ENCOD regularly publishes articles in the Cannadouro Magazine from Portugal. Here's the last winter edition published in the Portuguese language with the Engli ...
Why regulating cocaine benefits human rights
Today is Human Rights Day. Human rights and cocaine do not seem to go hand in hand. Human rights and the regulation of cocaine do though. By promoting cocaine r ...
Germany plans to legalise cannabis: The beginning of the end of cannabis prohibition in Europe?
Cannabis will soon be legally available for consumption in Germany. Last week, the newly elected coalition of SPD, Greens, and FDP agreed on this in their coali ...
Hanfexpo/Cultiva 2021 in Vienna
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 reco ...
Translating cannabis legalization into numbers
The economists Justus Haucap and Leon Knoke published an updated report on the economic consequences of cannabis legalization in Germany. A summary of their fi ...
Writing about cannabis is a crime in Czech Republic!
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 convict ...
General Assembly 2021
Dear friends and members, Almost one whole year has passed since our last virtual encounter. This year will be no different. Since the global situation is st ...
The cocaine-e-cigarette
A theoretical concept of a harm reduction device for current users of smokable cocaine forms By Fabian P Steinmetz & Heino Stöver Although there are gre ...
Malta and Cannabis: Changes on the horizon
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 table ...
Pre-review of kratom at the WHO ECDD
Dr. Fabian Steinmetz gave a statement on kratom at the Forty-fourth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. Dear Expert Committee on Drug Dependence ...
Education is not a crime!
Legalizace magazine and its editor-in-chief, Robert Veverka have been formally accused of “inciting and promoting toxicomania”, with penalties of up to five yea ...
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