Category: Legislation

Why are Europe’s emerging markets excluding flower?  Martinez argues that the shift away from flower is a natural evolution in a market focused purely on cannabis as a medicine, helping grease the wheels of integration into existing healthcare models.  “Both France and Spain have launched highly restrictive, hospital-oriented programmes,” he explained. “In that setting, excluding […]

Extracts over flower Another key part of the pharmaceutical focus is the omission of raw cannabis flower, a controversial choice for many, but one that is becoming increasingly common in emerging markets such as Spain’s incoming framework. While flower is technically permitted, it is heavily restricted to sealed, single-use vape cartridges for use with CE-approved […]

The Legal Arguments Both appeals challenge the decree on multiple grounds, with a strong emphasis on patient access and equity rather than business interests. CEOFA’s December appeal argues the decree ‘incurs in a regulatory excess, violating the principle of normative hierarchy and directly contradicting the provisions of the Law on Guarantees and Rational Use of […]

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 […]

    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 Development, Mondiacult, is the world’s largest cultural conference, welcoming delegations from […]

MINUTES Annual General Assembly 2025_VF Annual General Assembly   ENCOD, European Coalition for  Just and Effective Drug Policies  10th and 12th October 2025, Eindhoven, The Netherlands  Agenda ENCOD General Assembly 2025  October 10th-12th – Eindhoven (NL)  Attendees online: Giuliano Gavazzi (Pot Radio Italy), Paulo Thiessen (Brazilian lawyer based in France), Olli Waack (CSCD Germany), Paolo Occidente (Pot […]

Findings from the successful trials of a new, multi-compound, cannabis medicine look set to deliver a major breakthrough for the world’s half-a-billion chronic low back pain (CLB) sufferers. Just a few months ago, we reported on the success of German company Vertanical in passing through the arduous Randomised Control Test (RCT) procedure for its VER-01 […]

The oversupply equation With Canadian operators holding vast stocks and having scaled up production capacity over the past year due to improved domestic prices and increased export demand, the combination of expanded production and potential demand contraction has raised concerns about global oversupply. “As global producers continue to scale up while major import markets face […]

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 […]