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Annual meeting of the Legal and policy correspondents’ network for non-EU partners

31.05.2022
Today, the EMCDDA is holding the second annual meeting of its Legal and policy correspondents’ network for non-EU partners, following an inaugural meeting in October 2021. The EMCDDA’s regular EU Legal and...
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Penalties for drug law offences in Europe ‘at a glance’ — new countries added to online tool

24.03.2022
How do countries’ laws deal with offences relating to drug use, possession for personal use or supply? Find out more in the EMCDDA’s 'Penalties at a glance' tool, which allows for comparisons...
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New Zealand: referendum on cannabis legalisation to take place in September 2020

28.05.2020
Following an agreement made in 2017 between the ruling coalition parties in New Zealand, it has been announced that a referendum on legalising the recreational use of cannabis will be held together...
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Australian Capital Territory legalises personal cannabis growing and consumption

30.10.2019
On 25 September 2019, the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) approved a law permitting personal cultivation, possession and use of cannabis for recreational purposes. The background note to the...
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Low-THC cannabis products being sold in the EU – key legal issues

09.10.2018
This news item was published in the EMCDDA’s Cannabis drug policy news on 09.10.2018 Since 2017, herbal cannabis and cannabis oils have been offered for open sale in health food shops or...
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Vermont state to legalise recreational cannabis

22.01.2018
On 22 January 2018, Vermont became the ninth US state to legalise possession of cannabis for recreational purposes, when Governor Phil Scott (Republican) signed House Bill 511 (Text of Act as passed...
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International experts to meet in Lisbon to address drugs and road safety

18.10.2017
The 3rd International symposium on drug-impaired driving will be held on 23 October in Lisbon.
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New Psychoactive Substances — Eurojust and the EMCDDA release first joint publication

15.11.2016
Eurojust and the EMCDDA have released today their first joint publication entitled 'New psychoactive substances in Europe. Legislation and prosecution — current challenges and solutions'.
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EU calls for 'common language' to describe drug-related crime

25.06.2007
Ensuring a high level of security for the general public is prominent on the European policy agenda and stepping up work to prevent drug-related crime is one of the key goals of...
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Magic mushroom business presents law-makers with dilemmas

07.06.2007
‘Hallucinogenic mushrooms were among the first psychoactive substances consumed by man. But today they present us with a new dilemma’, says EMCDDA Director Wolfgang Götz in the latest edition in the agency’s...
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