The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies, is a European network of currently 156 organisations and individual citizens affected and concerned by current drug policies.

Drug policies have a huge impact on society. Current drug laws lead to the criminalisation of millions of law abiding citizens, without any evidence that this is an effective way of reducing harm caused to public health or safety. On the contrary: the illegal environment in which drug production, trade and consumption often take place creates significant harm to the health of both users and their surroundings.

Current drug policies deprive society from benefiting from the positive applications of plants such as hemp or coca leaves, while they guarantee criminal profits, which, according to the UN agency in charge of drug control, can be estimated at 400 billion Euros a year.

We believe future drug policies need to be just and effective, i.e. based on respect for human rights and on evidence.

Among our members are organisations of cannabis and other drug users, of health workers, researchers, grassroot activists as well as media, companies and individual citizens.

The war on drugs must end. Help us to declare peace. Support ENCOD.

ENCOD - Lange Lozanastraat 14 - 2018 Antwerpen - Belgium

Tel: +32 (0)3 293 0886 - Mob: +32 (0)495 122 644

E-mail: office@encod.org - www.encod.org

Interested in joining us? See here for more information