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Bonjour Araceli, nous sommes d’Alchimiaweb.com,
first of all we would like to thank you for letting us take a few minutes of your time, for answering a few questions.
First and very quickly, ¿What is your opinion about the actual situation of cannabis in Spain?
And do you think the trend will be what it seems to be starting, heading to the Cannabis Social Clubs or the personal self cultivation?
Well, the situation is better than in any other place where the prohibition is absolute,
In Spain we started from a very favourable scene, which is that consumption has never been punishable,
and adding to that a little undetermined legal framework generously interpreted,
so it has made possible structures like the Social Cannabis Clubs (CSC),
to the extent that they have become control instruments of the quality of consumption, not consumption.
That’s always better that a black market, prohibition, clandestineness, unhealthiness,
i mean, everything that entails total prohibition,
in that sense, because it’s enough comparing the cannabis consumption rate from any other substance,
because always is better a normalization system, the clubs one or another kind that could be implanted in other countries.
I think that the clubs system, especially lately, when they have been much relevant, for the efforts they
make, for making it’s situation every time more regular, and also more in accordance with the authorities.
This effort is what will save them or let them continue, without a doubt.
Ok, thank you. In second place, from the point of view that we have in our commercial sector,
¿what do you think that we could do or... there is already a bit of movement, but what do you believe that would be necessary to enhance the normalization, or for help getting it sooner?
Well, Ii think that the commercial sector behind the world of normalized marihuana consumption it’s fairly well structured,
in the sense that it has got out of the rules of clandestineness, from the rules of the wrongfulness.
And all because in the conventions they missed, or didn’t wanted to include the seeds, because that’s the touchstone.
If the seeds were in the convention all of his would be punishable without a doubt.
So well, its logic that if a behaviour is permitted then it also has to be allowed everything that makes possible that behaviour.
If consumption is allowed, it has no sense to ban production, transport, etc.
So well, from this sense it’s a bit striking that, surrounding a banned and regulated substance, it’s been created such a big world of illegality.
Yes, it’s surprising. You have a lot of experience, and you have used all this work and knowledge of the drugs world
in a BOOK with a very convincing title, LA SOLUCIÓN, makes it very clear.
¿Could you tell us a few ideas about what led you to write the book, and a little description of its structure, please?
Well, what led me to write this book was, as always, the coincidence.
Well, I was giving a conference, and at the exit there were three publishing houses offering me to write a book. I’d never thought about it in my life,
but well, I decided that maybe it was the moment to do it. But the book content is not something casual,
it’s the result of twenty years dedicated to drugs in many sectors,
in the judicial scope, in the policy scope and then in the university environment,
I mean, the book is something casual, the content comes from a twenty years work.
Lastly, ¿are you enjoying the ExpoGrow Experience?
¿Are you happy to be able to atend to this second edition of the International Cannabis Social Forum, what do you think?
Yes, yes, despite that for work reasons it has been a little difficult to come, I made as much as possible for being here, and I’m happy,
because her you can see things that you’d read but never seen before, so I’m really happy.
On the other hand, the fact that the fair and the forum are being celebrated in parallel but with a small separation,
I think that it’s a very correct idea, because each thing has a different public, obviously,
and the forum, knowing the contents of the last year and seeing what I’m seeing this year, I think it’s an experience that must continue.
Thank you so much for your time and enjoy the rest of the fair. Thank you.