Newsweed / Cannabis news / Cannabis events

Legalize-iT conference in Marseille on March 19

Published

5 years ago

15 March 2022

Legalize It conference in Marseille on March 19

Following a call to action by citizens of Marseille, a forum on the legalization of cannabis will be held at Parc Chanot on Saturday, March 19, starting at 9 a.m.

ADVERTISING

Organized in partnership with the ecologist and citizen group of the city of Marseille, NORML France and Alpha-CAT, With the support of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, the event will bring together legalization activists, elected representatives, doctors, researchers and experts on the subject.

On the sidelines of the conference, a community fair and information booths will provide an opportunity for citizens, service users, and organizations to meet one another.

Admission is free, but registration is required, on this link.

The Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1H2Biicvd

Schedule for the day: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Welcome remarks by the organizers; introduction to the conference and overview of the day’s program.

David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA), Fanny Fontan (Marseille Ecological and Citizens’ Group), Sébastien Béguerie (CEO, Kanavape/Alpha-CAT), Hugo Bessenay (Public Affairs Director, NORML France)

ADVERTISING

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Failures of Prohibition & Findings

Prof. Christian Muller (Researcher, Strasbourg School of Pharmacy), Serge Supersac (Former police officer, researcher at ORDCS), Khadidja Sahraoui-Chapuis (Researcher, Mediterranean Laboratory of Sociology), Béatrice Stambul (Psychiatrist, ASUD Mars Say Yeah).

Host / Moderator: Michel Henry (Journalist)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Current Regulations and the Cannabis Market: Insights from France and Abroad.

ADVERTISING

Xavier Pizarro, Esq. (Kanavape Attorney), Charles Morel, Esq. (President of the Union of CBD Professionals), Jouany Chatoux (French Association of Cannabinoid Producers/La Ferme Bio de Pigerolles), Ludovic Rachou (UIVEC), Nicolas Todorovski (Bural Zen), Mao Aoust (CEO, High Society).

Host / Moderator: Sébastien Béguerie (Kanavape/Alpha-CAT).

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The State of Legislative Debate in France

Eric Coquerel via Zoom (LFI Member of Parliament), Marie Vogel (EELV Senator), Farid Ghehiouèche (Cannabis Sans Frontières).
Moderator: David Cormand (The Greens/EFA)5:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. What regulatory framework and economic model for legalization should France adopt?

Kenzi Riboulet (Independent researcher, co-founder of NORML France, FAAAT), Davide Fortin (Researcher at Panthéon-Sorbonne, MPG), Christian Ben Lakhdar (Professor and associate professor at the University of Lille), Céline Burgos (Resident of La Busserine).

Moderator: Karima Berriche (Sociologist, specialist in Marseille’s northern neighborhoods)

An update on the status of responses from the #ScoreNORML will be carried out, in addition to inviting candidates and members of Congress to participate: https://score.norml.fr