Is weed legal in Spain?

Under Article 368 PC, growing and selling marijuana are illegal in Barcelona. However, growing weed for medical purposes, for teaching and research is allowed in Spain. Marijuana for personal use is not considered as criminal offense but smoking it in public is considered as misdemeanor and thus, it is punishable by fines. In this case, … Read more

Medical Marijuana/ Medicinal Cannabis

In 1970, the US Congress placed marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because they considered it to have “no accepted medical use.” Since then, 23 of 50 US states and DC have legalized the medical use of marijuana. Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for … Read more

How Marijuana Became Illegal?

What is hemp? Just another word for marijuana?Yeah, and that’s one of the things that happened in 1937. Cannabis Hemp was one of history’s most widely used plants. Tincture of Cannabis was the basis for almost every patent medicine prior to the discovery of aspirin. Hemp was used for rope, twine, and cloth. Sailing ships … Read more