Proposal to regulate growing, selling and using cannabis

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1. The bill would allow growing cannabis at home for personal use, with a maximum of six psychoactive plants and a harvest of 480 grams per year per person. Non-psychoactive cannabis (under 0.2% THCTHC Tetrahidrocannabinol, the substance in cannabis that produces psychoactive effects (the 'high').) would have no limits.
2. Therapeutic cannabis would be dispensed at pharmacies with a doctor's prescription and funded by the National Health System. Psychoactive cannabis would require a prescription; non-psychoactive cannabis would not.
3. Recreational use would be limited to adults, and cannabis associations and clubs could allow their members to consume on their premises. Public consumption would follow the same bans as tobacco.
4. Selling cannabis would require a license and would be limited to authorized parties: growshops (seeds and seedlings only), farming companies, drug manufacturers, and makers of industrial hemp products.
5. The bill sets a penalty system with fines from €30 to €600,000 depending on whether the offense is minor, serious or very serious. Advertising, promotion and sponsorship of cannabis would be a very serious offense, except for the exceptions provided.
6. The Government would have three months to recognize cannabis as a medicine and six months to introduce a bill creating a special tax on cannabis, similar to the one on tobacco. The law would take effect three months after publication, except for part of its titles.

Who it affects

• Cannabis consumers: Could grow at home within limits, buy at pharmacies with a prescription for therapeutic use, and consume legally as adults.
• Cannabis associations and clubs: Would get a legal framework for communal growing and could supply cannabis to their members.
• Cannabis businesses and professionals: Would need licenses to grow, transport, sell or research cannabis.
• Pharmacies and health professionals: Would dispense therapeutic cannabis by prescription under medical supervision.
• Public administrations: The Government, Autonomous Communities and Local Entities would share licensing, control, inspection and penalty powers.

Words worth knowing

THC

Tetrahidrocannabinol, the substance in cannabis that produces psychoactive effects (the 'high').

Declaración responsable (responsible declaration)

A document in which someone declares, under their own responsibility, that they meet the legal requirements, without waiting for a license.

Growshop

A store selling seeds, seedlings and growing supplies.

Cáñamo industrial (industrial hemp)

A cannabis variety with very little THC, grown for fiber and seeds for industrial uses.

Proposición de ley (bill)

A draft law introduced by parliamentary groups. It is not a law until approved by the Congress and the Senate.

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