Publications database

This paper analyses scientific and grey literature that examines the consequences of drug law changes, and describes their approach and methodologies. A multi-part search strategy identified 36 primary studies coming from Europe...

This paper starts from the premise that, when a new psychoactive substance appears on the licit/illicit market in a country in Europe, legislators need to choose whether to bring it under control...

The EMCDDA’s cannabis monograph addresses one basic question. How can I find quality information on cannabis, amid all the bias and opinion? The monograph is divided into two volumes. The first volume...

The alternatives to prison that may be offered to drug-using offenders cover a range of sanctions that may delay, avoid, replace or complement prison sentences for those drug users who have committed...

The paper offers an overview of the current legal provisions on the use and possession of drugs for personal use in the EU Member States. The first part of the study focuses...

This resource provides a final report and accompanying underlying documents prepared by the EMCDDA and Europol, which examines the drug situation in Europe and covers the period 1999-2004. The snapshot provides an...

All countries offer legal or judicial distinction to graduate the severity of the offence of drug possession and related actions (acquisition, storage). Frequently this is done by reference to the quantity of...

This report has been produced by the EMCDDA as a practical development of its legal database on drugs. Medicinal cannabis is one of the topics in the field of drugs that produces...

This report in three volumes is the result of an analysis of material submitted to the EMCDDA in the period 2000–01 on the sources of law enforcement and criminal justice information in...