The new Anti-Smoking Law It's gaining ground in Spain. The government says it's for public health reasons, but what many of us see is that they're lumping it together. tobacco, to the vaping…and even to CBD! 😳
Yes, that same one cannabidiol It doesn't get you high, it's sold in herbalists, and it's used by thousands of people to relax, sleep better, or relieve pain. Well, now it's in danger of being treated like tobacco.
From smoke to total prohibition
The play is clear:
- Smoking is prohibited on terraces, in stations, or near hospitals.
- It is prohibited to disposable vape.
- And the craziest thing: products like the CBD would be sold only in tobacconists or tobacco/vape shops.
So, if this law is approved as is, you'll no longer have to walk into your local store and pick up your CBD oil or flowers without any problems.
And what about cannabis clubs?
Here comes another bombshell: they want to get rid of the provision that until now allowed the existence of smoking clubs. That means that the cannabis clubs They would be outlawed. They could literally disappear.
A very hard blow for the whole cannabis culture in Spain.
Is this really about health?
The lawyer Gabriela Sierra, a specialist in cannabis law, is clear: this is “institutional greenwashing”. That is, they dress it up as “health protection” but in reality it smells more like social and economic control.
Because be careful: equating tobacco, which kills millions, with CBD, which is neither addictive nor psychoactive, has no scientific basis. On the contrary, CBD It is seen in many countries as a harm reduction alternative.
But here it seems they prefer to prohibit rather than educate.
What's next for the CBD industry
- Goodbye to the advertising on networks, influencers or sponsorships.
- Limitation of the sale to controlled channels.
- Vaporizers and accessories are also restricted.
In short: the CBD industry in Spain It is cornered just as it begins to take off.
And now what?
Not all is lost. From the European Observatory on Cannabis Consumption and Cultivation They are already preparing amendments to stop this prohibitionism 2.0And this is where civil society comes in, because if we don't raise our voices, they will cut off even our right to choose how we consume products that They do not do the same damage as tobacco.
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