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Spain: Basque Parliament Urges Progress On Marijuana Legalization

Steve Elliott

Hemp News

Friday 29 Apr 2016

The Basque Parliament has asked the Spanish Government, the Parliament and the Justice Administration for "solid progress" on marijuana legalization and regulation, criticizing the "setback" that led to Supreme Court judgments against Basque cannabis clubs.

The House defended a "regulated solution" to allow the operation of cannabis clubs, passed as the Basque Addictions Act on April 7. The text adopted on Monday invites cannabis clubs and associations existing in the Basque Country to go ahead and "establish self-regulatory mechanisms, good practices" and work with the Administration, even though no specific regulations yet exist.

Acting Health Minister Alfonso Alonso last June said the central government is studying an appeal against the Law on Addictions with the possibility that legalizing and regulating the cannabis clubs exceeded the authority of the Basque Country.

It was pointed out that these cannabis clubs have already been operating for some time in Basque Country, and, in general, are pretty good at regulating themselves in an "orderly and responsible" fashion.

Basque politicians stressed that many countries around the world have begun to regulate cannabis, including Uruguay, Mexico, the Netherlands, and several states in the U.S. They said the recent Spanish Supreme Court decisions against the Basque cannabis clubs have "broken" the "slow progress" of recent years.

During the debate, member of Parliament Luis Javier Telleria stressed that they aren't denying that cannabis may have some harmful effects, but has said the government should not ban it, using alcohol as an example.

Telleria called for "legal certainty" for the cannabis clubs, and asked Parliament to overcome cannabis prohibition and make "strong steps" in regulating the substance, "without forgetting the risks of consumption."

Member of Parliament Txara Sarasua said the cannabis clubs were "totally harmless, while Carmelo Barrio said politicians should focus on the "risk" and "complexity" of regulating the cultivation and sale of cannabis.

Member of Parliament Gorka Maneiro said legalizing and regulating cannabis defends civil rights, individual liberties, gives maximum "legal certainty" and protects health.

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