Dear friends, last month we spoke to Medical Cannabis Network about education, drug policy and harm reduction. Check out the interview. Stay healthy!
ENCOD’s ECOSOC status granted!
Dear friends, members, activists, media operators and all! We are happy and proud to announce that with a long letter Mr. Marc-André Dorel, acting chief of the United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Branch, informed us that ENCOD – European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies – has obtained the special consultative status at the Economic […]
The future of CBD
02.09.2020 End of July EIHA shocked us all with a press article about some upcoming decisions of European Commission regarding CBD. Gossips and rumours started, nobody really knew what it was about. ENCOD members are private persons, PWUDs, shops, NGOS, etc., they all have common but also different interests. Together with our members and co-activists […]
CBD as a ‘narcotic’? Food for thought.
Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli (with the editorial assistance of Gaby Kozàr) published an analysis of the European Commission’s preliminary conclusions qualifying cannabidiol in food and foodstuff as a narcotic drug. SUMMARY: Early July 2020, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety announced that it might adopt a position in which food products containing cannabidiol (CBD) […]
Wiener Aufruf // Vienna Call – Change of the existing drug policy in Austria
On the world-drug day, June 26th, we started a citizens’ initiative in Austria. We decided that first signatory should be Mr. Josef Rohaczek, a retired criminal police officer who has been fighting for fair drug laws for a long time and is also running the Elternkreis (elternkreis.at) who put the “tree of hope” in front […]
The Legalization of Cannabis on the Chamber of Deputies’ Agenda: Reach out to Your Representative!
Press Release: The Legalization of Cannabis on the Chamber of Deputies’ Agenda: Reach out to Your Representative! Prague – May 29, 2020 The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic has supported and will debate a bill put forward by Pirate Party Deputy, Tomáš Vymazal, regarding regulation measures for the cultivation and […]
Global Marijuana March 2020
Join us on May 2nd online! 12.00 Tune in for the International GMM20 PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 14:00-20:00 Digital GMM20 (Austria) 14:00-20:00 Digitaler GMM20 (Deutscher Hanfverband, Germany) Stay Healthy!
Government representative releases a 4/20 message for Malta’s 40.000 cannabis users
For the first time ever, the Maltese government has sent a video message of support to Malta’s cannabis users on 4/20! Read more about the statement of the Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms Rosianne Cutajar and a discussion with Reforms Junior Minister Rosianne Cutajar, ReLeaf President Andrew Bonello and government policy advisor John Ellul spoke about […]
UNODC Official report Report on Side Events held at the 63rd session of the CND
We are pleased to share with you a report on the side events organized during the 63rd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (2-6 March 2020). The report was compiled by the UNODC.
COVID-19: Advice for People Who Use Drugs
This document was done by EuroNPUD with people from various countries translating into many languages. You find them all on https://www.facebook.com/groups/euronpud/. We attach here the English version. About the Coronavirus Peer Leaflet ENCOD The information is meant to be regional showing the nearest points of assistance. Feel free to use them! Get it out on […]