Albania

Legalize Albania

by ENCOD MEMBERSNGO's

Albania is an ex-communist dictatorship country with 2.8 million people living currently. During the dictatorship era, there was a total block on illegal drugs, and the number of people using them was nearly 0.

After nearly 30 years of transition to have a stable democracy, Albania is today the largest producer of illegal cannabis in Europe and an important road for cocaine from South America and heroin from the east.

Following the independent source of information, we have reasonable doubts that the criminal organizations are very close to the parliamentary parties and are a source of their financial incomes.

This has been documented from different international institutions for example the American Embassy in Tirana that from time to time, announce as “non-grata” deputies or other high-ranked public figures.

Also, during the last years, we have been a witness of deputies being arrested for their criminal activity and the last case of the ex-minister of interior affair that was charged for 3 years and 4 months in prison with the accuse of “office power abuse” as he helped a criminal gang to cultivate cannabis in Albania and after to illegally transport it to Greece and Italy.

According to UNODC (United Nations Office for drug and crime), Albania has a large scale of cannabis users, starting from school kids (12/13 years old).

    • We were focused on sharing true information about cannabis and trying to educate the users but also the society about the cannabis plant and the correct way of use.
    • Also, we have made public questionaries to study the situation of the consumption but also to measure the public sensibility about the case.
    • We plan to develop a project involving the parent in which kids make use of cannabis.
    • Also, as a small country for us was very important to collaborate with other organizations or groups, so we have joined the ECAN (European Cannabis Advocacy Networks) and have a close relationship with the Montenegrin group as well as other countries of Western Balkans.

The current legislation in Albania prohibits all the activity related to drugs and treats cannabis the same way as heroin.

In the last month, the Albanian government has started a public consultation about the legalization of medical cannabis.

 

 

 

Lorenci Gjurgjaj, Tirana Albania

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info@legalize.al

www.legalize.al 

 

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General Assembly 2021

by 2021ENCOD MEMBERSGENERAL ASSEMBLIES

Dear friends and members,

Almost one whole year has passed since our last virtual encounter. This year will be no different. Since the global situation is still pretty much dictated by the COVID-19 and various restrictions, we decided to once again organize a virtual general assembly to ensure the highest possible attendance of all of us. We will use the Jitsi platform for our meeting, which can be easily accessed, without the need to download or install any software to attend. You will receive the link to the meeting a few days before the GA.

Please confirm/cancel your attendance by email to office@encod.org by December 5th, 2021.

Date and time of the General Assembly:

Saturday, December 11th, 2021 from 11 am to 4 pm

Join the Executive Committee

We invite all of you to consider joining the Executive Committee at the upcoming elections.

At the General Assembly, we will once again elect a new Executive Committee with three necessary positions: president, secretary, and treasurer. If you feel compelled to candidate for one of these positions, please send us your motivation statement. It can be in written form or a short video recording.

Send your candidatures to office@encod.org by December 5th, 2021.

Besides the Executive Committee, we also invite you to join the so-called “Inner Circle”, which has been successfully functioning since the last GA. The inner circle meets online every first Saturday of the month to discuss current developments and plan future actions. If you want to get involved, you are more than welcome to join us!

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Freedom to Farm

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Changes on the horizon in Malta

The Maltese government sets to decriminalize up to 7 grams of cannabis and to allow the establishment of Cannabis Associations.

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CannaMedSocialClub Stichting WietOliePuur

by ENCOD MEMBERSNGO's

De CannaMedSocialClub stichting WietOliePuur is van menig dat elke volwassene toegang moet krijgen tot betaalbare Medicinale Cannabis. De stichting WietOliePuur zet zich in voor volwassen die met reguliere medicatie niet meer geholpen zijn.

We willen Thc en Cbd producten betaalbaar maken en voor iedereen boven de 18 jaar toegankelijk maken.

Tevens willen we de zwarte markt graag decriminaliseren omdat er veel te veel malafide wietolie verkopers zijn die geen idee hebben waar ze mee bezig zijn en geld verdienen aan ziekte mensen.

 

Alle producten bij de stichting maken we zelf en we kweken in Nederland binnen de regels die er zijn. We produceren duizenden cannabis en hennep planten elk jaar samen en- met / voor onze donateurs.

De stichting help iedereen bij het gebruik van dit soort producten en geeft advies en begeleiding. Ook willen we op deze manier … de CsC manier proberen de taboe sfeer te laten verdwijnen om cannabis en hennep producten te legaliseren.

Martinus van Lies,

Voorzitter / oprichter stichting WietOliePuur

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The CannaMedSocialClub foundation WietOliePuur believes that every adult should have access to affordable Medical Cannabis. The WietOliePuur foundation is committed to adults who are no longer helped with regular medication.

We want to make Thc and Cbd products affordable and accessible to everyone over 18 years old.

We would also like to decriminalize the black market because there are far too many rogue cannabis oil sellers who have no idea what they are doing and earn money from sick people.

We make all products at the foundation ourselves and we grow in the Netherlands within the rules that exist. We produce thousands of cannabis and hemp plants every year together and with / for our donors.

The foundation helps everyone in the use of these types of products and provides advice and guidance. We also want to try this way … the CsC way to make the taboo atmosphere disappear to legalize cannabis and hemp products.

Martinus van Lies,

Chairman / founder of the WietOliePuur foundation

 

ReLeaf

ReLeaf Malta

by 2021ENCOD MEMBERSNGO's
ReLeaf Malta is a community-based NGO that seeks the regulation of Cannabis in Malta through safe and sensible policies.
ReLeaf Malta is a community-based pressure group that is demanding a change in national cannabis policy.
After decades of a failed national drug policy and the criminalisation of cannabis users, change needs to come to Malta. From the USA to Uruguay, countries all over the world are turning to more sensible and evidence-based policies to tackle the black market created by a policy of prohibition.
Whereas punishment and condemnation were used against drug users in a failed attempt at law enforcement of misguided laws and control of the black market, ReLeaf Malta proposes that regulation and education can be a much stronger national policy to combat these issues.
The multiple applications of the cannabis plant, from medicinal use to industrial use to personal use, have remained largely untapped as a resource, and Malta is in a prime position to be ahead of this global shift in change and take advantage of the fertile soil while it can.
We believe that regulating and controlling the cannabis plant will be incredibly beneficial to the country. Removing the economic and social power away from organised criminal gangs and placing it in the hands of the people and the government would not only mean a more healthy and prosperous society but a more fair and compassionate one as well.
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BioTabs

by ENCOD MEMBERS

BioTabs organic fertilisers is an innovative Dutch research company

BioTabs organic fertilisers is an innovative Dutch research company and producer of organic fertilizer and soil conditioner. We are growers with more than 30 years of experience in plant cultivation. We have been cultivating our beloved plants chemically on Rockwool for 25 years. Five years ago we started testing organic cultivBioTabs Organic Fertilisersation.
For us this was a turning point.

The results were amazing. After an abundant harvest we hardly recognized the smell and taste of our plants.

The smell and taste was many times richer and more intense than we had previously experienced. That was the beginning of our quest for the ultimate organic cultivation method…

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About Barney's Farm

Barney’s Farm

by ENCOD MEMBERS

 

Barney's Farm - www.barneysfarm.com

It was the late 1980s and high atop the Himalayas, heavy snow hurling its way down from the skies, a small group of breeders began to cross-breed marijuana strains carefully selected from every corner of the Middle East and Asia. Bountiful harvests of Sativa and Indica cultivars kept the group’s spirits up during a 3 year stint in the rural, desolate mountains. One member of this talented group would go on to create one of the most prominent cannabis seed production businesses in the world. That business is Barney’s Farm and the man who started it all is Derry.

After his period of successful cultivation in Asia, Derry returned to Amsterdam in 1992 with his newly created cannabis seeds and took the helm at Barney’s Coffee Shop. The popularity of his strains made Barney’s the must- go-to place for interested parties worldwide.

The unique nature of the beginnings of a company like Barney’s Farm only adds to its already vast popularity. The winner of countless awards and a never ending desire to produce ‘new and exciting’ strains of cannabis, it’s no wonder that there is an international demand for Barney’s Farm creations.

Barney’s Souvenirs BV
Haarlemmerstraat 98,
1013 EW Amsterdam

https://www.barneysfarm.com/

Email: info@barneysfarm.com

Telephone: +31-204117249