Policy
Cannabis law in Spain: public possession, private use and medicines
Spain separates public-space sanctions, criminal supply offences, association rights and a hospital-based medicinal framework.
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A clearer view of cannabis in Spain.
Cannabis associations, Spanish law, scientific discoveries and the people shaping cannabis culture in Spain.
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Contact details for Valencia associations, with the organisational rights that distinguish a member from a retail customer.
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Stories and explainers about cannabis in Spain: associations, law, research and culture.
Associations
Cannabis association rules in Spain: what membership actually means
The general assembly, accounts, discipline and statutes give association membership a legal meaning beyond a card or house rules.
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What cannabidiol trials showed in severe childhood epilepsy
A landmark Dravet syndrome trial found fewer convulsive seizures with purified CBD, alongside adverse effects. The finding concerns a defined treatment and condition.
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Four European cannabis models: Spain, Germany, Malta and the Netherlands
Europe’s cannabis reforms use different institutions: associations, licensed non-commercial cultivation and a controlled supply experiment.
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Culture
Cannabis in books and film: Baudelaire and Reefer Madness
A nineteenth-century literary essay and a twentieth-century warning film gave cannabis very different dramatic roles.
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Spain’s medical cannabis change: the 2025 decree and 2026 monograph
Spain now has a defined framework for standardised cannabis preparations and a published oral-solution monograph, with hospital prescribing and follow-up.
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