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Canada’s cannabis legalisation enters into force

This news item was published in the EMCDDA’s Cannabis drug policy news on 16.11.2018 In Canada, a law to legalise recreational use of cannabis, which had been proposed in the Liberal party’s...

CEPOL Residential Course 105/2018 Cannabis – production and smuggling

29.10.2018 to 31.10.2018

The aim of this training, where the EMCDDA is participating with a speaker, is to increase MS engagement capacity to tackle new modus operandi and new tools in cannabis illicit production and...

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Cannabis use among people entering drug treatment in Europe: a growing phenomenon

Treatment demand data have shown an increase of primary cannabis clients in the last years in most European countries. Based on a work carried out by a study visit in collaboration with...

Cannabis and driving: new briefing presents questions and answers for policymaking

What is the impact of cannabis use on driving? Do edible and smoked cannabis products affect drivers in the same way? These are among the questions addressed in a new policy briefing...

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New developments in cannabis regulation

As more jurisdictions contemplate and pass laws to legalise cannabis for medical and non-medical purposes, the discussions about cannabis policy will likely become more intense in the EU. Member States can learn...

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Motion graphic: Cocaine production explained

This motion graphic is intended to provide an indicative schematic overview of selected stages of a production process. It must be noted that alternative methods, chemicals and procedures may exist.

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Motion graphic: Cannabis resin production explained

Morocco remains the largest source of the cannabis resin available in Europe and a number of significant changes to Moroccan resin production are reported. There is also evidence of resin now being...

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Video: New developments in Europe's cannabis market

Europe has long been one of the world's largest consumer markets for cannabis resin. The European market for cannabis is now increasingly dominated by herbal products. This change in the market shares...

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Presentations to the emergency department following cannabis use—a multi-centre case series from ten European countries

We present the findings of the first 6 months of data collection from the Euro-DEN project on presentations related to cannabis use to further understand the acute toxicity related to the use...

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Prohibition, Legalisierung, Dekriminalisierung: Diskussion einer Neugestaltung des Cannabisrechts

Die Erfahrungen aus den aktuellen Initiativen in den USA und Südamerika werden wichtige Hinweise für die zukünftige Gestaltung des Cannabisrechts in Europa geben.

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