Barcelona coffee shops are private by law; they are quite different from Amsterdam’s coffee shops or Denver’s dispensaries. I get several hundred emails each month from people asking questions about the coffee shops in Barcelona, and it’s obvious that there is a lot of misinformation out there. If you’re looking to get a membership at a coffee shop in Barcelona, it’s important that you understand that you will be held to a higher standard as a member than at a public dispensary or coffeeshop. Therefore, you should commit these study points to memory so that – if you do become a member of a Barcelona coffee shop – you’ll be a valuable new member and not just a selfish turd that only cares about getting high.
How to Join a Coffee Shop in Barcelona, Spain
*Barcelona Coffee Shops Are Private – you cannot just walk in and join. You need to be sponsored by a current member of the club, and you need to complete an application with that sponsor present (in most cases), and pay a registration fee. Sometimes there is a review and approval process. Act like a disinterested tourist or a rowdy party boy and you’ll probably be rejected. Bye!
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP NOW
(This is a preliminary application process valid as of 2018; not all who apply will qualify for membership based on Spanish law and club policy. This process is not meant to be promotional in any way, it is merely intended to properly direct the hundreds of unsolicited emails that I receive each week. Application for Barcelona cannabis club membership is general and is not necessarily applied to any particular club unless the applicant fully qualifies.)
*Coffee Shops in Barcelona Charge a Very Small Yearly Fee – usually around 25 to 50 Euro. If you don’t think that a few dozen Euro is worth it to have a beautiful, well appointed place to safely acquire and smoke some of the world’s best cannabis; to have a place to meet like-minded people without fear of persecution, and to have all of the benefits these clubs provide – game nights, pool tables, video games, weed tastings, free dinners, live music, free snacks, etc. – then you can pound sand up your ass and take your business back to the street.
*Barcelona Coffee Shops Are Safe – Why do some of you write to me and ask me if the club I am considering sponsoring you at is safe? As if I am going to say; “No, it is a very dangerous club. You should not go to any coffee shops in Barcelona without being armed.” Of course they’re safe! All of the many coffee shops in Madrid, Barcelona, and anywhere else in Spain that I have been to are extremely safe and professional; just like nearly every other business you’ll enter in a day.
My wife is a dainty little thing and she’s as naive as a newborn titmouse, but I’d send her to any of the Barcelona cannabis clubs I frequent on her own, and wouldn’t think any more of it than if she had just left for the market.
*You Are Permitted to Take Up to 98 Grams From the Club Each Month, Maximum of 5 Grams Daily – You must reimburse the club for the marijuana products that you take. You are not buying anything. If you are a member, then you and everyone else shares the harvest and the expenses related to it. So when you go to a coffee shop in Barcelona, you are simply reimbursing the club’s treasury for your share of marijuana. You are not buying it. Remember this.
*Yes, You Can Take Weed Out of the Club – Everyone does. But keep this in mind: possession of marijuana in Barcelona is only permissible in private. You can use cannabis at home, or you can use it in the club. When you take marijuana products out of the clubs or coffee shops, you are at risk. If you are stopped by the authorities and they find your weed, they will take it and fine you. This is not a criminal offense, so don’t pee your pants. Instead, if you decide to take cannabis out of the club, place it in your undergarments and quickly take it home or to a private location. Don’t be the asshole that walks down La Rambla smoking a joint.
*You Will Need an Address in Spain and a Passport or NIE Card to Join a Coffee Shop in Barcelona – No, the club will not accept a photocopy, you must have the actual ID card present. In most cases, you can use any valid passport, driver’s license, state or regional ID, visa with a photo, etc. You must have this ID and your membership card present every time you enter a private coffee shop in Barcelona.
*If You Are Under 18, You Cannot Join – Sorry, it’s against the law. In fact, at many coffee shops, you cannot join if you are younger than 21 years old. Each club has its own rules, but none can allow members who are under age 18. In general, most cannabis clubs in Spain are reserved for members who are 21+. This is especially true with cannabis clubs in Madrid, but Barcelona does have some 18+ clubs, so do your homework and ask about the age requirements before you go through the process to attempt to join a coffeeshop in Barcelona.
*Most of Barcelona’s Coffee Shops Offer Medicinal-Grade Cured Flowers and at Least One or Two Concentrates or Value-Added Products like Hash, Wax, Shatter, Edibles, Oils, Candies, Creams, and so on – What each club offers changes approximately once every two weeks, and I don’t have time to keep track. So no, I cannot tell you what strains or products the club has available. I can only tell you that the clubs I am a member of always choose excellent, premium strains and produce some of the world’s best, freshest marijuana and other products. Because product availability changes so often, it’s best to check with the club before you apply, and to understand that products can be sold out, discontinued, or unavailable at any time.
*You Can Join More Than One Coffee Shop in Barcelona – If you want, you can create an entire tour of coffee shops, provided you can get someone to sponsor you at each one. Here are a few things to keep in mind about joining multiple cannabis social clubs in Barna (Barna is the nickname of Barcelona, not Barca. Barca is the nickname for the city’s football [soccer] team);
*The process of joining one of Barcelona’s coffee shops generally requires anywhere from 10 to 25 minutes of your time.
*In most cases you can acquire and consume cannabis the same day you join.
*Once you are a member, you cannot sponsor new members for a couple of weeks or more, depending on the club’s policies.
*If there is a large group of you visiting Barcelona, it is possible for all or most of your group to join and enjoy the club/s together. There is usually plenty of room, but if you have doubts, just send me an email and I will let you know.
*Finally, There Are No Such Things as Coffee Shops in Barcelona – They’re not called coffee shops at all! No one here refers to the cannabis clubs in Barcelona as “coffeeshops,” except perhaps tourists who come from the Netherlands or the United Kingdom, where that is the term they have grown up with. All over Spain, these establishments are referred to as social clubs or associations. The only reason that I wrote this article using the terms “Barcelona coffee shop” and the like is because I noticed in my analytics and tracking software that the vast majority of people use Google to search for cannabis clubs in Barcelona using the term “coffee shops;” probably because that’s what most of the world has been hearing out of Amsterdam for the last forty years. So if you’re looking to become a member of a “coffee shop in Barcelona,” you should probably start by referring to these exceptional clubs by their proper terms:
Cannabis Club, Cannabis Association, Social Club, and, locally, Asociaciones de Cannabica.
You can also check out the following terrible video I made, which will give you a glimpse of what it’s like inside of Barcelona’s cannabis clubs:
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP
(This is a preliminary application process valid as of 2018; not all who apply will qualify for membership based on Spanish law and club policy. Application for membership is general and is not necessarily applied to any particular club unless the applicant fully qualifies.)
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157 thoughts on “Coffee Shops in Barcelona: How to Get Membership”
Hi Ross,
Can you please send me the names of social clubs you would recommend.
Thanks !
https://marijuanagames.org/tag/barcelona-cannabis-clubs/
Hi Russ,
Thanks for taking the time to help people out in the way you are, it’s a great public service. Just a question about the basic criteria, I’m 29 and visiting Barcelona for a few days at the end of May with some friends. We’re staying in an apartment and I intend to use for recreational purposes. I am willing to pay a reasonably priced registration fee. Would you recommend say if 2 or 3 out of the group want to smoke it would be easier for one person to register and then distribute what they can get to the group back home or would you recommend each individual register, say if the amount allowed to be taken home is very small? Also will there likely be difficulties with someone like myself, a short term stay tourist, getting access to a members club?
Hi Sonny; thank you for your comment. Actually, it is easier, safer and overall a much better experience if you all join. Just email me 48 hours prior to your arrival in Barcelona and I will be happy to assist you then: russ@marijuanagames.org. Peace -Russ
Hi Russ, I just sent you an e-mail. Thank you in advance!
Okay, I will check for it now. Peace -Russ
Hi Russ I sand an email and hope to hear from you soon.
Got it and responded. Thanks
Hi Russ. Great site and articles. I wrote you an email, I hope you can help me out
Hi Alex; got your email and responded. Talk to you soon. Peace -Russ
Hi Russ,
Sent you an e-mail this morning.. Waiting for you reply.
Many thanks!
Got it, will respond there. Peace -Russ
eazi russ have emailed you but not sure youve got it. cheers
Hello Russ, wrote you an e-mail. Not sure if you got it. thanks again
Got it and responded, thanks.
I want to buy and smoke; i send you an email
Hi Tatiana; I got your email and responded there. 😉 -Russ
A “professional writer” and “certified search marketer” … Where did you go to college? You don’t seem to mention it in your biography?
Why would I? This is a blog about cannabis; I am not interested in nor obligated to provide a resume or other detailed personal information in my author bio. That’s what LinkedIn and other sources of similar information are for. If you are interested in such information you can easily search for it or simply ask, instead of leaving your snotty little comment.
Hello, i was wondering if there’s possibility to go to a club before tuesday, cause thats the day i travel home. Thankful for answers
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Hi Oliver; if you meet the basic criteria, yes. Please send me an email to discuss: russ@marijuanagames.org Peace
Hey Russ,
Sent you an E-mail seems this is a good way to get a quicker response. Please check your mail, and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thanks bro,
Jeremy
Hey man. I arrive in Barcelona on Wednesday and was wondering it you could recommend the best clubs I could join for around 20 euros, and that aren’t too far from Rocafort subway station.
Cheers, Ben
Hei russ i have send u one mail allready but i have read more about this Nice clubs Know. So my question is If You can help me to be a member of one club? How long time it takes to be a member? Im leaving barcelona on sunday for this time.
Hi Christian; did we connect via email? It’s hard for me to associate specific comments with the 100+ emails I get each day about the clubs, so please let me know. If not please try again: russ@marijuanagames.org Peace -Russ
Hi russ, great info on your site! Kudos. I have lived in bcn now for 3 weeks and looking for a nice place to chill once in a while after a hard day of work. Send you an email as well. If you can connect me to a good association in my area (poblenou) it would be much appreciated, I have always time in the evenings (if my wife let’s me 😉 l
Hi, I would like to become a member, how can I do this? Please email me 🙂
Thank you
Anthony
You can use the links in the article you are commenting on, or you can email me at russ@marijuanagames.org and if you meet the requirements I will try to help you. Peace.
Hi Russ, I will like you to help me to be member of a nice club, Im from Arabia Saudita and I will travel with my girlfriend and her sisters to barcelona from 5 until 20 of august, we will like all to be members if that is possible since we a re not spanish. thanks man. Amir
Got an email from you and responded. Peace
hi, me and some friends are traveling to barcelona the first week of august and i would like you to recomend me wich club is the best to visit.
Hi Gus; that depends on what your looking for. Each club is very different. If you send me an email of what you are seeking in a club, I can try to help: russ@marijuanagames.org
Russ, I have sent you an email. I am in Barcelona just for today. Please help me out. I need your help brother. Thanks
Hey Russ, first of all hats off to what youre doing! Seems like youre helping out a lot of like-minded people.Great website you’ve got, full of good information and fun, I found out about it a couple of weeks ago when I did some research on the spanish situation for smokers…anyways I’m a 24 year old german and was wondering if you could give me some information on the current legal situation in barcelona and maybe help me out in becoming a member of a club…if possible.
Since I wil arrive in Barcelona next thursday, I will write you an e-mail next wednesday.Looking forward to hear from you.
Thank’s in advance.
Fabian
Hey Russ I will be in Barcelona next weekend and was wondering if you could hook me up and help me become a member of one of these clubs?
Thanks in advance
Chris
Hi Chris; I will be happy to try to help, but it’s best if you send me an email at russ@marijuanagames.org. See you there. Peace -Russ
Awesome video.
Hi russ, me and my friend have just come to Spain for a few months and are currently staying in a flat in Barcelona. These clubs look great and would love to experience one. I’m 19 and my friend is 18, would you be able to help us get a membership? or would it be better for just one of us? we would be truly grateful. thanks – Harvey
Hi Harvey; responded to your email. Peace -Russ
hi russ, after quite some time of living in barcelona, i’ve finally come to here about the private clubs, i got really interested in joining one and went about to ask for info, but it appears like you need to be sponsored by a member right? i was wondering if you could help me out. i would truley be thankful for your support man. peace out
Hi Fando; it’s funny, isn’t it? I moved my family to Barcelona without knowing about these clubs until I was already living in Barceloneta. I assume you must be a Spanish national or have an NIE? Please send me an email to russ@marijuanagames.org, and I will be happy to try to help you. Peace -Russ
hello russ,me and my girlfriend are planning on going to valencia in next few weeks just wondered if you have any contact with any of the clubs in valencia as i haven’t found that much info on any.thanks for your help.
Hi John; things are very different outside of Barcelona, and I only have memberships and contacts in the city. However, you may be able to find a suitable CSC near you by using the directory on my site: https://marijuanagames.org/marijuana-directory/ Good luck and hit me up if you come to BCN. Peace -Russ
Hi Russ,
My name is max, 29 years old and I am currently
visiting Barcelona with my girlfriend.
I would really like to join a social club (perhaps green age?) while I’m here.
Would appreciate any assistance as I don’t know any mbera to sponser me
Thanks in advance my friend
Hi Max; I will try to help, but it’s better if you email me at russ@marijuanagames.org -Peace
hi russ i am flying out to Salou next year i was wondering if you can get me in touch with a few social clubs or associations plz kind regards
Hi David; with legislation looming regarding Barcelona’s cannabis clubs, I really don’t know what the situation will be like next year. Send me an email in 6 months and I’ll be happy to try to help at that time. Peace -Russ
hello russ my name is shaun im flying out to girona 2morrow with my wife and my friend and saw your site so thought id msg you.
im 30 years old and so is my wife
there is 3 of us in the group and would like to be a member of one of the cannabis clubs we come out 3 times a year and would like to go 2morrow around 3pm.
thank u for your time and hope to hear back from you.
Hi Russ. Very informative article. I have visited Barcelona many times and did not even realise this was going on! I will be in Barcelona as of tomorrow and would love to have a place to go to read a book, away from the clamour of the music festival and enjoy a few smokes. If there is any way you could help to hook me up with a referee and/or recommend some clubs near Poblenou which are worthy of support during my stay that would be awesome. Many thanks
Hi Matt;
Thank you for your comment. I understand completely – I moved from Germany to Spain without having any real idea what was going on until I was already on the ground and smelled weed everywhere. 😉 There are a couple of other articles you should read that you might find interesting:
https://marijuanagames.org/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-barcelona-cannabis-clubs/
https://marijuanagames.org/barcelona-cannabis-social-clubs-vs-amsterdam-coffeeshops/
I’ll send you a private message, so check your email. Thanks for stopping by! Peace -Russ
Hi Russ .
I am staying BCN in June 7th~12 with my wife. Can you sponsor us at that time ? I am gonna stay in u232 hotel.
Is there good cannibus club around ?
also I am looking for seed as well Is there any clubs got some seed ?
I will e mail you day before.
Thank you so much for the bcn cannabis information !
Hi Kwon;
That’s a good question and it’s one that I don’t know the answer to for certain, but I think it is probably against the law for clubs to provide seeds. At least, I have never been to a club that offered cannabis seeds to its members in any way. However, I believe there are some seed shops and head shops in the city that can provide you with what you are looking for. As far as sponsoring you for membership, all you need to do is email me one day prior to your arrival and I will make the necessary arrangements at that time. Until then, take care. Peace -Russ