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Philine Edbauer

Founder & Coordinator of the My Brain My Choice Initiative


Main focus: Drug policy advocacy

Website/blog: https://linktr.ee/philineedbauer

Languages: German, English

City: Berlin

State: Berlin

Country: Germany

Services: Talk, Workshop management, Consulting, Interview

Bio:

CO-FOUNDER of the civil society My Brain My Choice initiative for the decriminalisation of people who use illegal drugs and ending the global drug war (since 2017, www.mybrainmychoice.de). Active in drug policy advocacy since 2015.

PROJECT LEADER
- Co-author of the German language guide and online glossary "Drogen Sprache" (May 2023, www.gegen-stigma.de)
- Editor of the German-language version of the international NGO standard work on market regulation "Cannabis Regulieren: A Practical Guide" (March 2023, www.legalisierung.info)

Photo: (c) Cherie Birkner

Photo: (c) Cherie Birkner
- Head of the decriminalisation campaign for Germany: 13 Forderungen (since 2022, www.entkriminalisierung.info)

POLICY ADVICOR AND PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Invited expert in the Health Committee of the Bundestag for questions on the relevance of international treaties for market regulation in Germany (March 2023)
- Member of the Schildower Kreis expert network
- Member of JES Bundesverband and JES Berlin (association that campaigns for the remembrance of people who have died in connection with drugs and decriminalisation, among other things), Hanfverband, and other organisations...
- Counselling and support for research projects

SPEAKER AND EDITOR OF PUBLICATIONS
- Media appearances such as in 13 Fragen, ZDFheute live, SWR1 Erzähl mir was Neues
- Speaker at re:publica Hamburg 2023
- Book chapter in "StromlinienUnförmig" by A. Tikhomirova: detailed interview on decriminalisation, legal regulation and the state of drug policy in Germany