Thank to the french satiric weekly satirical newspapers Charlie Hebdo (17 september, Issue 1730), ENCOD’s chairman Farid Ghehioueche appeared in a comic strip that recounts the events of #10September during the #BloquonsTout #IndignonsNous #MacronDemission movement (with plenty of demonstrations, blockages, strikes, sabotages all over France); In the final speech bubble about the gathering at Place […]
Read the new in Business of Cannabis Online : https://businessofcannabis.com/unescos-mondiacult-to-spotlight-cannabis-in-global-cultural-policy-for-first-time/ For the first time in its history, UNESCO’s flagship cultural policy conference will give cannabis a prominent platform, marking the centenary of its international prohibition and reflecting its growing cultural acceptance. UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable […]
In the last issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy Volume 144, Part 3, October 2025, 104959, we can read this very interesting analysis of a survey. Cannabis growers as gardeners: results from a survey among Italian and British small-scale growers Background The horticultural nature of growing cannabis is often overlooked in the […]
Dear Members, On behalf of the ENCOD Executive Committee, it is our pleasure to formally invite you to the upcoming ENCOD General Assembly, which will be held from 10th to 12th October 2025 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The General Assembly is our most important yearly gathering, offering an opportunity to review the past year’s activities, […]
At its 23rd meeting on 27 August 2025, the Government of the Cannabis Embassy adopted the official flag The shades of green represent the sociocultural and biological diversity that characterises Cannabis sativa L. (a plant known under many synonyms: hemp, marijuana, pot, weed, also known as pakalolo, भांग, dagga, গাঁজা, konopi, 麻, ntsangu, коноплі, haschisch, riamba, قنب, […]
ENCOD deeply regret the passing of Pr. Baldomero Cáceres Santa María We, as ENCOD, as well as the Regional Board of Directors I Lima and Callao of the College of Psychologists of Peru, deeply regret the passing of Pr. Baldomero Cáceres Santa María (1932–2025), a distinguished psychologist recognized for his outstanding academic career, his research […]
Report from Chemnitz Just a short walk from the imposing Karl Marx monument in Chemnitz —a 7-meter-high bronze head—sits a smaller sign of social change: Founded in 2022, Klub Karl is one of Germany’s first Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs), but it can not grow a single plant yet, due to administration process. What the club […]
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 […]
Germany’s cannabis sector is entering a new era. With the regulation of Cannabis Clubs underway, the time has come to educate and professionalize those who will lead this transformation. Join us on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Berlin for “Be Part of the Green Shift: Professional Training for Germany’s Cannabis Clubs”—a unique event that brings […]
ENCOD stands with the wave of hope and resistance in France This spring, France becomes the heart of cannabis resistance in Europe. Exactly 100 years after cannabis was internationally banned at a summit in Geneva in 1925, the streets of Paris and cities across the country echo a different call: cannabis liberation, freedom to […]
