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FAC members:
ACCI CANNABICA - (Igualada AECA (Asturias) AGUC ASTARTE (Cdiz) Asociacin Gaditana de Usuarios de Cannabis. AICC - Cannabis Caf ALACANNABIS (Alicante) AMEC (Madrid) AMESCA (Menorca) AMIGOS DE MARIA (Len) ARSECA (Mlaga) ARSEC.SE (Sevilla) AVE MARIA (Vigo) CANNARIAS (Tenerife) CANNAVIP (Matar) CARB - (Balears) CEC (Mlaga) CTCC (Osona) GANJAZZ (Gipuzkoa) HEMPORD - (Girona). LA MACA (Barcelona) PANNAGH (Bilbao) THC (Valencia)
Global Marijuana March: Madrid May 8 2006 25,000 people for cannabis normalization
Possesion always illicit except with authorization Only medical or scientific use (almost never authorized) Simple possession unpunished, just seizure Trafficking punished by prison
Historical background(2)
1975-1992: Decriminalisation is defined, but not completely Compassionate donation Sharing Buying and distributing inside pair group Cannabis possession and cultivation not regulated 1992: Organic Law on Public Security Punishes possession and consumption in public places (300-6000 and seizure) 1993: Creation of ARSEC (Ramn Santos Association for the Study of Cannabis) in Barcelona Question to anti-drug public prosecutor: Is it legal to collectively grow for self-consumption? 1994: First collective plantation Public and notified to public prosecutor 100 people / 200 plants
2000: Legal report by Juan Muoz and Susana Soto for Andalusian Government on the conditions for legal distribution of cannabis
200 people (politicians, artists, therapeutic users, members of trade unions, farmers,...) / 600 plants Big presence in media and social debate First legal harvests
Concrete and limited adults group (closed circuit) Previously users Consumption at the moment and in a private place Non profit
Polices mistake: 4 peoples arrest Seizure of 150 kg fresh marihuana / 17,4 kg of dried marihuana Parliamentary Question to European Commission (January 2006) and answer from Justice Commissioner (March 2006):
Sentences on ARSECSE, Ganjazz and SECA Basque Governments legal report on Greenfarm CSC
File closed by Province Court (march 2006) and return of seized plants
The regulation of personal drug use is a competence of member states and theres no international law binds them to pursue
Legally contracted staff Tax payment: Social Security System, Rent Tax, Corporate Income Tax and, in some cases,
VAT (18%). Social activities: courses, legal and medical advice, cannabis cups, research, cultural activities, demonstrations, etc.
Consumption record book of members Development of a protocol for the control of crops and transport
Census of growing sites Inspections after planting and during harvest time Authorization to transport from growing site to the club
Mafia, lots of black money, huge repression expenses, illegal dealers, unknown quality, easy access for minors, and reduced liberties Non profit democratic organizations, legal workers, tax collection, controlled quality, limits to minors access, and assumed rights
Scenario with 1 million members in clubs (60 % of diary users + 30 % of frequent users):
1.5 direct employs / 6 indirect employs Social Security fees: 17,000 direct / 14,000 indirect Rent tax: 7,700 direct / 3,000 indirect Society tax: 11,500 VAT ( direct if applied at 18 %): 14,000 / 6,000 indirect
Total direct income for institutions: 367 million Total income for 23 million EU users: 8,400 million
7,500 direct employs / 30,000 indirect employs Social Security fees: 85 million direct / 70 million indirect Rent tax: 39 million direct / 15 million indirect Society tax: 58 million VAT (direct if applied at 18 %): 70 million / 30 million indirect
We dont like the idea of tobacco or alcohol production and distribution model applied to cannabis
No need to change UN Conventions Democratic management by the users themselves Non-profit that reduces the risk of commercial promotion Direct contact between producers and users. No middleman that can adulterate or make the product more expensive Direct quality control
CSCs are an opportunity for Europe to lead a change in current drug policies and to experiment with new approaches Club model can be developed in a national level, with some European common criteria Theres no need to wait for the necessary change
Promotion campaigns, profit based companies, lack of information about tobacco additives,
Drug harmed those who consumed, so they decided to pursue them Now they harm everybody. It has been a big success El Roto