Report: Cannabis & Sustainable Development
« …The tragedies caused by the lack of adequate and effective control of drug markets have increased social suffering, especially in relatively less developed countries and regions.
That is the reason why sustainable development opportunities must be taken as a guidance to improve the performance of drug policies. But this will not be possible without a strong public administration and efficient evidence-based public policies that, without repeating schemes worn out by the absence of results, take on the challenge of incorporating a new focus.
For all these reasons, we commend the efforts that Civil Society is undertaking to achieve an effective political incidence of this agenda, and we gladly join in an open dialogue where diverse voices and visions can fit. »
Diego Martín Olivera Couto,
Secretary-General, National Drug Council,
Office of the Presidency of the Republic, Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Berlin Declaration and the Report Cannabis & Sustainable Development are presented at the United Nations
European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science 15 March 2019 United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, Austria Highlights: Launch of the Report “Cannabis & Sustainable Development” a fundamental tool for civil society, academia, private sector and governments for the period 2019-2030. Presentation of the Berlin Declaration with the support of more than a…
Knowmad Review: Cannabis and 3D Data
The Knowmad Institut has selected three multidisciplinary studies for curation from the Knowmad Research Gateway that address topics of interest and relevance in the field of science and human rights. The first study explores the factors influencing consumers’ choice of cannabis products, highlighting the role of price and product quality. The second study focuses on the need for more scientific evidence on using cannabis for medicinal purposes and the genetic factors associated with treatment. The third study examines how incorporating 3D data from urban settlements can improve Europe’s population data quality and accuracy.
Drug Policies & Human Rights
Drug Policies & Human Rights Drug Policies Motivated by the exacerbated violence, extrajudicial executions and massacres that the “war on drugs” has produced and continues to produce, particularly in the Northern Triangle of Central America and Southeast Asia. The lack of support for the participation of civil society in intergovernmental spaces, the lack of knowledge…
Workshops & Trainings
Workshops & Trainings Are you part of a group, an NGO, a house of studies or a company that seeks to deepen the theory and implementation with respect to human dignity? We currently offer the following topics: Human Rights and Sustainable Development SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals War on Drugs and Human Rights Cannabis and…
Knowmad Short Film Festival
Welcome to the frontier of change, where cinema meets social reality. The fourth season of the Knowmad Short Film Festival, “Stigma Dialogues,” invites you to dive into a world where drug stigmas and their societal impact are challenged through the power of the seventh art. In “Stigma Dialogues,” we explore untold stories and silenced voices….
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About us We are Knowmads: creative, innovative, and collaborative individuals who leverage technology to build bridges and partner with those promoting human dignity everywhere and at any time to create a better world. At the Knowmad Institut, we amplify Human Dignity and Human Rights through impactful public and private policies. We are People We are…
Medicinal Plants: From Sanitary Fallacy to Medicine of the Future
This contribution is a brief review of the prohibition of psychoactive substances, mainly of medicinal plants at an international level, finding that the westernization of knowledge presents one of the obstacles when applying ancestral knowledge about herbal medicines.
In addition, it looks at the intersections between the fourth industrial revolution, the use of psychedelics and mental health.
Keywords: Psychedelics, Mental Health, Human Rights
Rethink
The Rethink Conference 2020 is an opportunity to build bridges, join forces and gather input from key stakeholders who are building the future…
South African Dagga Private Clubs Initiative
We, the people who use Cannabis throughout South Africa who are the keepers of traditional knowledge of the plant, have been freed after 110 years of the State-led violations of our right to privacy and our dignity as human beings after the Constitutional Court’s judgement “decriminalising the use or possession of Cannabis by an adult…
