Kostas Skliamis, PhD, is a criminologist from the University of Amsterdam with a background in political science. His research focuses on drug policy and cannabis use and he has conducted extensive research into cannabis markets, social drug settings, and urban sociology.

Dr. Moritz Rosenkranz is a sociologist and scientific assistant at the University of Hamburg’s Center for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research. His work focuses on regulated cannabis distribution, stimulants, and gambling addiction.

Dr. Bernd Werse is a sociologist and co-founder of the Centre for Drug Research at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. His research focuses on drug trends, retail drug trade, marginalised drug users, cannabis consumption, and drug policy.

Gouri Sharma is an internationally renowned independent journalist from London living in Berlin writing for international media sites including Al Jazeera English and Deutsche Welle. Amid a career spanning nearly two decades, including five years on the production desk for Al Jazeera's flagship media critique show The Listening Post, Gouri now writes on issues such as race, culture, migration, history, and sexual health and wellness. With each report, she aims to draw out the individual story amid the wider political or historical context; centring the human story is a priority, in particular amplifying the voices of those from marginalised communities whose stories are not as visible.