{"id":406,"date":"2021-12-20T17:35:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/?p=406"},"modified":"2022-09-22T13:47:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:47:14","slug":"cannabis-in-barcelona-legal-or-not-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/cannabis-in-barcelona-legal-or-not-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal or not? Cannabis consumption in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it legal to consume cannabis in Barcelona and in the Spanish state? At present, in Spain consumption, cultivation, possession and purchase are illegal, unless these acts occur in privacy and without profit. What does this mean? That, like everything in life, there are not only black and white, there are also gray areas that must be understood.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that if you have entered our article, it is because you are looking for answers. We, in this way, will try to be resolute and give you clear answers, but when the matter refers to <strong>use and purchase of cannabis<\/strong>In the Spanish state and in the city of Barcelona the solution is not so simple.  So, we explain it to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, <strong>marijuana is not legalized in Spain,<\/strong> but self-cultivation of cannabis is allowed as long as it is done privately and is not intended for trafficking. In addition, and despite what is popularly known, the maximum number of plants that a grower can have is not clearly specified. This is how it is, and how diffuse the limits are: <strong>self-consumption is not a punishable offense<\/strong>The judge may determine the cultivation of plants for individual consumption, or for profit. Each specific case is a different case to be studied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, until the entry of the popularly known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2015-3442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Gag Law\".<\/a>In the United States, the use and possession of cannabis was governed by the <strong>Public Safety Act of 1992<\/strong>. With the \"new\" law, it is considered a serious crime to have marijuana plants visible from the street, even if it is for self-consumption. What is left, then? Our answer (and solution) is, again, the same: Cannabis Social Clubs (CSC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_78 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/cannabis-in-barcelona-legal-or-not-2\/#Barcelona_%C2%ABla_nueva_Amsterdam%C2%BB\" >Barcelona: \"the new Amsterdam\".<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/cannabis-in-barcelona-legal-or-not-2\/#%C2%BFEs_legal_un_Club_Sociales_Cannabico\" >Is a Cannabis Social Club legal?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_%C2%ABla_nueva_Amsterdam%C2%BB\"><\/span><strong>Barcelona: \"the new Amsterdam\".<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As you have been able to read, the legislation in Spain is confusing. And it continues to be even more confusing when we get into its <strong>different autonomous communities.<\/strong> Depending on the autonomous community where one lives, the law regarding cannabis consumption may be more or less lax.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Precisely the community of Catalonia is one of the lucky ones. Do you know what the city of Barcelona is known as? The new Amsterdam!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this is not a total free license to grow marijuana, transport it or smoke it, in the city of Barcelona it is allowed to grow marijuana, but this cultivation is limited to two plants per household (but with no limit on how tall they can grow). Even so, and this must be taken into account, t<strong>ll trafficking and sale activities of the controlled substance are strictly illegal in Barcelona.<\/strong> (and in Spain in general).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFEs_legal_un_Club_Sociales_Cannabico\"><\/span><strong>Is a Cannabis Social Club legal?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where CSCs come into play. <a href=\"https:\/\/confac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associations or clubs<\/a> as ours are erected to give <strong>response and solution<\/strong> to the loopholes of this legal system. We have already explained the <a href=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\/why-be-a-social-club-cannabic-social-club-partner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">benefits of becoming a member of a CSC<\/a> in one of our previous posts, but we summarize it again in three words: <strong>protection, tranquility and legality.<\/strong> It sounds good when we refer to consumption that is punishable outside the private sphere, doesn't it? Why take a gamble?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Barcelona CSCs as <a href=\"https:\/\/cubebcn.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cube <\/a>are very different from the coffee shops in Amsterdam: we are private associations and require membership. Do you know what that means? Yes, we do, <strong>we do not participate in the buying and selling circuit.<\/strong> on the black market and we protect you and your consumption in a legal way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not fight for this type of consumption? Yes, it is true, until a homogeneous legislation is not created, our state will be <strong>far from legalizing cannabis<\/strong>. But there are good alternatives to continue consuming it! Will you join us?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it legal to consume cannabis in Barcelona? In Spain consumption and purchase are illegal, unless these acts occur in privacy and without profit. 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