Analysis of the 40th and 41st ECDD reviews outcomes and the INCB’s update on Cannabis.
The European Institute of Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Sciences – Knowmad Institut together with our sister organization FAAAT present: The CRIMSON DIGEST Volume 2 Analysis of the 40th and 41st ECDD reviews outcomes and the INCB’s update on Cannabis. Author: Kenzi Riboulet Zemouli. Contributors: Martin Díaz Velásquez, Farid Ghehiouèche, Amy Case King and…
Review: Opioids and Cannabis at the United Nations
Summary and Impressions of the Intergovernmental Meeting of the Expert Group on Opiates and the Reconvened 61st Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations Intergovernmental Meeting of the Expert Group on Opiates Over the past 150 years, humanity has experienced several opioid crises, but none as devastating as the current one,…
Mexico: SCJN jurisprudence in relation to cannabis
By Jorge Hernández Tinajero Last October 31st, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN for its Spanish acronym) resolved positively two amparos on the cannabis issue, and with them was reached the necessary jurisprudence to force the laws on cannabis to be modified by Congress. In Mexico the jurisprudence is created when a…
SERIE – C 2023
Public Health & Medicines of the Future Topics of interest Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Optogenetics, ethical implications and public health Post-consumption of Medicines in Latin America Traditional medicine, herbal medicines and complementary medicine in the future of public health services. Psychedelics, Mental Health and Public Policy Cannabis regulation,…
SERIE – B 2023
Regulation Models, Standards & Fair Trade Topics of interest Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Human Rights, Fair Trade and Access to Technology Intellectual Property of Originary Peoples, folkloric and public cultural goods The role of Novel Foods in rebuilding the food supply chain Jobs, Fair Trade, Sustainability and Cannabis…
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….
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…
About us
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…
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…
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
