What are the key objectives of harm reduction principles within a regulated not-for-profit framework for the adult non-medical use of cannabis?
Access to High Quality Cannabis
ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CANNABIS
Ensure people who use cannabis have access to high quality cannabis products developed under close scrutiny and following strict cultivation, storage, transport and distribution criteria
Harm Reduction Approach for CHRAs
Harm Reduction Approach for CHRAs
Establish a comprehensive harm reduction approach for Cannabis Harm Reduction Associations and the general cannabis community in Malta
Reduce Legal and Social Risks
Reduce Legal and Social Risks
Reduce legal and social risks for people who use cannabis by providing a safe and regulated outlet where to obtain cannabis
Rights and Responsibilities
Rights and Responsibilities
Prioritise the interdependent relationship between rights and responsibilities, with an evidence-based approach providing the basis for informed and empowered decision making
Monitor Prevalence Level
Monitor Prevalence Level
Monitor prevalence levels, including local trends, and propose appropriate measures to reduce high-risk cannabis use
Focus on Organised Crime
Focus on Organised Crime
Free up law enforcement capacity and resources to better focus on organised crime and money laundering linked with the international illicit trafficking of cannabis
Prevention and Treatment
Prevention and Treatment
Together with the national agency on prevention and treatment, Sedqa, develop educational tools further complementing preventive efforts to delay the use of cannabis, and reduce prevalence levels especially amongst young people
Combat Stigma
Combat Stigma
Adopt non-judgmental language and educational tools to combat stigma and discrimination suffered by people who use cannabis, in particular people hailing from difficult socio-economic backgrounds or incarcerated for their cannabis possession and cultivation
Appropriate Restorative Social Justice
Appropriate Restorative Social Justice
Recognise the negative unintended consequences of punitive drug policies and adopt appropriate restorative social justice tools to address injustices and abuses
Public Outreach Campaigns
Public Outreach Campaigns
Organise public outreach campaigns on the responsible use of cannabis
Develop Educational Harm Reduction Tools
Develop Educational Harm Reduction Tools
Develop with international like-minded partners educational harm reduction tools to address ill-practices linked with cannabis consumption, such as smoking, and mixing cannabis with tobacco