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Ok cool, so I got back yest. It was my first visit. Firstly - wrap up warm if you're going in Winter or Autumn. Northern Europe is cold and wet. Take decent waterproof creps, gloves and a hat if you

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cant leave vip2 without upping this btich tho...she mainly chills at Haarlem...after 11pm..if u can talk smart....shes priceless

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Barcelona's booming cannabis clubs turn Spain into 'Holland of the South'

 

Catalonia health agency's move to tighten rules follows freeze on licences as clubs' membership in region soars to 165,000

 

 

 

Catalonia's public health agency has proposed strict new measures to regulate cannabis clubs in the region, amid claims that Barcelona is on its way to rivalling Amsterdam as a smoker's haven.

Amsterdam has tightened restrictions on cannabis sales just as the number of clubs in Spain has proliferated from some 40 in 2010 to more than 700 today, say smokers' groups. The Catalan capital is home to more than half of these clubs.

From swanky clubs that span three floors to others with a small room and a few plastic chairs, the clubs take advantage of a provision in Spain's drug laws that allow marijuana to be grown and consumed for private use.

 

The clause has turned Spain – and especially Barcelona – into what Spanish media call the "Holland of the South". But unlike Amsterdam's coffee shops, which are open to the public, Spain's clubs are for members only.

Skirting the membership policy is fairly easy; while many clubs stick to a policy of requiring new members to be sponsored by existing ones, a number of clubs allow prospective members to register online or via telephone. Some clubs have employees who hand out promotional flyers in the street, promising to ease the registration process.

The past two years have seen hundreds of these cannabis clubs spring up in Barcelona, creating a thriving industry as other sectors suffered the economic crisis. Catalonia's cannabis clubs now count some 165,000 members, who rack up an estimated €5m (£4m) in sales each month, according to El País newspaper.

Local officials in Barcelona have been watching closely. In June, the city imposed a one-year moratorium on new licences for cannabis clubs. Calling it a "preventative" measure, deputy mayor Joaquim Forn said it would give the city some breathing space to regulate the industry and "avoid it becoming a serious problem".

A first draft of the regulations, drawn up by the public health agency of Catalonia and obtained by El País, sets out strict regulations on the cultivation and transport of the drug and clubs' membership in an effort to chip away at the legal grey zone in which the clubs currently operate.

Memberships will be limited to Spanish residents, taking aim at the region's growing reputation for cannabis tourism. Members will have to be 21 years of age or older and belong to the club for at least 15 days before being given access to marijuana.

Other measures include forcing clubs to register their plants and undergo an annual inspection, in an attempt to give regional authorities a more complete idea of the product on offer in the region.

The maximum quantity that members will be allowed to access each month has yet to be determined, said the proposal, but is expected to be somewhere between 60 to 100 grams a month (2-3.5 ounces). With some clubs currently with as many as 5,000 users, the draft noted that a maximum number of members must also be determined.

The proposed regulations were welcomed by the Catalonia Federation of Cannabis Associations, one of many associations that has been pushing the government to better regulate the sector. While the association took issue with the draft regulations' proposal of a fixed schedule that would force the clubs to close for a three-hour lunch each day and close by 8pm most days, the regulations were "positive in general", a spokesman, Jaume Xaus, told El País. Many of the clubs, he noted, already follow similar regulations.

One notable omission, he said, was to set a criteria for municipal licences. Without this, he worried, the granting of permits would be left to individual mayors, allowing for discrepancies to arise.

Cannabis clubs have also become popular in the Basque country in recent years, registering more than 10,000 members and leading the regional government to begin drawing up regulations for the clubs earlier this year.

 

theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/catalonia-holland-of-south-tightens-rules-barcelona-cannabis-clubs

 

 

 

Barcelona>>>>>>>>Dam

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Amsterdam is sh*t for weed now anyway, smoke better in the ends

Barca is getting touched this summer

 

must've visited the wrong coffee shops my friend :lol:

LOL yeh alright mate

Frm time u think the best weed is in the coffe shops shows me ur levels tbh

I get my loud direct from Soma (do ur homework if u dont no him) i also get my weed direct frm owners of dna gentics and ocd labs

I also like to sit on the edge of the canals smoking a 12inch raw full of tangie (crockett cut) and kosher kush honeycomb wax while takin dabs of dewaxed girl scout cookie concentrate to the face, while laughin at chumps goin in coffee shops buyin "kill a man tripple og purple kush" for £15 a gram my friend

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don't say that I'm reaching end of August

is it really that bad fam?

Just stick to voyages, grey area, green place, original damkring and bush docs

Its not that bad ive just rinsed all there strains, and can get better versions of the strains in ends

Lop. It feels like you are out there every two weeks loool. I need to try summa dat wax and ting.

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don't say that I'm reaching end of August

is it really that bad fam?

Just stick to voyages, grey area, green place, original damkring and bush docs

Its not that bad ive just rinsed all there strains, and can get better versions of the strains in ends

 

c/s dam has gone downhill. Once you go barca you wont go dam again. You get double what you get in amsterdam for your money and all the extracts are reasonably priced you don't buy grams you get 2.5-3.5 for £20 for bud

 

How you know soma? met him in barcelona crazy hippy guy lol

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don't say that I'm reaching end of August

is it really that bad fam?

Just stick to voyages, grey area, green place, original damkring and bush docs

Its not that bad ive just rinsed all there strains, and can get better versions of the strains in ends

c/s dam has gone downhill. Once you go barca you wont go dam again. You get double what you get in amsterdam for your money and all the extracts are reasonably priced you don't buy grams you get 2.5-3.5 for £20 for bud

 

How you know soma? met him in barcelona crazy hippy guy lol

Thru my guys OCD Labs and true canna genetics

Hes the guy still, invented ny diesel, amnesia, lavender to name a few

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don't say that I'm reaching end of August

is it really that bad fam?

Just stick to voyages, grey area, green place, original damkring and bush docs

Its not that bad ive just rinsed all there strains, and can get better versions of the strains in ends

safe fam those are the usual spots anyway so should be ok

what's this 1ehulp u speak of?

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Tbh they only got good shatter/concentrate frm my ppl at ocd labs dats where der sh*t sells at

Dey cool doe bit far out

any good place to get these dabs, twaxes and all this new age stuff near the main strips in dam?

If ur serious i can give u a number of my ppl, only reputable ppl in dam dealin wid dabs

Dey sort out wiz khalifa, berner ect when in town

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Tbh they only got good shatter/concentrate frm my ppl at ocd labs dats where der sh*t sells at

Dey cool doe bit far out

any good place to get these dabs, twaxes and all this new age stuff near the main strips in dam?

If ur serious i can give u a number of my ppl, only reputable ppl in dam dealin wid dabs

Dey sort out wiz khalifa, berner ect when in town

 

Yeah appreciate it! Deffo gonna shout you closer to when i go back in nov for the cup

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Tbh they only got good shatter/concentrate frm my ppl at ocd labs dats where der sh*t sells at

Dey cool doe bit far out

any good place to get these dabs, twaxes and all this new age stuff near the main strips in dam?

If ur serious i can give u a number of my ppl, only reputable ppl in dam dealin wid dabs

Dey sort out wiz khalifa, berner ect when in town

Yeah appreciate it! Deffo gonna shout you closer to when i go back in nov for the cup

Im over for the cup anyway been booked by high times to perform again, last year was crazy

I. Hearing there finding it hard to secure a venue for the cup this year

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Tbh they only got good shatter/concentrate frm my ppl at ocd labs dats where der sh*t sells at

Dey cool doe bit far out

any good place to get these dabs, twaxes and all this new age stuff near the main strips in dam?

If ur serious i can give u a number of my ppl, only reputable ppl in dam dealin wid dabs

Dey sort out wiz khalifa, berner ect when in town

Yeah appreciate it! Deffo gonna shout you closer to when i go back in nov for the cup

Im over for the cup anyway been booked by high times to perform again, last year was crazy

I. Hearing there finding it hard to secure a venue for the cup this year

 

Yeah it's bit fucked, me and my boys don't know whether to book now, or wait, just incase the dates change.

 

Did they book you specifically for the 23-27th? If so i guess I can book the flights knowing that aint changing.

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Tbh they only got good shatter/concentrate frm my ppl at ocd labs dats where der sh*t sells at

Dey cool doe bit far out

any good place to get these dabs, twaxes and all this new age stuff near the main strips in dam?

If ur serious i can give u a number of my ppl, only reputable ppl in dam dealin wid dabs

Dey sort out wiz khalifa, berner ect when in town

Yeah appreciate it! Deffo gonna shout you closer to when i go back in nov for the cup

Im over for the cup anyway been booked by high times to perform again, last year was crazy

I. Hearing there finding it hard to secure a venue for the cup this year

Yeah it's bit f*cked, me and my boys don't know whether to book now, or wait, just incase the dates change.

 

Did they book you specifically for the 23-27th? If so i guess I can book the flights knowing that aint changing.

Yh but i would wait, ticket sales have been suspended until a venues secured

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