I,m moving to spain

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Latest update: 11/04/2012
[h=3]- drugs - financial crisis - Spain[/h]
[h=1]Indebted Spanish village approves cannabis farming[/h]
[h=2]The village of Rasquera in Catalonia could become Europe’s biggest legal cannabis producer after residents approved a local council plan on Tuesday to allow marijuana cultivation in a bid to pay off its debts.[/h] By FRANCE 24 (text)



A small Spanish village approved a council plan Tuesday to reduce its crippling debts – by renting out land for cannabis cultivation.
Villagers of Rasquera, 140 km south of Barcelona, were asked to ratify a measure passed by the village council at the end of February as part of its 'Municipal Anti-Crisis Plan 2012'.
Rasquera, which has just 950 inhabitants, is burdened by debts of around 1.3 million euros and is suffering from chronic unemployment. It is a microcosm of the huge financial problems facing Spain.
With 57 per cent of voters agreeing to the plan, Mayor Bernat Pellisa spoke of a “magnificent result”. Earlier, he had threatened to resign with the entire council if the 'Yes' vote was less than 75 per cent, but he happily brushed that aside after the results came through, saying: "Tomorrow morning we'll make decisions after digesting the results."


CAN YOU IMAGINE THE SIZE OF THE FENCE THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP HOLD OF IT. LOL

it's my dream to live in spain after i went to barcelona a few years ago.. spain is fucking beautiful, the people couldn't be friendlier, and their cannabis laws are very lose to say the least...
the weather is amazing, the architecture in barcelona blew me away, antonia guadi had to be one of the biggest pot heads ever to dream up some of the amazing stuff he's built, lol..

Well done tiny Spanish village. That is awesome.

i've been to javea 20 yrs ago great place to live

if the uk goverment legalized and taxed weed in the uk we would be out the shit in no time, lol

i haven't really looked much into how it would be to live there, but i did really fall in love with barcelona and girona when i went there..
like i said, the people were super nice.. i don't speak word one of spanish, yet got along great.. every time i walked into a store, i was greeted by a big hola (sp?) and was made to feel very welcome..
wasn't crazy about the food though, have to say that the food there was not my taste.. lots of funky ass seafood...

i had thought it was legal to grow in barcelona for personal use only though, which is friggin awesome imo..

I'll come and visit very regularly.

spainish farmers are amatures there is pollen in the air everywhere over there outdoor is a nightmare

racerboy71 said:

i haven't really looked much into how it would be to live there, but i did really fall in love with barcelona and girona when i went there..
like i said, the people were super nice.. i don't speak word one of spanish, yet got along great.. every time i walked into a store, i was greeted by a big hola (sp?) and was made to feel very welcome..
wasn't crazy about the food though, have to say that the food there was not my taste.. lots of funky ass seafood...

i had thought it was legal to grow in barcelona for personal use only though, which is friggin awesome imo..

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alot of the coffin dodgers in england that have retired spend the winter months there, its cheaper to live as well.
spanish food is great cant get enough of the stuff

bobtokes said:

if the uk goverment legalized and taxed weed in the uk we would be out the shit in no time, lol

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fucking right fella......

Winter Woman said:

I'll come and visit very regularly.

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you would be welcome sweetness

im off to mallaga in 3 weeks......

welshsmoker said:

im off to mallaga in 3 weeks......

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awesome.. i didn't get a chance to go to mallaga, but it looks awesome there..

realistically it's all but impossible to get a work visa there, spain itself doesnt have visas, they us the EUs visa system, and it is VERY difficult to attain. you basically have to prove that you can do a job better than anyone in the entire EU to get a visa. sorry man, just keeping it real

racerboy71 said:

awesome.. i didn't get a chance to go to mallaga, but it looks awesome there..

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hope so, will let you know what its like.

I bought some land a year ago just 15 or so miles from that village. 6 acres was less than $20,000.

I'm going to live in a yurt, and plant stuff.

Spanish unemployment rate is like 24% lol

Spanish unemployment is up, the Countries economy is going down so guess what we're gonna do?

We're all gonna open up Associations and grow and sell weed. Still a grey area but after what's happened in Tarragona (renting land to grow weed to then be taxed by the Governement).

We have 70+ Associations already and anyone can join with a Passport. Amsterdam is closing its tourist doors next year and they don't have a beach or Mediterranean weather.

So, guys let me know when u want a Tour of the Associations!!!

Love from Barca !!!

ps Here since 2005

The Growery said:

realistically it's all but impossible to get a work visa there, spain itself doesnt have visas, they us the EUs visa system, and it is VERY difficult to attain. you basically have to prove that you can do a job better than anyone in the entire EU to get a visa. sorry man, just keeping it real

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You could get sponsored by a company. Or u could get married to an EU resident !!!!

bobtokes said:

if the uk goverment legalized and taxed weed in the uk we would be out the shit in no time, lol

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I would say that was in the not so distant future. In Feb they downgraded the law to growing 9 plants at home for medical reasons. The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) aren't interested therefore neither are the Police. Everyone will be queuing up at the Doctors, costing the NHS time in handing out Medicinal purpose passes before they start charging for Medical Cards like the US.

Just wait and see !!!