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Cannabis Clubs in Barcelona: NOT a Legal Loophole

Posted January 24, 2016March 18, 2022 MG2 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 January 20, 2016July 17, 2018 Rachel ClarkLeave a 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

Spannabis 2016 Barcelona

Posted January 12, 2016July 17, 2018 MGLeave a commentPosted in Marijuana News

Spannabis 2016 in Barcelona will be held on March 11, 12 and 13 at the Fira de Cornella event center. Spannabis 2016 is the 13th edition of Spain’s largest cannabis and hemp fair, known locally as “Feria del Canamo.” Spannabis is also held in Malaga, but the Barcelona version of the event is the biggest and most important cannabis event in Spain. Read Full Post Here

The Battle of Hemp Bales

Posted January 9, 2016July 17, 2018 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 November 14, 2015July 17, 2018 MG11 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 July 2, 2015May 9, 2020 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 December 20, 2014July 17, 2018 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

Catalonia Cannabis Club Crackdown Continues

Posted September 8, 2014July 17, 2018 MG2 CommentsPosted in Marijuana News

An undercover policeman sat in the hallway of the Dragon cannabis club in Barcelona recently, posing as a tourist. When a legitimate member of the club, who for the sake of this article we’ll call “Mr. Dean,” entered the hallway and pressed the intercom button for admittance to the interior of the club, the “tourist” suddenly stood up, identified himself as a police officer and proceeded to question, badger and threaten Mr. Dean, eventually telling him that Dragon was being shut down and that he would need to go to a different club. This is just part of the continued crackdown on cannabis clubs in Barcelona. Read Full Story Here

Barcelona Police: “Give Us Your Weed”

Posted August 24, 2014July 17, 2018 MG3 CommentsPosted in Marijuana News

“Give us your weed.” Those were the firm words of Barcelona police officers directed at two men who had just left one of the city’s now-infamous cannabis clubs this week. The men, one of whom is a Spanish resident and legitimate member of a local club, had just acquired a small amount of marijuana from a cannabis club near Las Ramblas. As they turned the corner and headed home, two plain-clothes police detectives flashed their badges and ordered the men to…Read Full Story Here