Cannabis Guide
Your complete guide to cannabis in Madrid — how the members-only social clubs work, how to join, and everything else worth knowing before you go.
What's in Madrid
Madrid has no cannabis shops, coffeeshops or dispensaries — nowhere in the province, and nowhere in Spain, is cannabis sold over a counter. What Madrid does have is a real, established network of cannabis social clubs: private, non-profit associations. Most of them are concentrated in and around Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón and Boadilla del Monte. They range from small, quiet members' lounges to larger, better-known associations, and each sets its own character and house rules.
How the clubs work
A cannabis social club is not a shop — it is an association you join as a member. You must be an adult of 18 or over with valid photo ID; you register in advance (traditionally through an existing member's introduction, or today through an introduction service), and consumption happens only inside the club's own private premises. There are no walk-ins and no public sale: cannabis never leaves the association, so there is no "buying" in the retail sense, only membership and shared, on-site consumption. Buying weed from a street dealer, by contrast, is illegal, unregulated and exactly what the club model exists to help visitors avoid.
What this guide covers
Each guide below takes one part of that picture and works through it in full depth. Start with where to buy cannabis in Madrid for the complete step-by-step walkthrough — how membership works, what to bring and what it costs — or open the interactive club map to see which clubs sit near your accommodation. Further guides join the list below as they are published.