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The autonomous region of Catalonia, Spain, has legalised cannabis. After a Parliament vote of 118 to 9, the system introduced by the country’s famous Cannabis Clubs will finally benefit from a proper, legal framework.
67, 500 signatures
Back in 2014, the Catalonian government was asked to consider a set of regulations for legal cannabis, and for the network of cannabis associations Spain is famous for. Back then, the project quickly died down for lack of agreement between all involved parties.
A year later, “La Rosa Verda”, a group spontaneously formed for the sole purpose of promoting the aforementioned legalisation project, managed to reach out to 67, 500 citizens. Their online petition gathered as many signatures, allowing the group, constituted mostly of medical professionals, to put the proposal back on the front burner.
One June 28, 2017, the Parliament voted, and approved the proposal. A historic move for the cannabis industry; Catalonia becomes the first cannabis haven to solve their “backdoor” problem….
