Spain's Cannabis Newsroom

Real-time, curated cannabis news from across Spain — cutting through the noise so you can stay informed on legislation, business and the social club scene.

Legislation & Policy

Follow Spanish cannabis law as it develops, from national reform to the regional rules governing Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) and medical cannabis.

Business & Market

Track investment, CBD market growth and the wider business trends shaping Spain’s cannabis industry.

Club & Compliance News

Stay informed on enforcement actions and regulatory changes affecting Cannabis Social Clubs, so your membership stays on the right side of the law.

We filter out the noise, so you always know what’s changing in Spain’s legal cannabis landscape — whether you’re an industry professional, activist, or local resident.

Cannabis Social Clubs in Valencia: The Complete 2026 Guide

Cannabis Social Clubs in Valencia: The Complete 2026 Guide

Social Clubs Travel
Cannabis Social Clubs in Valencia: The Complete 2026 Guide Valencia is Spain's third-largest city, and one of its most laid-back...
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Cannabis Social Clubs on Orihuela Costa: Complete Guide

Cannabis Social Clubs on Orihuela Costa: Complete Guide

Social Clubs Travel
Orihuela Costa doesn't have a single centre the way Alicante or Benidorm does — it's a string of coastal neighbourhoods...
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Cannabis Social Clubs in Benidorm: Complete Guide

Cannabis Social Clubs in Benidorm: Complete Guide

Social Clubs Travel
Benidorm's skyline of high-rises and its two big beaches, Levante and Poniente, make it the best-known resort on the Costa...
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Cannabis Social Clubs in Alicante City: Complete Guide

Cannabis Social Clubs in Alicante City: Complete Guide

Social Clubs Travel
Alicante isn't just the airport you land at on your way to somewhere else on the Costa Blanca — the...
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First Time at a Cannabis Social Club? Here’s Exactly What to Expect

First Time at a Cannabis Social Club? Here’s Exactly What to Expect

Guides Social Clubs
Your first time at a Cannabis Social Club is usually more nerve-wracking in anticipation than in reality. Most of the...
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What Happens If You’re Caught With Weed in Spain as a Tourist?

What Happens If You’re Caught With Weed in Spain as a Tourist?

Legislation Travel
What happens if you're caught with weed in Spain as a tourist? Not what most visitors assume. Spain has a...
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Cannabis Social Club Etiquette: What to Do (and Not Do) on Your First Visit

Cannabis Social Club Etiquette: What to Do (and Not Do) on Your First Visit

Guides Social Clubs
Cannabis Social Club etiquette in Spain isn't the same as walking into a coffeeshop or a dispensary — and getting...
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Cannabis Social Club San Isidro, Tenerife: The Airport-Corridor Guide

Cannabis Social Club San Isidro, Tenerife: The Airport-Corridor Guide

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A cannabis social club San Isidro visitors can reach within minutes of landing is a genuine advantage on a short...
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Cannabis Social Club Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: A Neighbourhood Guide

Cannabis Social Club Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: A Neighbourhood Guide

Social Clubs Travel
A cannabis social club Las Palmas de Gran Canaria visitors can actually reach on foot or by bus is easier...
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Cannabis Social Clubs on the Costa del Sol: Málaga Guide

Cannabis Social Clubs on the Costa del Sol: Málaga Guide

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A cannabis social club Malaga visitors can actually join is smaller in number than Barcelona or the Costa Blanca, but...
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Cannabis Social Clubs on the Costa Blanca: Alicante, Benidorm & Orihuela Costa Guide

Cannabis Social Clubs on the Costa Blanca: Alicante, Benidorm & Orihuela Costa Guide

Social Clubs Travel
A cannabis social club Alicante visitors can join without a local referral is easier to find than you'd think —...
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Cannabis Social Clubs in Barcelona: A Visitor’s Guide

Cannabis Social Clubs in Barcelona: A Visitor’s Guide

Social Clubs Travel
A cannabis social club Barcelona visitors can join is exactly where Spain's club movement really took shape, and the city...
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Cannabis Social Club Membership Rules in Spain: ID, Age & Sponsorship Explained

Cannabis Social Club Membership Rules in Spain: ID, Age & Sponsorship Explained

Regulation Social Clubs
The cannabis social club membership rules in Spain surprise a lot of visitors, because "cannabis social club" means something specific...
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Fuerteventura Cannabis Social Clubs: The Corralejo Guide

Fuerteventura Cannabis Social Clubs: The Corralejo Guide

Social Clubs Travel
A cannabis social club Fuerteventura visitors can rely on is harder to find than on the bigger islands, but the...
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Lanzarote’s Cannabis Social Clubs: Costa Teguise & Puerto del Carmen Guide

Lanzarote’s Cannabis Social Clubs: Costa Teguise & Puerto del Carmen Guide

Social Clubs Travel
If you're after a cannabis social club Lanzarote visitors can join without a local connection, the scene here is concentrated...
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Cannabis Social Clubs in Gran Canaria: Everything Visitors Need to Know

Cannabis Social Clubs in Gran Canaria: Everything Visitors Need to Know

Social Clubs Travel
Searching for a cannabis social club Gran Canaria actually welcomes tourists into? Gran Canaria draws a different crowd than Tenerife...
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How to Join a Cannabis Social Club in Tenerife: A Tourist’s Step-by-Step Guide

How to Join a Cannabis Social Club in Tenerife: A Tourist’s Step-by-Step Guide

Social Clubs Travel
Looking for a cannabis social club Tenerife visitors can actually get into? Every year more tourists arrive asking exactly that...
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Curaleaf Becomes First to Register Cannabis Preparations Under Spain’s New Medical Framework

Curaleaf Becomes First to Register Cannabis Preparations Under Spain’s New Medical Framework

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Spain’s medicines regulator has officially approved the first two oil-based preparations as part of its recently approved national medical cannabis...
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UK Medical Cannabis Market Growth

UK Medical Cannabis Market Growth

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In 2025, the UK imported more than 30,000 kilograms of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBPMs), more than doubling for the second...
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Taima Growth Becomes Spain’s Fourth AEMPS-Licensed Medical Cannabis Cultivator

Taima Growth Becomes Spain’s Fourth AEMPS-Licensed Medical Cannabis Cultivator

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A Spanish startup has become one of only four companies authorised by Spain’s medicines regulator to cultivate medical cannabis, positioning...
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Vertanical Secures Milestone FDA Breakthrough Designation for Cannabis Pain Drug Ahead of Imminent European Launch

Vertanical Secures Milestone FDA Breakthrough Designation for Cannabis Pain Drug Ahead of Imminent European Launch

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to VER-01, the flagship full-spectrum cannabis drug...
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Cannabis Europa London 2026 – Key Insights, Day 1 (LIVE)

Cannabis Europa London 2026 – Key Insights, Day 1 (LIVE)

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Cannabis Europa London is back at The Barbican Centre for two days of conversations with global cannabis leaders, policymakers, industry...
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Voices of Cannabis Europa: Rebecca Allen Tapp, Product Manager, Paralab Green 

Voices of Cannabis Europa: Rebecca Allen Tapp, Product Manager, Paralab Green 

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Cannabis Europa London returns on 26-27 May 2026, bringing together operators, investors, clinicians, and policymakers from across the global cannabis industry...
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Voices of Cannabis Europa: Adriano Fernandes Head of Growth and Business Development at CANNA

Voices of Cannabis Europa: Adriano Fernandes Head of Growth and Business Development at CANNA

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Adriano Fernandes, Head of Growth and Business Development at leading cultivator CANNA – a Cannabis Europa VIP Partner – shares...
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UK Medical Cannabis Imports Hit 30 Tonnes as Canadian Producers Bypass European Processors

UK Medical Cannabis Imports Hit 30 Tonnes as Canadian Producers Bypass European Processors

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Canadian producers shipped 17,067kg of medical cannabis directly to the UK in 2025, more than six times the 2,578kg recorded...
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European Cannabis M&A Finds its Footing

European Cannabis M&A Finds its Footing

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As the European cannabis conference season gets started, industry experts, lawmakers, regulators and business owners are facing greater mainstream scrutiny...
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Cannabis Europa London

Cannabis Europa London

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More than 70 international speakers and over 1000 delegates set to convene on London next month for policy debates, high-level...
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Is Spain Set to Become the Next European Cannabis Processing Hub?

Is Spain Set to Become the Next European Cannabis Processing Hub?

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As the European medical cannabis market has developed, expanded and matured over the last half-decade, Portugal has played a critical...
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Germany Medical Cannabis Imports Top 200 Tonnes in 2025

Germany Medical Cannabis Imports Top 200 Tonnes in 2025

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Germany’s imports for 2025 surpassed 200 tonnes for the first time, exceeding the country’s already revised import quota for the...
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The Scramble for Europe

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Last month, the German cannabis market saw its most significant consolidation deal to date, as Canadian heavyweight Organigram announced plans...
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Stenocare Launches into France Amid Danish Consolidation

Stenocare Launches into France Amid Danish Consolidation

Cannabis News Legislation
As Europe’s medical cannabis markets continue to mature, an increasingly familiar pattern is beginning to emerge.  First, access opens and...
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Insurance Has Become a Critical Benchmark for Cannabis Industry Maturity

Insurance Has Become a Critical Benchmark for Cannabis Industry Maturity

Cannabis News Legislation
Since the emergence of the legal cannabis industry across the Western world, operators have persistently been forced to deal with...
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Is This Europe’s Future in 2026?

Is This Europe’s Future in 2026?

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Why are Europe’s emerging markets excluding flower? Martinez argues that the shift away from flower is a natural evolution in a...
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French Medical Cannabis Access Could Be Delayed Until 2027

French Medical Cannabis Access Could Be Delayed Until 2027

Cannabis News Legislation
Extracts over flowerAnother key part of the pharmaceutical focus is the omission of raw cannabis flower, a controversial choice for...
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Spain’s Medical Cannabis Decree Faces Supreme Court Appeal

Spain’s Medical Cannabis Decree Faces Supreme Court Appeal

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The Legal ArgumentsBoth appeals challenge the decree on multiple grounds, with a strong emphasis on patient access and equity rather...
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From Protest to Practice: Klub Karl and the Quiet Maturation of Germany’s Cannabis Clubs

From Protest to Practice: Klub Karl and the Quiet Maturation of Germany’s Cannabis Clubs

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Report from Chemnitz Just a short walk from the imposing Karl Marx monument in Chemnitz —a 7-meter-high bronze head—sits a...
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UNESCO’s Mondiacult to Spotlight Cannabis in Global Cultural Policy for First Time

UNESCO’s Mondiacult to Spotlight Cannabis in Global Cultural Policy for First Time

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    For the first time in its history, UNESCO’s flagship cultural policy conference will give cannabis a prominent platform,...
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Minutes of ENCOD General Assembly 2025

Minutes of ENCOD General Assembly 2025

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MINUTES Annual General Assembly 2025_VF Annual General Assembly   ENCOD, European Coalition for  Just and Effective Drug Policies  10th and 12th October...
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Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say

Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say

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INDOOR marijuana farms leeching electricity off Malaga’s power grid are stealing enough energy to keep 2,500 homes lit for an...
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Cannabis Superior to Opioids for Back Pain

Cannabis Superior to Opioids for Back Pain

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Findings from the successful trials of a new, multi-compound, cannabis medicine look set to deliver a major breakthrough for the...
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Global Cannabis Industry 2026: Trends, Risks & Predictions

Global Cannabis Industry 2026: Trends, Risks & Predictions

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The global cannabis industry in 2026 is being shaped by a handful of forces at once: oversupply pressure from established...
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ENCOD deeply regret the passing of Pr. Baldomero Cáceres Santa María (1932–2025)

ENCOD deeply regret the passing of Pr. Baldomero Cáceres Santa María (1932–2025)

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ENCOD deeply regret the passing of Pr. Baldomero Cáceres Santa María We, as ENCOD, as well as the Regional Board...
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‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

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TWO members of a British gang that terrorised cannabis clubs on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia...
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