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Colorado publishes latest statistics on impact of cannabis legalisation

This news item was published in the EMCDDA’s Cannabis drug policy news on 17.12.2018 In the US state of Colorado, use and sale of cannabis for recreational purposes has been legal since January 2014...

Registration now open for the eighth European drugs summer school

The University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) will be joining forces once again next summer to hold the eighth European drugs summer school (EDSS) on ‘Illicit drugs...

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Board re-elects French member Laura d’Arrigo as Chair and Austrian member Franz Pietsch as Vice-Chair

The EMCDDA Management Board, meeting in Lisbon this week, held elections today for the positions of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board.

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Innovative EMCDDA monitoring method sheds light on changes in Europe’s cocaine market

The latest changes in Europe’s cocaine market are explored in a new report published today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).

EMCDDA takes stock of EU-ANSA activities in 2018

This month, the EMCDDA approaches the end of its presidency of the EU Agencies’ Network on Scientific Advice (EU-ANSA) and looks back on a productive year (1).

Signature of working arrangements with five EU agencies

Europe’s ability to rapidly respond to public health and social threats caused by new psychoactive substances (NPS/‘new drugs’) has been significantly strengthened thanks to new legislation applying...

EU drugs agency publishes its first report on the medical use of cannabis

What is the evidence base for the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids? What is the difference between cannabis preparations and medicinal products and why is this important? How is this issue...

Reitox academy: professionalising the prevention workforce through standardised training

Over 50 representatives of the Reitox national focal points (NFPs) and decision-makers from more than 20 countries will gather in Prague this week for a Reitox academy on the theme of prevention (1).

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Expert meeting to examine implementation of evidence-based interventions on drugs

New legislation, bringing faster response to new drugs, applies from today

Europe’s ability to rapidly respond to public health and social threats caused by new psychoactive substances (NPS/‘new drugs’) will be significantly strengthened, thanks to new legislation applying...

Canada’s cannabis legalisation enters into force

This news item was published in the EMCDDA’s Cannabis drug policy news on 16.11.2018

Monitoring drug use in recreational settings across Europe — new report out today

How to build a better picture of substance use in recreational settings is explored today in a new EMCDDA report: Monitoring drug use in recreational settings across Europe: conceptual challenges and...

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Annual award celebrates excellence in scientific writing on illicit drugs

Winners of the 2018 EMCDDA scientific award were announced by the EU drugs agency today in the margins of its 49th Scientific Committee meeting in Lisbon (1). The acclaimed writers will be invited to...

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2018 Reitox week focuses on ‘futures’

Representatives of candidate, potential candidate and neighbouring countries of the EU and countries of Central Asia are joining members of the EMCDDA’s Reitox network (1) in Lisbon from 12–16...

Prevention technologies — European prevention conference opens today

What do we know about how research evidence is used in the ‘real world’ of prevention? How can we take advantage of technology to promote the use of evidence in policy and practice? What are some of...

Lisbon to host Third European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies — Registration and call for abstracts now open

Leading international experts in the field of addiction science will meet in Lisbon from 23–25 October 2019 for the Third European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies. The theme of...

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New EMCDDA Paper explores the illicit captagon market

What is captagon? Where is it used and produced? Can it be linked to terrorist attacks in Europe?

Alexis Goosdeel pays official visit to Cyprus

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is paying an official visit to Cyprus today, where he is meeting with health and security officials. This is in line with the EMCDDA Strategy 2025, which aims to...

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Low-THC cannabis products being sold in the EU – key legal issues

This news item was published in the EMCDDA’s Cannabis drug policy news on 09.10.2018

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EMCDDA and the Republic of Albania strengthen their cooperation

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is participating this week in the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs, taking place from 4–5 October in Tirana.

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EMCDDA Director meets German Drug Commissioner

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is paying an official visit to Germany today at the invitation of the Federal Drug Commissioner Marlene Mortler. Discussions will centre on the further development of...

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Two new synthetic opioids to be placed under control across the EU

Today, the European Union has decided to subject two new synthetic opioids to control measures across the 28 Member States. The implementing decision of the Council of the EU (1), based on a proposal...

EMCDDA at 3rd Inter-sessional meeting of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Today, EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is addressing the 3rd Inter-sessional meeting of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna. The four-day meeting will focus on: demand...

EMCDDA at 7th International Symposium on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users

This week, the EMCDDA is participating in the 7th International Symposium on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users, organised by the International Network for Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU). The...

EMCDDA Director meets President of the European Forum for Urban Security

Director Alexis Goosdeel was in Belgium today where he met with Willy Demeyer, Mayor of Liège and currently President of the European Forum for Urban Security (EFUS). The purpose of the meeting was...

World Hepatitis Day 2018

Every year, on 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World Hepatitis Day to increase awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases it causes. The day unites...

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Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA guidance

People in prison experience a higher burden of communicable diseases such as hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV often linked to a history of injecting drug use. In addition, incarceration...

Alexis Goosdeel meets new Executive Director of Europol

Alexis Goosdeel meets new Executive Director of Europol

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel today visited his new counterpart at Europol, Ms Catherine De Bolle in the first official meeting between the two heads of agencies.

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Uruguay reports on regulated cannabis growing and sales

In Uruguay, the Institute for Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) released a report on the national regulated market, based on data up to 5 June 2018.

Seventh European drugs summer school kicks off in Lisbon with record number of students

The seventh European drugs summer school (EDSS) — ‘Illicit drugs in Europe: demand, supply and public policies’ — opens today in Lisbon on the eve of International day against drug abuse and illicit...

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