FDM

Established 2015. Formerly known as "FAAAT think & do tank"

 

FDM (Forum Drugs Mediterranean) is an international non-profit, non-partisan, and non-governmental research & advocacy organization, with roots in the Mediterranean bassin. Our work focuses on people & policies in relation with drugs that have traditional ties with the Mediterranean region. Founded in 2015 as “FAAAT”, our organization changed its name to “FDM” in 2023.

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Cannabis Embassy

FDM–FAAAT joins the Cannabis Embassy, a horizontal coalition for cannabis knowledge and action at the international level.
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High Compliance

a lex lata legalization for the non-medical cannabis industry:

How to regulate recreational cannabis in accordance with the Single Convention on narcotic drugs

Sustainable Cannabis Policy

Cannabis & the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development | Cannabis y Agenda 2030 de Desarrollo Sostenible | Konopí a Agenda 2030

INCB transparency initiative

181 NGOs from 56 countries call upon INCB to create transparency and accountability in its ‘Cannabis Initiative’ Guidelines effort. One open letter has been sent to United Nations Secretary-General and a voluntary contribution provided to INCB leadership.

INCB monitor / Cannabis Initiative

An independent, public-interest webpage to monitor and document the work of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Cannabis Control Initiative

WHO cannabis review process [archived]

All the work done between 2015 and 2021 on the WHO scientific assessments and UN cannabis scheduling changes.

Our blog

Our blogs with all blog posts since 2015

Our publications

Our publications (2015-2019)

Photo exhibition: Drug consumption rooms

“Safe drug consumption facilities: Building consensus around what works.”

Photo Exhibition presented at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs 60th session (Vienna, March 2017), and at the Geneva Drug Policy Week (Graduate Institute, Geneva, June 2019).

Our events & conferences

All past events and conferences (2015-2019)

EU law & legal cannabis: Policy brief

EU Presidency Policy Brief: Treaty Compliance Options for Cannabis Regulations in the EU (Models of decriminalisation and legal regulation compliant with International Law and EU Acquis). – Published Feb. 2023
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