Spain’s Decriminalisation: Decades of Quiet Innovation - TalkingDrugs

Spain’s Decriminalisation: Decades of Quiet Innovation - TalkingDrugs

For over three decades, Spain has been a quiet leader in innovative drug policies. Aside from its globally known cannabis social clubs, its international influence remains limited. This is partly because Spain never undertook a formal process of decriminalisation; drug use and possession for personal use were simply never criminalised in its Penal Code. However, the Spanish approach is anything but straightforward, marked by complex regional div…