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Warning over ‘weed cookies’ sold in Spain: Woman claims she was ill and vomiting for seven hours after eating the laced treat

SPANISH media has reported that two people were poisoned in Madrid and exhibited symptoms of vomiting and intense dizziness after ingesting cookies laced with HHC,

6 Apr, 2024 @ 09:48

Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Is marijuana legal in Spain and can I REALLY grow plants at home?

THE legality of cannabis consumption and cultivation in Spain is murky, with consumption and cultivation being decriminalised, but only if done in private. To put

17 Feb, 2024 @ 06:45

Drugs·Lead·spain

Marijuana plant seizures in Spain quadruple over five years in 'worrying' trend

Cannabis is set to be made LEGAL in Spain for medicinal purposes – but not everyone is happy with the new law

SPAIN is on track to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes, it emerged today. The Ministry of Health has kickstarted the process of passing a new

14 Feb, 2024 @ 15:22

Health·Lead·Other News

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Teenagers in Valencia region start drinking alcohol and smoking earlier than in other parts of Spain

THE youngest alcohol drinkers and tobacco smokers in Spain are in the Valencian Community according to a Health Ministry study. No reason has been given

5 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pharmacies in Spain’s Malaga ‘willing’ to dispense medicinal cannabis

PHARMACIES in Malaga have announced that they are ready and ‘willing’ to participate in the dispensing of cannabis-derived drugs. The news was announced last Thursday,

10 Jul, 2022 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Largest marijuana plantation in Spain discovered in Barcelona

POLICE have discovered the largest marijuana plantation in Spain, in Vilassar de Mar in Barcelona. The farm, comprising 35 hectares, had been in operation since

7 Jul, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

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Police in Spain destroy what they claim was Europe’s ‘biggest crop of cannabis’

POLICE have raided what they describe as Europe’s biggest cannabis farm that covered 67 hectares and had 415,000 plants potentially worth €100 million. Guardia Civil

13 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Four police officers arrested for involvement in drug trafficking in Spain’s Catalunya

FOUR officers from the Polica Local have been arrested in a dawn raid in Catalunya over suspected involvement in a cannabis trafficking operation. The operation

26 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Police seize £13 million shipment of cannabis in dramatic high speed sea chase off Gibraltar

DURING the chase, the suspect boat (RHIB) was seen throwing bales from the deck in an attempt to get rid of the evidence. The vessel

18 Aug, 2021 @ 16:40

Gibraltar·Lead

Drugs, drink-driving and violence make for a busy time for Gibraltar police

CRIME is on the rise in Gibraltar with a number of recent incidents including the seizure of 800 litres of fuel and police assault. On

20 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Stuffed: Gang of four arrested in Spain for smuggling drugs in cushions

FOUR Spaniards have been arrested on suspicion of organising a criminal network after police intercepted 181kg of hashish which was being sent from Malaga to

11 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

INVESTIGATION: How a ‘stoner tax’ is lining the coffers of local town halls in Spain and why a new court ruling could change all that

A COURT ruling in Spain’s Murcia region has highlighted how local authorities are using a ‘stoner tax’ to fill their coffers by fining dope smokers

8 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Four Manchester drugs traffickers jailed over plot to import cannabis from Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR men have been jailed in the UK for their part in smuggling drugs from Alicante on the Costa Blanca. The men from Manchester were

23 Aug, 2020 @ 08:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

Price of weed doubles or in some cases triples in Spain due to coronavirus lockdown

THE price of weed in Spain has skyrocketed due to the coronavirus lockdown.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 13:35

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish company creates new rum based drink that is mixed with cannabis

A SPANISH startup has developed a drink that’s distilled with cannabis.

29 Feb, 2020 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead

British parents arrested as baby NEARLY DIES on Spain’s Costa del Sol after eating their cannabis stash

Officers searching the house found 250 grams of cannabis, 25 grams of hashish, syringes, a weed grinder and other drug paraphernalia

8 Dec, 2019 @ 12:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

New law allows medical cannabis in Gibraltar for these four conditions

"Cannabis oil certainly has its place in the modern medical care of some patients"

22 Oct, 2019 @ 13:55

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain

She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK

14 Oct, 2019 @ 08:24

Crime & Law·Lead

British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia

The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK

28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Lead

Five British men and women held over ‘cannabis courier service’ as 100kgs of drugs seized on Spain’s Costa del Sol

According to police the Brit suspects would frequently change their rented cars and apartments to keep officers off the scent

25 Aug, 2019 @ 20:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Two legal cannabis clubs SHUT DOWN for drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Staff sold ‘indiscriminately’ including to foreigners and minors

22 Aug, 2019 @ 10:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SHOEDUNIT: Man cuffed in Spain’s Andalucia after hiding kilo of hash in trainers

The shoes - black Nike Air Force 1s - had been altered to conceal the hash in the tongues and in cavities under the insoles

19 Jul, 2019 @ 14:58

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Health Agency issues warning that Dutch cookies containing CANNABIS are being accidentally sold to children across Spain

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has issued a warning about the presence of cannabis in a brand of children’s cookies that arrived

20 Apr, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Seven arrested on Costa del Sol and in Barcelona as police bust drug gang who sold cannabis using cryptocurrencies

Police also seized €2,000 in cash and €115,000 in computer equipment used for managing cryptocurrencies

8 Apr, 2019 @ 17:16

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

THAT’S SOME REAL SH*T: Cannabis in Spain has ‘dangerous’ levels of faeces due to ‘way it’s smuggled’

Analysts examined 90 samples and found dangerous levels of E.coli and the Aspergillus fungus

4 Apr, 2019 @ 15:19

Health·Lead