Representatives from five European countries, as well as the European Union Drug Agency (EUDA), met in Germany last week to discuss the regulation of cannabis for non-medical purposes.
European leaders from Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands and Czech Republic attended an international ministerial exchange in Germany to share their experiences of regulating cannabis.
The meeting, which was hosted by Germany's Federal Government's Addiction and Drug Commissioner Burkhard Blienert, was also attended by high-ranking representatives of the European Union Drug Agency (EUDA) and experts in the fields of science, society and drug policy.
This is the third year that European nations have held a ministerial exchange on regulation of cannabis to share experiences with a focus on protecting public health and reducing the harms of the illegal market. It follows consultations held in Luxembourg in 2022 and Malta in 2023.
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