Andorra la VellaCarine Montaner has informed this newspaper about the recent arrest of a man for seven months, preventively, for the purchase of CBD out ofAndorra When he returned to the border he was controlled by the agents who have followed the usual procedure. The CBD doesn’t have THC which is the main component of cannabis, the CBD it is a substitute that is sold legally in various establishments. “It is an injustice like a house” points out the general counsel.
The detainee will remain in preventive detention for seven months. The Mayor under suspicion that it is marijuana keeps him imprisoned for possession, trafficking and introduction of narcotics under the law and he does not want a toxicity test to be carried out to verify the type of substance he was carrying. The detainee was wearing 500 grams in bags of infusions that are non-narcotic substances.
CBD is not a drug
Highlander asks to update the legislation and modernize Andorra in this matter because there are several legal products related to it cannabis“and there are even positive ones for the health that we sell in Andorra” and remarks that it is totally in against recreational cannabis.
“We have a legislative delay in this matter because the type of product must obviously be distinguished and clearly here in Andorra we are still in the 60s”
On the other hand, Highlander defense differentiate between the recreational cannabis and the therapeutic. This is anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-epileptic, anti-emetic (prescribed against nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy) and muscle relaxant among others. theWorld Health Organization (WHO) defines therapeutic cannabis as non-psychotropic and non-drug.
“Justice must be equal for everyone”
Andorra Go ahead has issued a statement in which he mentions that “It is a source of injustice and we can see that we have justice with a different speed depending on the case. I remember that the director-manager of the Andorran Business Confederation (CEA) he was arrested for drug possession of 1.5 g of cocaine in February 2024 and has been convicted of the fast track, and that in the same February he was already seen at different public events. There are six stores in the country that sell CBD, an aspect that contradicts the seven months of the young man’s imprisonment.”
At the same time, the absence of a legal framework prevents the business from developing CBD although there are interested sectors. There are seventeen countries in the European union (EU), among them France i Portugalwhere hemp (therapeutic cannabis) is grown for medicinal purposes.
