Cannabis & related

Publications13 September 2026

Small-scale cannabis cultivation, use, and supply in eighteen countries: methods, motives, and experiences

Potter et al.'s findings challenge stereotypes of cannabis growers, finding that small-scale cultivation is increasingly widespread, socially embedded, and largely disconnected from profit-driven drug markets and serious criminal activity.

News13 September 2026

American weed is going global. Europe is not ready.

As North American cannabis companies expand into Europe, Kojo Koram examines the risks of importing a profit-driven cannabis model before putting public health and social justice first.

News20 July 2026

Rastafarians in Kenya fail in bid to get cannabis legalised for religious purposes

Kenya’s High Court acknowledged the need for a wider debate on reform, but upheld criminalisation.

IDPC in the Media20 February 2026

Hungary can’t pick and choose EU positions abroad, top court says after cannabis vote

Thumb: Courthouse News Service

Publications12 February 2026

Analysis of results from cannabis pilot trials in Swiss cities

Evaluation of Switzerland’s cannabis pilot trials finds high participant satisfaction, no notable public-order incidents, and early signs that legal access models can reduce reliance on the illicit market.

News27 January 2026

Hungary infringed EU law by voting against the Council’s common position regarding the rescheduling of cannabis, EU Court rules

The European Commission may seek financial penalties if it considers that Hungary fails to comply with the judgment.

News2 January 2026

Morocco aims to boost legal cannabis farming and tap a global boom

Legal cannabis cultivation provides farmers with stability and income, but restrictive regulations and the profitability of the black market enable illicit growing to persist.

Publications11 December 2025

Drug policy stasis and hegemonic narratives of cannabis in Nigeria

Klantschnig et al. show how dominant state narratives suppress community perspectives, reinforce prohibition, and marginalise livelihoods, revealing why meaningful change remains elusive.

News15 October 2025

Spain: Government approves the use of medical cannabis, limited to hospitals and prescribed by specialists

The regulation will allow hospital specialists to prescribe medical cannabis when other treatments are ineffective.

News30 September 2025

United States: The new war on weed

Local governments that have regulated cannabis face the challenge of enforcing commercial restrictions on unlicensed premises.

News3 September 2025

Dutch hashish only in 10 towns as legal marijuana trial moves on

Ten Dutch municipalities will be permitted to sell only legally produced hashish. Experts suggest demand for Moroccan hashish will continue, driving the market out of the shops and into the streets

Events

48th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD)

Online

20 October 2025 - 22 October 2025

The WHO's ECDD meeting will assess the critical reviews of a handful of substances, including the coca leaf, guiding future international scheduling decisions, with major implications for Indigenous rights.

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