Indopedia All Things Marijuana
Pedro Sanchez is the new and unexpected president of Spain. Among his supporters, some openly call for the legalization of cannabis. Is this really an opportunity for things to change?
On June 1, Pedro Sanchez became Spain’s first president to be elected through a no-confidence motion. A few days after the Popular Party was condemned for corruption, the socialist candidate won the support of an unlikely confluence of theoretically incompatible groups. Will this unexpected change serve to unblock the debate on the regulation of cannabis?
For years, a long list of corruption cases has been gradually damaging the image of the Popular Party (PP), an organization which until recently drew together almost all the conservative electorate in Spain.
Dozens of scandals for crimes such as kickback schemes, money laundering, and bribery involving PP members have been cumulating in different levels of the administration, reaching so far over 500 convictions.
Among all these cases, there have been several corrupt plots, such as the…
