Crackdown on Barcelona’s Cannabis Social Clubs Backfires
Cannabis News Network reports on the sudden launch of a crackdown on Barcelona Cannabis Social Clubs, initiated by the mayor of the Catalan capital Xavier Trias seems to have backfired.…
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250 Italian Lawmakers Support Cannabis Decriminalization Proposal
Italy may well be on its way to becoming the largest country in Europe to legalize marijuana. An Italian tracking group has found that more than 250 lawmakers from across…
#FreePannagh – We are all Pannagh
On 10 and 11 March, in the Provincial Court of Bizkaia, the oral review will take place on the case against 5 members of the Pannagh Cannabis Social Club. The…
The European Cannabis Social Clubs
You may have heard about the term Cannabis Social Club before. In this article, ENCOD coordinator Joep Oomen explains what they are, what they do and how you can start…
Barcelona: Getting Closer To Cannabis Social Club Life
The word has really spread. Barcelona has become home to between 300-400 private cannabis social clubs in fewer than 5 years. It’s not obvious to those that aren’t in the…
“Grow your own” Cannabis Social Club goes to trial
Sensi Seeds has received a press release informing it that the Board of the Belgian Mambo Social Club will be taken to court in Hasselt, Belgium, on Tuesday, September 9,…
Milan joins the list and opens its first Cannabis Social Club
Finally, Milan is not only known for its imposing Duomo, its envied Fashion Week or its unbeatable soccer teams. From next May 18th 2014 the quintessential Italian city also will…
Brighton cannabis club scouts for unofficial dope speakeasies
Cannabis activists hope to work with Green Party politicians to lobby for a change to the law, Brighton’s first cannabis club meeting heard. The legalisation campaigners will hold a Green…
Cannabis clubs blossoming in the UK
“I guess it’s like wine-tasting – but with cannabis,” says Orson Boon (not his real name), head of the London Cannabis Club. “People come to exchange samples, try new strains…
How does a Cannabis Social Club work?
A visit to Trekt Uw Plant in Antwerp What was originally a small group of friends, has become a feasible alternative to the cannabis black market in the north of…
‘Cannabis clubs are the solution, not the problem’
‘Cannabis clubs’ all over France have taken the high-risk move of registering with authorities as non-profit organizations. A leading activist tells The Local why the clubs should be seen as…
French weed users register ‘cannabis clubs’
Cannabis users across France took a high-risk step on Tuesday by registering “Cannabis social clubs” with local authorities as official non-profit organizations. The stunt is a bid to win public…
Proposed legislation in Portugal would authorise growing for personal use and the creation of Cannabis Social Clubs
In recent years there has been much talk of the so-called “Portuguese model,” based on an initiative that led to the use of illicit drugs being decriminalised in 2001. In…
French ‘Cannabis Social Clubs’ start growing
PARIS – French marijuana activists are stepping up their fight to legalize the drug, opening several “Cannabis Social Clubs” across the country. Known as a CSC, they are cooperatives of…
Cannabis Social Clubs Spain – Video
Cannabis Social Clubs have been sprouting up all over Spain. This video takes the viewer on a tour explaining how the clubs are set up and run.
Cannabis Social Clubs In Spain: A Normalizing Alternative Underway
Cannabis social clubs (CSC) are noncommercial organisations of users who get together to cultivate and distribute enough cannabis to meet their personal needs without having to turn to the black…
Cannabis Social Clubs: A Healthy Option
Due to the prohibition of cannabis, millions of consumers and their surroundings are permanently exposed to health and safety risks. It is impossible to carry out an effective policy of…
