug under international control This side event, in link with an exhibition, aims to present the long journey of cannabis from 1925 to the present day, […]
Italy : Massive demonstrations to say “NO DDL SICUREZZA”
Italy : Massive demonstrations to say “NO DDL SICUREZZA” In Italy, several demonstrations against the dictatorial proposals of Meloni’s government against cannabis, and civil and human rights were quite big, with for example over 5000 people in Bologna and many others in most towns… Like our friend Enrico Fletzer argued “It was nice but the […]
Psychedelicare : European Citizens’ Initative (support and sign)
LET’S CARE TOGETHER To improve mental wellbeing and enable access to psychedelic-assisted therapies in Europe, we just need 1 million signatures. Are you a European citizen? THE REASONS Today, in the European Union, more than 1 out of 6 people are suffering from mental health conditions. Depression, anxiety, burnout syndromes, PTSD, insomnia, unbearable addictions, are […]
Putting people first; empowering communities and driving innovation.
Putting people first; empowering communities and driving innovation. Reflections following the 6th European Harm Reduction Conference. In the first week of December around five hundred participants from across Europe travelled to Warsaw for a three-day conference on drug use and drug policy organised by the Correlation European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN). Echoing the United Nations […]
ENCOD and our duty toward a new policy on drugs.
ENCOD and our duty toward a new policy on drugs. Since 1993, ENCOD has been advocating for drug policy reforms based on a humane, just and effective approach. In four points below we’re describing below what ENCOD is struggling for, and we hope that you’ll follow and support us to make this. First We’re defending […]