Here's the full recording of the live event (released yesterday i.e. 15 June 2021).
You'll note that I removed my (absolute masterpiece) of a scathing report in my post above and that's being updated. This done after I carefully considered the difficulties faced in data collection and collation from all EU member states (different efficiencies, different testing methods, different definitions, the list goes on). Point being: I think they're doing the best job they can under a less than ideal set of circumstances.
That's not to say the the report, and the data on their website, is lacking what to me is some very crucial information i.e. the purity of bulk seizures. It's a key element and for some reason it's not being disclosed. It makes no sense to me that Spain, for example, has the biggest number and quantity of seizures, yet on the street has some of the worst quality available when compared to other EU member states. I want to know what's being landed as it seems to me to be a logical starting point (in order to try and assess and track the points of adulteration). Yet such data is unavailable or, at very least, not being made public.
The above all aside: the language and nuances are important (in the video). The participants and the players do not have the word "legalization" in their vocabulary. So that notion ya'll can forget about. At least for the foreseeable future. If anything: the hard line stance on narcotics is here to stay (at least when it comes to the usual suspects, benzodiazepines, and NPS).
I have indeed, now, spent much time going through the data presented and am ready to present my findings (doesn't that sound all too fucking smart and educated huh!
). There's one or two current threads floating around where such findings may be applicable and shed some light on certain topics (adulteration being one of them).
Have fun.
