Events
Attending or volunteering for events is a great way to learn from and connect with others in the community. More events are being live-streamed or recorded and put online, so you can sometimes still see a lecture or workshop when you're unable to go. If you explore their websites some have tons of content from past events. Help make these events even better, and find the others.
420 Annual Cannabis Equality Day
April 20
Global
Annual day to work towards bringing justice to people impacted by cannabis prohibitions.
April 20
Global
Annual day to work towards bringing justice to people impacted by cannabis prohibitions.
Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25)
April 27 - 30
Bogotá, Colombia
HR25.hri.global
Organized by HRI, the conference features over four days of presentations, workshops, films, networking events and more, providing a dynamic forum to share the latest research and discussions on best practice in drug use, harm reduction, and human rights.
April 27 - 30
Bogotá, Colombia
HR25.hri.global
Organized by HRI, the conference features over four days of presentations, workshops, films, networking events and more, providing a dynamic forum to share the latest research and discussions on best practice in drug use, harm reduction, and human rights.
Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP), 18th Annual
June 11 - 13
Manchester, UK
ISSDP.org/conferences-and-events
The conference will highlight novel methodological approaches to analysing drug policy and a broad range of scholarship across the drug market, incorporating use, supply, cultivation/production and trafficking, and more.
June 11 - 13
Manchester, UK
ISSDP.org/conferences-and-events
The conference will highlight novel methodological approaches to analysing drug policy and a broad range of scholarship across the drug market, incorporating use, supply, cultivation/production and trafficking, and more.
International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31
Worldwide
OverdoseDay.com
The world’s annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. Create or join an event near you.
August 31
Worldwide
OverdoseDay.com
The world’s annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. Create or join an event near you.
After several years and over 200 events listed, I've decided to scale-down adding to this page to better focus on information for other pages that will not expire. I'll be able to support this page more when the project receives adequate financial backing. You can follow the links below to explore more event listings.
Visit these sites for more event listings and resources from past events:
Alcohol and Drugs History Society – AlcoholAndDrugsHistorySociety.org/conferences
American Society of Addiction Medicine – ASAM.org/cme-events
Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control – AnyonesChild.org/events
Canadian, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health – CAMH.ca/en/driving-change/about-camh/events
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition – DrugPolicy.ca/events
Canadian Mental Health Association – CMHA.ca/events
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction – CCSA.ca/events
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition – DrugPolicy.ca/events
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy – CSSDP.org/events
Drug Policy Alliance – DrugPolicy.org/events
Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) - DRNS.ac.uk/events
DrugScience – DrugScience.org.uk/events
Erowid – Erowid.org/general/calendar
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) – CICAD.oas.org/Main/AboutCICAD/Activities_ENG
Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) – NEIP.info/eventos
International Doctors for Healthier Drug Policies – IDHDP.com/en/resources/events
International Drug Policy Consortium – IDPC.net/events
International Society of Substance Use Professionals – ISSUP.net/events
Law Enforcement Action Partnership – LawEnforcementActionPartnership.org/events
LEAP U.K. – eventbrite.co.uk/stop-and-search-podcast-in-association-with-leap-uk
Mind Medicine Australia - MindMedicineAustralia.org/events
Multidisipinary Association for Psychedelic Studies – MAPS.org/events
MAPS Canada – MAPSCanada.org/events
Mental Health Commission of Canada – MentalHealthCommission.ca/english/events
NAADAC, Association for Addiction Professionals – NAADAC.org/calendar-of-events
OPEN Foundation – StichtingOpen.nl/upcoming-events
Open Society Foundations – OpenSocietyFoundations.org/termsearch/event, OpenSocietyFoundations.org/events
Psychedelic Science Summit – PsychedelicScience.org
Psychedelic Societies – Psychedelic.community, Google Doc listing
Right on Crime – RightOnCrime.com/contenttype/events
Scottish Drugs Forum – SDF.org.uk/events
Students for Sensible Drug Policy – SSDP.org/events
Swedish Network for Psychedelic Science – PsykedeliskVetenskap.org/evenemang
U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – OHCHR.org/NewsEvents/meetings
U.N. Office on Drugs & Crime – UNODC.org/CCPCJ Meetings-Current-Year, UNODC.org/CND_Meetings-Current-Year
U.S., National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement / The Mob Museum – TheMobMuseum.org/events
Alcohol and Drugs History Society – AlcoholAndDrugsHistorySociety.org/conferences
American Society of Addiction Medicine – ASAM.org/cme-events
Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control – AnyonesChild.org/events
Canadian, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health – CAMH.ca/en/driving-change/about-camh/events
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition – DrugPolicy.ca/events
Canadian Mental Health Association – CMHA.ca/events
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction – CCSA.ca/events
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition – DrugPolicy.ca/events
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy – CSSDP.org/events
Drug Policy Alliance – DrugPolicy.org/events
Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) - DRNS.ac.uk/events
DrugScience – DrugScience.org.uk/events
Erowid – Erowid.org/general/calendar
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) – CICAD.oas.org/Main/AboutCICAD/Activities_ENG
Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) – NEIP.info/eventos
International Doctors for Healthier Drug Policies – IDHDP.com/en/resources/events
International Drug Policy Consortium – IDPC.net/events
International Society of Substance Use Professionals – ISSUP.net/events
Law Enforcement Action Partnership – LawEnforcementActionPartnership.org/events
LEAP U.K. – eventbrite.co.uk/stop-and-search-podcast-in-association-with-leap-uk
Mind Medicine Australia - MindMedicineAustralia.org/events
Multidisipinary Association for Psychedelic Studies – MAPS.org/events
MAPS Canada – MAPSCanada.org/events
Mental Health Commission of Canada – MentalHealthCommission.ca/english/events
NAADAC, Association for Addiction Professionals – NAADAC.org/calendar-of-events
OPEN Foundation – StichtingOpen.nl/upcoming-events
Open Society Foundations – OpenSocietyFoundations.org/termsearch/event, OpenSocietyFoundations.org/events
Psychedelic Science Summit – PsychedelicScience.org
Psychedelic Societies – Psychedelic.community, Google Doc listing
Right on Crime – RightOnCrime.com/contenttype/events
Scottish Drugs Forum – SDF.org.uk/events
Students for Sensible Drug Policy – SSDP.org/events
Swedish Network for Psychedelic Science – PsykedeliskVetenskap.org/evenemang
U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – OHCHR.org/NewsEvents/meetings
U.N. Office on Drugs & Crime – UNODC.org/CCPCJ Meetings-Current-Year, UNODC.org/CND_Meetings-Current-Year
U.S., National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement / The Mob Museum – TheMobMuseum.org/events