[indalo]

Hi all growers in Spain . Just read an article in the Independent about legalizing pot in Catalonia . Anybody that can confirm this ?

[Moppel]

https://www.marijuana.com/news/2017/...d-consumption/

Confirmed

[indalo]

Cheers . Let's hope the Spanish government agrees . About time something happens here in Spain. Been waiting long enough .

[ChaosCatalunya]

It is a long way off sorted, and there is the illegal devolution referendum planned by the catalan separatists running now as well... things are always complex here.

Pot will NOT BE LEGALISED... These rules are to regulate the club situation, allow them to grow their own supplies, tighten sales logs, further impede tourists. Public posession and use is a E700 fine (approx) and it is frequently enforced. Drug driving tests are also common, but currently only used for serious accidents and obviously stoned people.

It also mentions cracking down on the black market and acceptance (not legalisation exactly...) of home growing for personal use OUT OF PUBLIC VIEW. Again, not a real "law" but one the police have been clearly enforcing via word on the street for years. 10 years ago Barcelona was famous for "Balcony cannabis"... this has now all but disappeared. Plants out of view are left alone, by the Police, thieves, not, but reducing theft is part of the thing.

[Minb]

Even when it´s only refered to clubs regulation is a big step in my opinion, especially with the hope to do it extensive to all the national territory
Situation of clubs here is really uncomfortable because you only have the framework of previous sentences to imagine what you are allowed to do. And most of times depends on the judge. This produces a big disparity of results when dealing with similar situations.
So we only can imagine what we can do or not.

[indalo]

Thanks for the info. Chaos . Oh , well , I'll just carry on as I am then . Strange they leave the grow shops alone

[ChaosCatalunya]

Yes, it does look like good news Minb, but it is a step that is not really a reality today despite the news reports, and it refers to the clubs... it is not really "Spain has legalised weed" as is being misreported

[Moppel]

Originally Posted by ChaosCatalunya

Yes, it does look like good news Minb, but it is a step that is not really a reality today despite the news reports, and it refers to the clubs... it is not really "Spain has legalised weed" as is being misreported

yes its catalonia regulating the situation with the clubs (which Holland didnt manage to do for 40+ years), Not Spain.

[inbetween]

yeah, that's the way i read it too.. not for the man on the street, just the clubs. Even then hard to find info on it, most i found was something like.. 150kg herb max for clubs per year and new members have to wait 15 days to buy product.
Still it seems Madrid could even overturn it eventually :/

[kaochiu]

Originally Posted by ChaosCatalunya

Yes, it does look like good news Minb, but it is a step that is not really a reality today despite the news reports, and it refers to the clubs... it is not really "Spain has legalised weed" as is being misreported

This.
But somehow they manage to feed half baked confusing news and this way they're cashing on it big time. The 600€ standard fine (half if you pay within 15 days and no complaint) it's getting so common that it's kinda tokers tax. Driving is getting dangerous for the regular toker too.
Specially if involved in an accident, of course, but the traffic cops are getting issued standard drug tests together with the alcohol ones, so them routine controls will grow tenfold.
Problem is it shows yesterday's joint too. That'll be one thousand bucks, sir, plus six out or your basic 12 points in your driving license. They're making a mint with that one. If driving with beach slippers, add 100.
So, visitors toking outdoors, watch out. Cops dislike outdoors tokers in Catalonia and all around Spain, and they hit them with their cashing stick, but while they do that, they call you "gentleman". "Caballero, me veo obligado a ponerle una infracción", they say. I don't know what they say to girls, milady or something.