First cannabis club shut down in Catalonia for drug trafficking
Authorities are keeping a closer eye on member-only associations that claim to be not-for-profit
El País (Spain)
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Growing numbers of visitors are purchasing a few grams of marijuana while on holiday in Barcelona, a city that is already being described as the "Holland of the South." All one needs to do is become a member of a cannabis club, many of which advertise on the internet, and place an order by phone or online. But for the first time in the Catalan capital, a judge has ordered a club closure on the grounds that it was engaging in drug trafficking.
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