CONSULTATION OF ENCOD MEMBERS

published Wednesday 19 March 2008 15:51, by encod . update Monday 4 January 2010 10:17

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• CONSULTATION OF ENCOD MEMBERS

  5 December 2007 09:28, by Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland

  You should present the proposals for an end to prohibition first and most importantly. If there are opportunities for other representations you can do them as personal remarks to individuals or a letter afterwards etc. From Legalise Cannabis Campaign Scotland

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• CONSULTATION OF ENCOD MEMBERS

  20 March 2008 10:27, by FARId

  Dear Friends, I think that in regard of the first meeting held on december’07, ENCOD should adressed a letter before april 20th (common with other Civil society representatives that were choose by HDG for this dialogue with civil society) to all EU MP and each national government, with copy to the Pompidou group targetting the next EU action Plan by saying "a new action plan should adressed this and this (major proposals contained in Catania report) and if not, that will show that EU institutions have no interest with "dialogue" and are using fake process in order to "dive the fish"...

  Because, things are going fast, and we know that it is the french government which gonna draft the next action plan... results are already known about the way it will go. I’m sure that the "dialogue within a civil society forum" with unbalanced members between pro and anti prohibitionnist politics, with unreal networks, with institutionnal NGO which are not corresponding to the definition of a "civil society" group... Then, I think that the real process of dialogue is already out of the room, so we have to keep the seat inside to get the informations and to be able to inform our network even with our critics (positives or not) ; but then we should not be blind by this forum.

  At least, the commission of EU parliament that draft the catania report, then the vote by EU MP was not used by HDG... what can a civil society NGO forum could achieved better than some parliamentarians ; I really doubt of the will of EU burocrats to take into account of what could get out of the "forum".

  Best regards, FARId

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  • CONSULTATION OF ENCOD MEMBERS 20 March 2008 19:36, by encod

    Dear Farid

    I totally agree with you.

    joep

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    • CONSULTATION OF ENCOD MEMBERS 22 March 2008 13:10, by Ossi

      Dear Joep and Farid & others,

      Good work in this quite locked up situation. Farid’s proposal sounds great and I encourage you to work upon it.

      What I think is significant is the global situation with the deep economical depression or even collapse looming ahead for the USA. It is very likely that the US situation will deepen into total slump and that in turn will remove its power as the controller of the world. This is already happening, but it will take this year (2008) to see more banks to get bankrupt and the full downward process will take approx two years. By the end of 2009 the US will no longer have the financial resources required to maintain the drug prohibition apparatus in its present day form.

      The downturn will not be short, it will be a lengthy process. After reaching the bottom, the country will remain in stagnation for at least of three years, before something can be collected from the rubble. I am seeing general strikes, massive demonstrationsa and even riots happening in the US, and eventually the public will take the power from the current ruling authoritarian capitalist elite.

      While the US has been the powerhouse of the whole western economy, the situation in america will affect the whole world and escalate into Europe as well, but perhaps with less drastic effects. Unemployment and government expenditure will go up, human suffering will increase demand for drugs both in US and in EU and this combined with the decreasing govermental funds will eventually force the goverments to re-prioritize their policies and start looking for something cost-effective.

      There may be drastic reforms forth coming in the financial and political systems of the world in the coming years, after the current banking crisis has escalated into full-fledged financial slump, devaluated several world currencies and shattered the current power structures into rubble.

      I see that though it sounds hard and challenging scenario, it is a realistic and quite propable view, that has good chances for a very positive outcome. This all is required to tranform the present day environmentally un-sustainable materialist consumer society with its undemocratic and authoritarian power elite into real human society that lives in balance with human psychology, spirituality and the nature.

      Best wishes,

      Ossi

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