3032/2023/WEB 'European Drug Markets Report: Cannabis'

The aim of this webinar is to introduce the Cannabis module of the joint EMCDDA – Europol publication of EU Drug Markets, which is a strategic and action-oriented analysis of the information available on Europe’s illicit drug markets. It takes a broad view of these markets from production and trafficking to distribution and use. By covering specific drugs in dedicated modules, it provides a holistic and systemic perspective, capturing key aspects of the wider security and public health consequences of drug markets, as well as the main factors driving change and new threats. It furthermore provides a unique set of essential resources for law enforcement professionals, policy makers and the academic community.

The module Cannabis of the EU Drug Market Reports is an EMPACT activity (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats).

By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:

• Identify characteristics of the European cannabis markets in the EU concerning herbs, resin and cannabinoids;
• List emerging products (edibles, vaping products, e-liquids, concentrates) as well as new semi-synthetic cannabinoids;
• Describe how consumers obtain cannabis and the role that social media plays in this for sales in the cannabis culture;
• Summarise modi operandi, characteristics and roles of criminal networks involved in the illicit cannabis market (production, trafficking and distribution);
• List actions to address current cannabis threads in the European market to increase preparedness for law enforcement and the judiciary.