Spannabis 2024: A Clash of Cannabis Culture and Conservative Crackdown in Barcelona
By
Luciano Mendez
1 min read
⚠️ Heads up: this article is from our "experimental era" — a beautiful mess of enthusiasm ✨, caffeine ☕, and user-submitted chaos 🤹. We kept it because it’s part of our journey 🛤️ (and hey, everyone has awkward teenage years 😅).
The 20th year of Spannabis drew a massive crowd of over 25,000 attendees, showcasing the dichotomy between the thriving modern cannabis culture and the conservative authorities aiming to clamp down on it. The event's dynamics highlighted the decriminalized and celebrated cannabis industry on one side and the city officials' mass raids on private clubs on the other. The clash exemplifies the ongoing struggle between the cannabis community and the conservative government's efforts to suppress it in Barcelona.