Speaker Stig Erik Sørheim – EURAD. An overview of cannabis policy in Europe with special emphasis on recent developments in countries like Malta, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The presentation will also address the evolution of the medical cannabis market and legal cannabinoids like CBD, and the role of the legal cannabis industry as a driver for policy change.
Video link: https://vimeo.com/732103462/86c9edb248
Full Name
Stig Erik Sørheim
Position
President
Institution
EURAD
Bio
Stig Erik Sørheim is head of the international department of Actis – Norwegian Policy Network on Alcohol and Drugs. He is currently president of EURAD Asbl, a European policy network for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery. In his work he follows international alcohol and drug policy on the European and global level. He is on the board of several European and regional alcohol, drug and gambling policy networks. He has also been the vice-chair of the European Civil Society Forum on Drugs. He was formerly a senior adviser in the Norwegian Directorate of Health, working on alcohol and drug issues and social inequalities in health. He earned his Cand. Philol. degree in the humanities at the University of Oslo.