https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain has overtaken the Netherlands as a marijuana smoking nation and is third in the world behind Iceland and the United States, new data shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20150826/number-of-cannabis-clubs-in-madrid-are-on-the-rise Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:03:17 +0200 number-of-cannabis-clubs-in-madrid-are-on-the-rise Spain's highest court has declared a cannabis club in Bilbao in violation of public health - the court’s first ruling on such clubs - which could set precedent for smoking collectives in the future. https://www.thelocal.es/20150709/high-court-ruling-deals-blow-to-cannabis-clubs Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:21:00 +0200 high-court-ruling-deals-blow-to-cannabis-clubs Hundreds of cannabis clubs are cropping up all over Barcelona thanks to owners exploiting a legal loophole, which doesn't penalise people for setting up smokers' associations. https://www.thelocal.es/20140727/barcelona-a-new-haven-for-cannabis-smokers Sun, 27 Jul 2014 12:57:00 +0200 barcelona-a-new-haven-for-cannabis-smokers A Madrid university student went into a coma on Sunday after he ingested a birthday cake baked with marijuana. Nine other partygoers also required medical attention. https://www.thelocal.es/20140217/birthday-hash-cake-poisons-ten-uni-students Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:15:00 +0100 birthday-hash-cake-poisons-ten-uni-students