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European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies

European network of organisations and citizens

Summary

European network of organisations and citizens

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name	ENCOD (European coalition for just and effective drug policies)
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formation	1994
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purpose	Drugs and drug policy reform in Europe.
headquarters	Antwerp, Belgium
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region_served	Europe
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leader_title	Steering Committee
leader_name	Rotating yearly
main_organ	ENCOD monthly bulletin
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The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD), originally European NGO Council On Drugs and development, is a network of European non-governmental organisations and citizens concerned with the impact of current international drug policies on the lives of the most affected sectors in Europe and the Global South. Since 1994 they have been working to advocate more just and effective drugs control policies, which include an integrated solution for all problems related to the global drugs phenomenon.

History

ENCOD was set up in 1993 thanks to the support of the European Commission, as an NGO counterpart to the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction. However, the Management Board of the EMCDDA later decided to ignore any NGO involvement in the work of the EMCDDA.

In 1998 a Manifesto for just and effective drug policies was redacted by 14 NGOs from Europe, Africa and South America, then signed by hundreds of organizations, companies, political parties, and citizens.

ENCOD is a self-financed and independent network, legally based in Belgium, and is steered by a Committee composed citizens from different EU countries (5 people after the 2013 General assembly).

Mission

The organization declares three primary objectives:

To improve understanding of the causes and effects of the drugs trade,
To contribute to the elaboration of just and effective drugs control policies,
To bring about greater consistency between drugs control efforts and economic and social policies.

ENCOD is implementing these objectives in three ways:

it facilitates coordination, information exchange and joint analysis between its members,
it carries out joint information campaigns, aimed at the general public,
it carries out joint advocacy activities, aimed at policy-makers and the media.

Activities

Advising and organizational activities

In 1998, publication of the Manifesto for just and effective drug policies
Annual participation in the round table organized by the Commission on narcotic drugs (CND)
In 2006 ENCOD organised with the support of the Greens–European free alliance and European united left a meeting in the European Parliament in Brussels
From 7 to 9 March 2008 ENCOD co-organised an international meeting in Vienna for a European alternative in drug policies called Drug Peace Days
In the early 2000s, setup of the Cannabis Social Club concept and rules
Advise and counselling about drug policies possible changes.
In March 2014, participation in the annual meeting of the Commission on narcotic drugs (CND). Set up of an alternative press center during the meeting.

Public campaigns

In 2003, 'Spread the Seeds' campaign
Series of Conferences at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: "Vienna 2003: a Chance for the World" (March 2003), "The Road to Vienna" (November 2006).
In 2009, conference "Coca 2009, from persecution to proposal" on the possibilities of a European approach towards the coca leaf, at the European Parliament.
In 2011, publication of the Code of conduct for a European Cannabis Social Club, the basic structural rules of non-prifot and transparency, that were used by many Cannabis social clubs in Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France etc.
In 2013 and 2014, European campaign for the elections to European Parliament "Manifesto for safe and healthy drug policies in Europe".

References

"Colombia Support Network: Human Rights for Colombia".
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_166248_EN_web_INSIGHTS_CANNABIS.pdf {{Webarchive. link. (23 April 2014 EMCDDA monographs #10, pages 74 to 75 and page 249)
Price, Stephanie. (2020-09-22). "Working towards fair, humanised policy on drugs with ENCOD".
"COALITION FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICIES - Encod.org".
"What is ENCOD ?". What is ENCOD.
[http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv_pdf/2013/09/02/13135131.pdf European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies]
http://www.encod.org/info/IMG/pdf/VIRGINIA_MONTANES.pdf {{Webarchive. link. (3 December 2013 Examples: 2008 analysis "UN, plants, and the history of announced murders")
http://www.chanvre-info.ch/info/IMG/PROG129.pdf European alternatives in drug policies, European Parliament, Brussels, 6–7 November 2006
http://www.encod.org/info/local/cache-vignettes/L459xH643/frente_frances_baja-e1c95.jpg {{Webarchive. link. (24 September 2015 Poster of the Vienna Meeting (2008))
http://derstandard.at/3256042?sap=2&_pid=8911156 in German, article in "Der Standard"
http://cba.fro.at/9038 Press conference (audio file) the 7th of marche, 2008.
http://www.chanvre-info.ch/info/IMG/PROG129.pdf Vienna meeting Program
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/topics/pods/legal-supply-of-cannabis#panel4 ENCOD Cannabis social clubs, on EMCDDA website.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/culture/2013/10/cannabis-legalized-morocco-parliament.html Interactions between ENCOD and the Moroccan parliament, 2013
http://www.parlamento.euskadi.net/pdfs_batzorde/133.pdf {{Webarchive. link. (2 December 2013 Interactions between ENCOD and the Euskadi parliament (Spain), 2009)
"We need real change and we need it now - Encod.org".
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_53353_EN_Cannabis-Vol-1-FINAL.pdf {{Webarchive. link. (4 December 2013 EMCDDA monograph #8, page 88)
Oomen, Joep. (9 January 2016). "Letter to Mrs. Elly Schlein, Member of the European Parliament".
(2009-02-10). "COCA 2009: DEBATE IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - Encod.org".
"CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EUROPEAN CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUBS - Encod.org".
"MANIFEST FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY DRUG POLICIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - Encod.org".

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