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What Are Dabs? Weed Dabs Explained

Posted Rachel Clark1 CommentPosted in Marijuana News

A lot of people are asking “What are dabs?”, but the answers provided often contain hype and scare-mongering and little accurate information. The short answer is that weed dabs are extracts made from the flowers of cannabis plants. These extracts are powerful, but they’re not dangerous and to date no one has ever died from consuming dabs. But considering that public hysteria can and has already occurred regarding marijuana products (i.e.; 60 years of Reefer Madness), this article aims to set the record straight about exactly what weed dabs are. Read Full Article Here

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La Mesa Cannabis Club Goes Up in Smoke

Posted MG45 CommentsPosted in Marijuana News

For a large part of the cannabis social club community in Barcelona, the end of an era has come. La Mesa cannabis club has gone through the final stages of a club that is being pressured out of existence by authorities; a shocking conviction after years in court, the refusal of new members, removal of all cannabis products, and now the final General Assembly of socios will be held and the club subsequently closed in the coming days. This article details the life and times of La Mesa cannabis club in an effort to help people understand what happened as we prepare to say goodbye to our friends and family on Carrer del Rec in El Borne. Read Full Story Here

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Cannabis Clubs in Barcelona: NOT a Legal Loophole

Posted MG4 CommentsPosted in Marijuana News

Contrary to popular belief, cannabis clubs in Barcelona do NOT exist as a legal loophole. They are bona fide private organizations and associations that operate based on foundational aspects of Spain’s Constitution. Unfortunately, because so many people misunderstand how cannabis clubs in Spain work, the general conception has been that the clubs exist merely as a legal loophole. This simply isn’t true, and my readers should be glad for this because the thing about loopholes is that they can be closed. Read Full Story Here

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Medical Marijuana in Germany set for Regulation

Posted Rachel Clark1 CommentPosted in Marijuana News

Medical marijuana in Germany might have its day soon as the country’s political decision makers are increasingly being forced to admit that cannabis has significant therapeutic potential. The medical marijuana debate raged during 2015 in the country, leading German legislators and politicians to prepare a draft proposal this month that seeks, among other things, to create a new government agency that will regulate and oversee the burgeoning medical marijuana industry in Germany. Read Full Story Here

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The Battle of Hemp Bales

Posted MGLeave a commentPosted in Marijuana News

Colonel Mulligan’s face turned grim when he saw the enemy advancing from behind heavy bales of hemp. This battle, he knew, could be his last. Summoned just days earlier, Mulligan was tasked with fortifying the Union Army’s position at Lexington, Missouri in the third week of September, 1861. It was a seemingly impossible mission from the start; the Colonel’s men were outnumbered by more than 3 to 1. Read Full Story Here

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Barcelona Marijuana Users Targeted by Police for Possession

Posted MG13 CommentsPosted in Marijuana News

Police in Barcelona may be conducting a renewed crackdown on the city’s many marijuana enthusiasts. While cannabis in Spain and particularly in Catalonia is legal to varying degrees, possession or consumption of any amount of weed in public is grounds for searches, seizures, fines, harassment and even arrest. In the last week this author has received numerous reports of Barcelona’s police or “Mossos d’Esquadra” targeting people for petty marijuana possession charges. This article discusses two of those cases where details were available, and in both instances the amount of cannabis in question was less than 2 grams. Additionally, in each case the marijuana was acquired legally in a professional private cannabis club. Read Full Story Here

How Europe is Getting it Wrong on Cannabis

Posted MG45 CommentsPosted in Marijuana News

Progressive European marijuana policy is likely being hindered by the vast majority of EU citizen cannabis users who mix tobacco with their marijuana. In fact, this practice is so common that Americans such as myself seem out of place in Europe when we smoke joints, pipes or bongs consisting of pure marijuana. But more importantly, the European practice of mixing tobacco with marijuana also means that it’s no wonder Europe isn’t advancing the medical marijuana agenda like in North America. Read Full Story Here

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Catalonia Parliament Passes Regulations for Cannabis Clubs

Posted MG13 CommentsPosted in Marijuana News

Catalonia’s parliament took a symbolic step this fall by making regulations for cannabis clubs in the form of recommendations; but with no specific plan for implementation or enforcement. The initial proposal was laid out in June, but session talks stalled repeatedly and the resolution was not passed until early November. Meanwhile, police spent the summer investigating, raiding and ultimately closing more than 60 cannabis clubs in Barcelona. Read Full Story Here