Cannabis is visible, but popularity has several meanings
The Generalitat Valenciana’s register makes an association’s constitution and statutes public. It belongs to the institutional framework for organisations whose principal activities take place in the region. The register describes a legal entity, not a headcount of everyone interested in cannabis.
The 2024 national picture
In EDADES 2024, 43.7% of Spain’s population aged 15–64 reported having used cannabis at some point in their lives. Past-year use was 12.6%, and past-month use 10.5%. The survey also recorded daily use in the preceding month at 2.5%.
These percentages answer different questions. Lifetime experience includes someone who tried cannabis many years ago. Past-year use captures a more recent group, while daily use describes a much narrower pattern. The first three measures rose relative to 2022, but daily use did not exceed its 2022 level. The trend is therefore more specific than a claim that every form of consumption is increasing.
The Valencian regional figures
In 2024, 14.2% of residents aged 15–64 in the Comunitat Valenciana reported cannabis use in the previous year: 9.8% of women and 18.5% of men. The national figure was 12.6%. The regional estimate covers Alicante, Castellón and Valencia provinces; it is not a Valencia-city estimate or a count of club members.
A clearer description of the scene
Within an association, Spanish law provides rights of participation and information about governing bodies and accounts. This gives the club conversation a civic dimension: who decides, how common resources are used and how members can hold leaders accountable. Those questions explain something about the organisational form that a consumption percentage cannot.
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