ENCOD - The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies
The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies| ENCOD
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, […] The post At its 23rd meeting the Government of the Cannabis Embassy released its of...| ENCOD
The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies| ENCOD
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 …| ENCOD
Die Europäische Koalition für eine gerechte und effektive Drogenpolitik (ENCOD) bringt Bürger aus Europa zusammen, die glauben dass Drogenprohibition eine unmoralische und verrückte* Politik ist. Wir fordern eine legale Regulierung als die einzige sensible und effektive Art und Weise, um drogenbezogene Probleme zu vermeiden, das organisierte Verbrechen zu reduzieren und Steuergelder freizugeben für sinnvollere Gesundheitliche-, Bildungs- und Sozialprogramme. ENCOD möchte, dass die Regul...| ENCOD
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 …| ENCOD
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 post Italy : Hemp for victory ! appeared first on ENCOD.| ENCOD
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 […] The post Be Part of the Green Shift: Professional Training for Germany’s Cannabis Clubs appeared first on ENCOD.| ENCOD
As a follow-up to the last demonstrations in Italy, Enrico Fletzer – former ENCOD chairman – is informing us about the next steps to be taken in Italy by the large movement of resistance against the neofascist government headed by Meloni. The Italian social movements backed by the Metal workers Union FIOM and the main …| ENCOD
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 […] The post ENCOD stands with the wave of hope and resistance in France appeared first on ENCOD.| ENCOD
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 …| ENCOD
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 …| ENCOD
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 […] The post Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte for Extrajudicial Drug War Killings appeared first on ENCOD.| ENCOD
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 …| ENCOD
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, …| ENCOD
German Cannabis Clubs workshop ENCOD and ConFAC are pleased to present a workshop tailored for German cannabis associations. This workshop aims to address specific aspects of cannabis regulation, harm reduction, and best practices within the framework of cannabis clubs. The workshop will provide valuable insights into the controlled substance system and harm reduction strategies. It …| ENCOD
In Austria, the government is subject to a long deal between different political parties to form a coalition. In order to ensure that their program and coalition’s contract includes cannabis legalisation, some activists with Verein für liberale Drogenpolitik are aiming to influence this coalition’s deal by sending letters : if you’re an austrian citizen or …| ENCOD
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
The current hour in the Bundestag On 15 November 2024, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag conveneda topical debate on the effects of the Konsum-Cannabis-Gesetz, KCanG, on internal security.| ENCOD
Since July 2024, the situation in Germany regarding is interesting and interrogating in regards of its new policy on Cannabis. This article is an update about the current political development occuring in Germany.| ENCOD
During the weekend of the well-attended Mary Jane cannabis fair in Berlin, Encod held a general assembly in the basement of the Hanf Museum (Hemp Museum) in the German capital.| ENCOD
Update on April 20th, 2024 About Erec : Two weeks ago, Erec’s widow posted on her Facebook page this message: “3 months after the killing of my beloved husband and soulmate, Erec Hesse, I am still in a state of, I do not even know how to call it. Out of my body, out of …| ENCOD
Happy Holidays – Fröhliches Winterfest Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Es kann so schön sein. Bekifft mit den Liebsten unterm Weihnachtsbaum, nach einem gesunden Schlaf fit in den Dienst. Stattdessen saufen mit der kratzigen Verwandtschaft, zur nächsten Schicht verkatert in die Arbeitsuniform. Unabhängig von der aktuellen Gesetzeslage bevorzugen bereits viele Menschen in der Welt, auch in Deutschland, …| ENCOD
to German Policy Makers in the drug law debate We, as ENCOD are closely looking at the development occuring in Germany, as we already supported some groups of citizens who are trying to set up Cannabis Social Clubs in conformity with our CSC guidelines published in 2020. FILLER Since 1993 we, as ENCOD have been …| ENCOD
UPDATE: Sara Glatt is now released, we wish her all the best for her future. July 2023: Sara Glatt is now incarcerated in The Netherlands. According to informants she will be released in September. Iboga Healer Sara Glatt arrested in Norway, to be extradited to Dutch authorities. Erec O. Kozàr 26.06.2023 Alternative medicine healer Sara …| ENCOD
