Tom Blickman
@tomblickman.bsky.social
Drug policy reform expert at the Transnational Institute (TNI)
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Contributing in Dutch, English, Spanish, French, German ...
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The legal #cannabis sector in Morocco (for industrial and medicinal cannabis) is inhibited by bureaucracy, the ban on recreational cannabis and the appeal of the illegal market. 1/4
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July 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The legal #cannabis sector in Morocco (for industrial and medicinal cannabis) is inhibited by bureaucracy, the ban on recreational cannabis and the appeal of the illegal market. 1/4
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Cultivation associations in Germany have been authorised to grow #cannabis and distribute it to their members for a year now. The authorities have authorised 293 such associations. There are a particularly large number of such associations in NRW and Lower Saxony.
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Cannabis-Legalisierung: Fast 300 Cannabis-Klubs sind in Deutschland bereits genehmigt
Seit einem Jahr dürfen Cannabis-Klubs Marihuana anbauen und an ihre Mitglieder weitergeben. In NRW und Niedersachsen gibt es besonders viele solcher Vereine.
www.zeit.de
July 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Cultivation associations in Germany have been authorised to grow #cannabis and distribute it to their members for a year now. The authorities have authorised 293 such associations. There are a particularly large number of such associations in NRW and Lower Saxony.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
The German #cannabis law is to be ‘evaluated’ in the autumn. If drug commissioner Hendrik Streeck has his way, it could be amended. An end to the cannabis law is conceivable. ‘I'm not ruling anything out,’ says Streeck.
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Cannabis-Gesetz auf der Kippe? „Ich schließe nichts aus“ – erster CDU-Plan sickert durch
Das Cannabis-Gesetz soll „evaluiert“ werden. Geht es nach dem Drogenbeauftragten, könnte es sich ändern. Dazu passt ein aktueller Gesetzesentwurf.
www.fr.de
July 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The German #cannabis law is to be ‘evaluated’ in the autumn. If drug commissioner Hendrik Streeck has his way, it could be amended. An end to the cannabis law is conceivable. ‘I'm not ruling anything out,’ says Streeck.
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Punitive drug policies haven’t worked. Around the world, alternatives are being trialled with success. Important conversation from the UN in Geneva.
🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
July 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Punitive drug policies haven’t worked. Around the world, alternatives are being trialled with success. Important conversation from the UN in Geneva.
🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
If 21 months of seeing the death of babies, women, children, journalists, doctors and other innocents was not enough, the ghetto plan should be turning on all the warning lights. Israel is behaving as if it is planning genocide and expulsion.
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The Jewish state is building a ghetto | Opinion
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July 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If 21 months of seeing the death of babies, women, children, journalists, doctors and other innocents was not enough, the ghetto plan should be turning on all the warning lights. Israel is behaving as if it is planning genocide and expulsion.
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At the last CND in March 2025, Colombia led a resolution that creates an independent expert panel that will conduct a long-overdue review of the UN drug control ‘machinery’. Colombian ambassador Laura Gil explains the background.
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'Changing the current drug policy regime has become a life cause for me' – An interview with Colombia’s ambassador-at-large for drug policy, Laura Gil
Colombia’s Ambassador Laura Gil reflects on challenging the global drug regime, breaking taboos, and building hope for a post-Prohibition future — one coalition at a time.
idpc.net
July 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
At the last CND in March 2025, Colombia led a resolution that creates an independent expert panel that will conduct a long-overdue review of the UN drug control ‘machinery’. Colombian ambassador Laura Gil explains the background.
idpc.net/news/2025/07...
idpc.net/news/2025/07...
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'Nothing ever happens in Vienna,' they said — but Amb. Laura Gil proved otherwise.
She broke taboos, built coalitions & leaned on #CivilSociety to shift the dial on #DrugPolicyReform.
📺 Must-watch via @drugreporter.bsky.social & @idpc.net:
She broke taboos, built coalitions & leaned on #CivilSociety to shift the dial on #DrugPolicyReform.
📺 Must-watch via @drugreporter.bsky.social & @idpc.net:
'Changing the current drug policy regime has become a life cause for me' – An interview with Colombia’s ambassador-at-large for drug policy, Laura Gil
Colombia’s Ambassador Laura Gil reflects on challenging the global drug regime, breaking taboos, and building hope for a post-Prohibition future — one coalition at a time.
bit.ly
July 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
'Nothing ever happens in Vienna,' they said — but Amb. Laura Gil proved otherwise.
She broke taboos, built coalitions & leaned on #CivilSociety to shift the dial on #DrugPolicyReform.
📺 Must-watch via @drugreporter.bsky.social & @idpc.net:
She broke taboos, built coalitions & leaned on #CivilSociety to shift the dial on #DrugPolicyReform.
📺 Must-watch via @drugreporter.bsky.social & @idpc.net:
Legal #cannabis farmers in Morocco are unable to dispose of their crops because their products do not meet strict Western requirements for medicinal cannabis. The situation is dire; many farmers are considering going back into illegality, says TNI's Pien Metaal.
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platformcannabis.nl/redactionele...
Veel inside info op Meet & Greet middag van coffeeshopbond PCN
Warm en wetenswaardig: zo zou je de PCN Meet & Greet middag van 25 juni samen kunnen vatten. Het kwik liep bij Bosvreugd op tot boven de dertig...
platformcannabis.nl
July 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Legal #cannabis farmers in Morocco are unable to dispose of their crops because their products do not meet strict Western requirements for medicinal cannabis. The situation is dire; many farmers are considering going back into illegality, says TNI's Pien Metaal.
platformcannabis.nl/redactionele...
platformcannabis.nl/redactionele...
In Thailand #cannabis dispensaries must transition into medical clinics if they are to continue to run legally, says the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine that is working on a draft of the new ministerial initiative to regulate the plant. 1/2
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Medical clinics to replace cannabis dispensaries
Cannabis dispensaries must transition into medical clinics if they are to continue to run legally, says the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine.
www.bangkokpost.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In Thailand #cannabis dispensaries must transition into medical clinics if they are to continue to run legally, says the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine that is working on a draft of the new ministerial initiative to regulate the plant. 1/2
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In Switzerland #cannabis could soon be legalised.
The Cann-L pilot trial in Lausanne is serving as a model. One million Swiss francs is now escaping from the local black market. Consumers prefer products with a lower THC content for their health.
www.tdg.ch/legalisation...
The Cann-L pilot trial in Lausanne is serving as a model. One million Swiss francs is now escaping from the local black market. Consumers prefer products with a lower THC content for their health.
www.tdg.ch/legalisation...
À Lausanne, policiers et experts s’allient autour du cannabis légalisé
Le cannabis pourrait bientôt être légalisé en Suisse. Un essai pilote à Lausanne sert de modèle pour répondre à la violence croissante liée à la drogue.
www.tdg.ch
July 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In Switzerland #cannabis could soon be legalised.
The Cann-L pilot trial in Lausanne is serving as a model. One million Swiss francs is now escaping from the local black market. Consumers prefer products with a lower THC content for their health.
www.tdg.ch/legalisation...
The Cann-L pilot trial in Lausanne is serving as a model. One million Swiss francs is now escaping from the local black market. Consumers prefer products with a lower THC content for their health.
www.tdg.ch/legalisation...
Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise #cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's narcotics list in 2022.
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Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, shaking $1 billion industry
Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's narcotics list in 2022.
www.reuters.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise #cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's narcotics list in 2022.
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Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug in Europe: 24 million European adults have used #cannabis in the last year. euda.europa.eu/publications...
The European Commission fails 24 million European adults by blocking a comprehensive legal regulation.
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The European Commission fails 24 million European adults by blocking a comprehensive legal regulation.
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Germany waters down plan to legalize cannabis after EU talks – DW – 04/12/2023
Germany on Wednesday presented legislation that would allow cannabis possession and private cultivation, but not widespread commercial sales in shops for the time being.
www.dw.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug in Europe: 24 million European adults have used #cannabis in the last year. euda.europa.eu/publications...
The European Commission fails 24 million European adults by blocking a comprehensive legal regulation.
www.dw.com/en/germany-w...
The European Commission fails 24 million European adults by blocking a comprehensive legal regulation.
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The coca leaf is sacred. UN drug policy must stop criminalising Indigenous traditions. The current WHO review is a rare chance to align drug policy with human rights.
Will the UN meet the moment? More in our Coca Chronicles #5 with @wola-org.bsky.social. www.tni.org/en/article/t...
Will the UN meet the moment? More in our Coca Chronicles #5 with @wola-org.bsky.social. www.tni.org/en/article/t...
The UN Coca Leaf Review and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Can the WHO Meet the Moment? | Transnational Institute
Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform global drug policy and marks an important moment for Indigenous rights and tr...
www.tni.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The coca leaf is sacred. UN drug policy must stop criminalising Indigenous traditions. The current WHO review is a rare chance to align drug policy with human rights.
Will the UN meet the moment? More in our Coca Chronicles #5 with @wola-org.bsky.social. www.tni.org/en/article/t...
Will the UN meet the moment? More in our Coca Chronicles #5 with @wola-org.bsky.social. www.tni.org/en/article/t...
Cannabis cultivation in Morocco expanded from around 1,400 hectares last year to between 3,000 and 3,500 hectares in 2025, more than doubling in scale... But: there is no market.
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Morocco wraps up second legal cannabis planting season amid growing demand
Morocco is set to conclude its second official season of legally cultivating its traditional cannabis plant, known locally as “Beldiya”, by the end of
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June 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Cannabis cultivation in Morocco expanded from around 1,400 hectares last year to between 3,000 and 3,500 hectares in 2025, more than doubling in scale... But: there is no market.
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European Drug Report 2025: Europe’s #cannabis market continues to evolve, but it is unclear what direction future European policies will take.
www.euda.europa.eu/publications...
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Understanding Europe’s drug situation in 2025 – key developments (European Drug Report 2025) | www.euda.europa.eu
The EUDA’s latest analysis of the European drug phenomenon reveals a drug market that is both resilient and influenced by developments taking place at the global level.
www.euda.europa.eu
June 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
European Drug Report 2025: Europe’s #cannabis market continues to evolve, but it is unclear what direction future European policies will take.
www.euda.europa.eu/publications...
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Descheduling #Coca: Challenges and Outcome Scenarios of the WHO Review www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxA... Video of my presentation at the mckenna.academy Wisdom of the Leaf - Coca Summit in Cusco, Peru (3-7 February 2025)
Martin Jelsma: Descheduling Coca: Challenges and Outcome Scenarios of the WHO review
YouTube video by Mckenna Academy of Natural Philosophy
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June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Descheduling #Coca: Challenges and Outcome Scenarios of the WHO Review www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxA... Video of my presentation at the mckenna.academy Wisdom of the Leaf - Coca Summit in Cusco, Peru (3-7 February 2025)
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🚨 Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director, has resigned. 🚨
The UN's drugs agency stands at a crossroads, and Secretary-General António Guterres now has a rare opportunity to appoint a champion of human rights-based drug policies.
Ann Fordham - @idpc.net, explains in our blog: idpc.net/blog/2025/06...
The UN's drugs agency stands at a crossroads, and Secretary-General António Guterres now has a rare opportunity to appoint a champion of human rights-based drug policies.
Ann Fordham - @idpc.net, explains in our blog: idpc.net/blog/2025/06...
'When the going gets tough’: Leadership change at UNODC amidst global turmoil, UN reforms and drug policy opportunities
Ghada Waly’s resignation offers the UN Secretary-General a chance to appoint a leader who will align UNODC with human rights-based drug policies and the broader UN system.
idpc.net
June 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🚨 Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director, has resigned. 🚨
The UN's drugs agency stands at a crossroads, and Secretary-General António Guterres now has a rare opportunity to appoint a champion of human rights-based drug policies.
Ann Fordham - @idpc.net, explains in our blog: idpc.net/blog/2025/06...
The UN's drugs agency stands at a crossroads, and Secretary-General António Guterres now has a rare opportunity to appoint a champion of human rights-based drug policies.
Ann Fordham - @idpc.net, explains in our blog: idpc.net/blog/2025/06...
The non-enforcement on the sale of illegal hashish in participating coffee shops within the Dutch cannabis experiment will be extended once more until 1 September 2025. This decision was taken following signals of shortages of regulated hashish. 1/2
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Tijdelijke gedoogperiode voor illegale hasj in wietexperiment verlengd tot 1 september 2025
De tijdelijke gedoogperiode van illegale hasj in het wietexperiment wordt verlengd tot 1 september 2025 maakten de ministers bekend.
cannabisindustrie.nl
May 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The non-enforcement on the sale of illegal hashish in participating coffee shops within the Dutch cannabis experiment will be extended once more until 1 September 2025. This decision was taken following signals of shortages of regulated hashish. 1/2
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Where too many politicians lack the courage to challenge the failed 'war on drugs', Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has showed pragmatic leadership:
"why leave a health-risk product to criminals? Alcohol & medicine are regulated, why not [currently illegal] drugs?"
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"why leave a health-risk product to criminals? Alcohol & medicine are regulated, why not [currently illegal] drugs?"
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Amsterdam’s rebel mayor on sex, drugs and tourists - Monocle
Femke Halsema, the Dutch capital’s first female mayor, doesn’t shy away from radical yet rational policymaking. Here she tells us...
monocle.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Where too many politicians lack the courage to challenge the failed 'war on drugs', Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has showed pragmatic leadership:
"why leave a health-risk product to criminals? Alcohol & medicine are regulated, why not [currently illegal] drugs?"
monocle.com/affairs/amst...
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"why leave a health-risk product to criminals? Alcohol & medicine are regulated, why not [currently illegal] drugs?"
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An icon and one of the most inspiring world leaders has passed. José “Pepe” Mujica legalized cannabis, abortion, and same-sex marriage. A great loss in these times of imbecile weirdos in power ...
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Former Uruguayan president José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, the quiet revolutionary, dies at 89
The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity
english.elpais.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
An icon and one of the most inspiring world leaders has passed. José “Pepe” Mujica legalized cannabis, abortion, and same-sex marriage. A great loss in these times of imbecile weirdos in power ...
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english.elpais.com/internationa...
Legales Cannabis reduziert den Missbrauch der Droge. Besonders bei Personen, die neben Cannabis auch noch andere Drogen konsumieren, reduziert eine legale Abgabe der Substanz den problematischen Konsum, wie eine neue Studie aus Basel zeigt.
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Legales Cannabis senkt Missbrauch besonders bei Mischkonsumenten
Legales Cannabis reduziert den Missbrauch der Droge. Besonders bei Personen, die neben Cannabis auch noch andere Drogen konsumieren, reduziert eine legale Abgabe der Substanz den problematischen Konsu...
www.swissinfo.ch
May 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Legales Cannabis reduziert den Missbrauch der Droge. Besonders bei Personen, die neben Cannabis auch noch andere Drogen konsumieren, reduziert eine legale Abgabe der Substanz den problematischen Konsum, wie eine neue Studie aus Basel zeigt.
www.swissinfo.ch/ger/legales-...
www.swissinfo.ch/ger/legales-...
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What strategies has the far-right used to gain power—and how can we resist? TNI seeks ideas that help movements sharpen their tactics. Call for essays, deadline for pitches: 2 June www.tni.org/en/article/c...
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
What strategies has the far-right used to gain power—and how can we resist? TNI seeks ideas that help movements sharpen their tactics. Call for essays, deadline for pitches: 2 June www.tni.org/en/article/c...
The legal distribution of cannabis can reduce problematic consumption, particularly among people who also use other drugs, according to a Swiss study. 1/2
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Legal distribution of cannabis can reduce abuse
The legal distribution of cannabis can reduce problematic consumption, particularly among people who also use other drugs, according to a study from Basel.
www.swissinfo.ch
May 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The legal distribution of cannabis can reduce problematic consumption, particularly among people who also use other drugs, according to a Swiss study. 1/2
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
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La OMS decidirá en octubre si la hoja de #coca debe ser legal: Bolivia y Colombia lideran su defensa www.infobae.com/america/mund...
La OMS decidirá en octubre si la hoja de coca debe ser legal: Bolivia y Colombia lideran su defensa
La hoja ancestral de los Andes podría dejar de ser tratada como heroína. El veredicto se acerca y la historia podría cambiar en Ginebra
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May 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
La OMS decidirá en octubre si la hoja de #coca debe ser legal: Bolivia y Colombia lideran su defensa www.infobae.com/america/mund...
A Dutch investor emphasized that multiple companies are eager to import Moroccan #cannabis, and local stakeholders are urging both the Dutch and Moroccan governments to facilitate the process. 1/3
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Dutch company eyes import of Moroccan cannabis amid supply shortage
As Dutch media reported the government’s interest in importing regulated Moroccan cannabis, Hespress has learned that a leading Dutch company has already
en.hespress.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A Dutch investor emphasized that multiple companies are eager to import Moroccan #cannabis, and local stakeholders are urging both the Dutch and Moroccan governments to facilitate the process. 1/3
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