Cannabis in Spain faces legal and regulatory complexities that require in-depth and up-to-date knowledge. Having specialized legal advice is essential to manage risks, defend rights and take advantage of opportunities in this area. Here you will find a selection of 7 expert cannabis law firms you can find in Spain. This is not a sponsored or agreed post: these are recommendations based on our opinions, experience and the known services of these professionals.
1- Paraula House
- Location: Barcelona
- Especialización:
- Criminal Defense and Litigation: Legal strategy, defense and assistance to detainees in cases related to the sector.
- Regulatory and Regulatory Advisory: Interaction with regulatory agencies, protection and regulatory compliance in the pharmaceutical field, and management of administrative procedures.
- Business and Commercial Consulting: Management for obtaining licenses, representation and litigation in the cannabis business field.
More information about Casa Paraula
2- S&F Abogados
- Location: Madrid
- Especialización:
- Criminal Defense and Litigation: Representation and defense in criminal proceedings related to the cannabis sector.
- Regulatory and Regulatory Advice: Integral management of procedures, compliance with current regulations, advice on legal resources (drogotest, Gag Law).
- Business and Commercial Consulting: Advice on the incorporation and management of cannabis businesses and associations.
More information about Sofer Abogados
3- Omar Nieto Boutique Legal
- Location: Barcelona
- Especialización:
- Criminal Defense and Litigation: Defense and representation in criminal proceedings related to cannabis activities.
- Regulatory and Regulatory Advice: Strict compliance with regulations and advice on administrative procedures, advice on legal remedies (drogotest, Gag Law).
- Business and Commercial Consulting: Customized legal solutions for companies and individuals in the sector.
More information Omar Nieto Abogados
4- Francisco Azorín Abogados
- Location: Madrid and Yecla (Murcia); collaborating offices in Barcelona, Alicante, Málaga, Valencia, Bilbao, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
- Specialisation:
- Criminal Defence and Litigation: a criminal lawyer working exclusively on drug offences (trafficking, cannabis and industrial hemp cultivation, psychedelics such as ayahuasca, DMT or mushrooms, synthetics such as LSD, MDMA or cocaine, and new psychoactive substances), with cases before the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
- Regulatory and Administrative Advice: administrative penalty law, sanctions for possession and use, the 'Ley Mordaza' (Gag Law) and roadside drug tests, and the weighing and control of cannabis under the 1961 Single Convention.
- Business and Commercial Consulting: advice to cannabis and psychedelics companies, associations and projects to operate within the law; consultant to the European Observatory for the Consumption and Cultivation of Cannabis (OECCC).
More information about Francisco Azorín Abogados
5- Brotsanverd
- Location: Alicante, Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Pinoso, Elda, Yecla
- Especialización:
- Criminal Defense and Litigation: Representation and advice in criminal litigation related to the cannabis sector.
- Regulatory and Normative Consultancy: Management of procedures and relations with the Administration in the cannabis field (drogotest, Gag Law).
- Business and Commercial Consulting: Comprehensive advice on commercial, labor and civil matters for associations and companies in the sector.
More information Brotsanverd Abogados
6- DMT Lawyers
- Location: Barcelona, Mallorca
- Especialización:
- Criminal Defense and Litigation: Defense in crimes against public health and drug trafficking, with special attention to cases related to DMT and ayahuasca.
- Regulatory and Regulatory Advice: Management of licenses for cannabis cultivation and advice to associations, with a focus on medical cannabis.
More information about DMT Abogados
7- THC Lawyers
- Location: Madrid
- Specialization:
- Criminal Defense and Litigation: Defense in crimes related to narcotic substances and against public health.
- Regulatory and Regulatory Advisory: Integral management of procedures and licenses for cannabis social clubs, grow shops, CBD plantations, stores and seed banks.
- Business and Commercial Consulting: Advice on accounting, tax, commercial and labor aspects for the administration and incorporation of cannabis businesses.
More information about THC Abogados
Why use cannabis lawyers?
Lawyers specialized in this field offer specific knowledge, experience and updated legal advice for the particularities of the sector, ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting the interests of both individuals and companies, and managing the challenges and opportunities posed by cannabis in Spain.
Experience in legal cannabis matters is especially useful in two situations that are very common for consumers: the fine for carrying CBD in public and the THC saliva test for drivers, where proving that you test positive in saliva but negative in blood can get the penalty dismissed.
Turning to a specialised law firm is key in a country where CBD is legal in Spain to buy and sell, yet its legal framework remains full of contradictions: the very same flower or hash you buy with a receipt in a shop can lead to a fine the moment you step out onto the street.
Cannabis lawyers in Spain can help in different cases such as:
- Litigation and administrative fines: Appeals against resolutions of regulatory agencies, assistance and representation in contentious-administrative proceedings.
- Regulatory compliance: Analysis and application of state and regional legislation on cannabis and CBD.
- Obtaining and managing licenses: Comprehensive advice on the application, renewal and maintenance of permits required for the activity of cannabis associations in Spain, ensuring compliance with current regulations.
- Criminal defense: Representation in criminal proceedings related to offenses related to the cultivation, distribution or commercialization of cannabis, as well as in matters related to new psychoactive substances.
- Legal structuring of entities: Advice on the incorporation, organization and management of cannabis companies and associations, including the drafting of contracts, bylaws and internal protocols.
- Tax and labor advice: Guidance on tax obligations, labor contracting and commercial regulations, adapted to the particularities of the cannabis sector.
These experts can help you protect your rights. We hope the recommendation will be useful. Best regards, Cannactivist!
