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Discover clubs across ten countries, learn how membership works, and find the association nearest you. [Search clubs](/club-search "Search the cannabis social club directory")[Open the map](/map "Browse cannabis social clubs on the map") 13,325Cannabis clubs listed 10Countries 908Cities Featured ## Standout associations A look at established clubs from across the directory — by city, country and community. [Browse all clubs](/club-search "Search the cannabis social club directory") [![Medusa 23 logo](/images/uploads/18d51f51-60c5-449c-b585-9d673efa9780/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Medusa 23 in Palma de Mallorca logo](/images/uploads/18d51f51-60c5-449c-b585-9d673efa9780/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### Medusa 23 Open now Palma de Mallorca![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/majorca/palma-de-mallorca/medusa-23 "Cannabis Social Club Medusa 23 in Palma de Mallorca")[![Sativa logo](/images/uploads/0ca09da8-d9dd-49b9-b828-a39387129e6a/sativa-cannabis-social-club-sant-josep-de-sa-talaia-logo-1256x1256.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Sativa in Sant Josep de sa Talaia logo](/images/uploads/0ca09da8-d9dd-49b9-b828-a39387129e6a/sativa-cannabis-social-club-sant-josep-de-sa-talaia-logo-1256x1256.jpg) New ### Sativa Open — hours not specified Sant Josep de sa Talaia![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-josep-de-sa-talaia/sativa "Cannabis Social Club Sativa in Sant Josep de sa Talaia")[![Barrio 13 Social Club logo](/images/uploads/9c8d783e-241a-47aa-95d0-d3b8a5337471/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Barrio 13 Social Club in Sant Antoni de Portmany logo](/images/uploads/9c8d783e-241a-47aa-95d0-d3b8a5337471/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### Barrio 13 Social Club Open now Sant Antoni de Portmany![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-antoni-de-portmany/barrio-13-social-club "Cannabis Social Club Barrio 13 Social Club in Sant Antoni de Portmany")[![Coast2Coast logo](/images/uploads/89d5531e-6464-4c72-9d66-2c5809380af2/coast2coast-logo-572x572.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Coast2Coast in Barcelona logo](/images/uploads/89d5531e-6464-4c72-9d66-2c5809380af2/coast2coast-logo-572x572.jpg) ### Coast2Coast Open now Barcelona![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/catalonia/barcelona/coast2coast "Cannabis Social Club Coast2Coast in Barcelona")[![La Cultura logo](/images/uploads/60e40234-6883-4ac9-8429-eb4ad597da3b/la-cultura-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club La Cultura in Barcelona logo](/images/uploads/60e40234-6883-4ac9-8429-eb4ad597da3b/la-cultura-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ### La Cultura Open now Barcelona![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/catalonia/barcelona/la-cultura "Cannabis Social Club La Cultura in Barcelona")[![Guru logo](/images/uploads/9e8f448a-b7e5-4011-bde0-8571e883d6f2/cannabis-club-guru-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Guru in Barcelona logo](/images/uploads/9e8f448a-b7e5-4011-bde0-8571e883d6f2/cannabis-club-guru-logo-1920x1920.jpg) Updated ### Guru Open now **0.0**(10 reviews) Barcelona![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/catalonia/barcelona/guru "Cannabis Social Club Guru in Barcelona")[![Green Planet logo](/images/uploads/49545811-79f8-470e-934d-8cbf6a16d836/green-planet-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Green Planet in Barcelona logo](/images/uploads/49545811-79f8-470e-934d-8cbf6a16d836/green-planet-logo-1920x1920.jpg) Updated ### Green Planet Open now **0.0**(4 reviews) Barcelona![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/catalonia/barcelona/green-planet "Cannabis Social Club Green Planet in Barcelona")[![HQ Club logo](/images/uploads/9cc96102-1832-4c19-91e0-942c832fe02e/hq-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club HQ Club in Barcelona logo](/images/uploads/9cc96102-1832-4c19-91e0-942c832fe02e/hq-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) Premium ### HQ Club Open now Barcelona![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/catalonia/barcelona/hq-club "Cannabis Social Club HQ Club in Barcelona") Recently added ## Newest clubs Fresh associations added to the directory — the scene keeps growing across every region. [See the directory](/club-search "Search the cannabis social club directory") [![Medusa 23 logo](/images/uploads/18d51f51-60c5-449c-b585-9d673efa9780/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Medusa 23 in Palma de Mallorca logo](/images/uploads/18d51f51-60c5-449c-b585-9d673efa9780/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### Medusa 23 Open now Palma de Mallorca![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/majorca/palma-de-mallorca/medusa-23 "Cannabis Social Club Medusa 23 in Palma de Mallorca")[![La Hacienda Verde logo](/images/uploads/5706f8ca-5963-4828-bdef-4a3228b38565/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club La Hacienda Verde in Sant Antoni de Portmany logo](/images/uploads/5706f8ca-5963-4828-bdef-4a3228b38565/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### La Hacienda Verde Open — hours not specified Sant Antoni de Portmany![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-antoni-de-portmany/la-hacienda-verde "Cannabis Social Club La Hacienda Verde in Sant Antoni de Portmany")[![Mellow Yellow logo](/images/uploads/3cd596c0-30e7-4a3e-8e32-9a65441e8ebf/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Mellow Yellow in Sant Antoni de Portmany logo](/images/uploads/3cd596c0-30e7-4a3e-8e32-9a65441e8ebf/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### Mellow Yellow Open now Sant Antoni de Portmany![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-antoni-de-portmany/mellow-yellow "Cannabis Social Club Mellow Yellow in Sant Antoni de Portmany")[![Sativa logo](/images/uploads/0ca09da8-d9dd-49b9-b828-a39387129e6a/sativa-cannabis-social-club-sant-josep-de-sa-talaia-logo-1256x1256.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Sativa in Sant Josep de sa Talaia logo](/images/uploads/0ca09da8-d9dd-49b9-b828-a39387129e6a/sativa-cannabis-social-club-sant-josep-de-sa-talaia-logo-1256x1256.jpg) New ### Sativa Open — hours not specified Sant Josep de sa Talaia![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-josep-de-sa-talaia/sativa "Cannabis Social Club Sativa in Sant Josep de sa Talaia")[![4 the Culture logo](/images/uploads/40799f46-848d-47e4-8f40-1e3a0984d879/cannabis-social-club-logo-1128x1128.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club 4 the Culture in Sant Antoni de Portmany logo](/images/uploads/40799f46-848d-47e4-8f40-1e3a0984d879/cannabis-social-club-logo-1128x1128.jpg) New ### 4 the Culture Open now Sant Antoni de Portmany![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-antoni-de-portmany/4-the-culture "Cannabis Social Club 4 the Culture in Sant Antoni de Portmany")[![YinYang Ibiza Weed Club logo](/images/uploads/c3da60e2-a95e-4204-8867-cff5937d6cbf/yinyang-ibiza-weed-club-cannabis-social-club-sant-antoni-de-portmany-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club YinYang Ibiza Weed Club in Sant Antoni de Portmany logo](/images/uploads/c3da60e2-a95e-4204-8867-cff5937d6cbf/yinyang-ibiza-weed-club-cannabis-social-club-sant-antoni-de-portmany-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### YinYang Ibiza Weed Club Open now Sant Antoni de Portmany![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-antoni-de-portmany/yinyang-ibiza-weed-club "Cannabis Social Club YinYang Ibiza Weed Club in Sant Antoni de Portmany")[![Barrio 13 Social Club logo](/images/uploads/9c8d783e-241a-47aa-95d0-d3b8a5337471/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Barrio 13 Social Club in Sant Antoni de Portmany logo](/images/uploads/9c8d783e-241a-47aa-95d0-d3b8a5337471/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### Barrio 13 Social Club Open now Sant Antoni de Portmany![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/balearic-islands/ibiza/sant-antoni-de-portmany/barrio-13-social-club "Cannabis Social Club Barrio 13 Social Club in Sant Antoni de Portmany")[![Snoop Dog logo](/images/uploads/fb5ded94-2d59-4cda-8b90-d747e6bba0e7/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) ![Cannabis Social Club Snoop Dog in Fuengirola logo](/images/uploads/fb5ded94-2d59-4cda-8b90-d747e6bba0e7/cannabis-social-club-logo-1920x1920.jpg) New ### Snoop Dog Open now Fuengirola![ES](/icons/countries/es.svg)](/spain/andalusia/malaga/fuengirola/snoop-dog "Cannabis Social Club Snoop Dog in Fuengirola") Understand the model ## What Is a Cannabis Social Club? A cannabis social club is a private, members-only association where people who use cannabis come together, share the cost and effort of growing it, and access what the group produces. The model is non-commercial at its core: a CSC — short for cannabis social club, and often called a cannabis club or weed club — is run as an association for its members rather than as a storefront selling to the public. You don't walk in off the street, browse a counter, and pay a cashier. You join, you become part of the group, and your access flows from membership. The directory by the numbers13,325Clubs listed worldwide 10Countries with clubs 908Cities mapped 214Clubs in Barcelona alone That distinction is the whole point. A club exists to serve the people already inside it, not to attract the maximum number of customers. It's the difference between a member-owned wine cooperative and a liquor store. Cannabivo is the directory that maps this world: 13,325 clubs across 10 countries are listed here, and the rest of this page explains how they work, what membership involves, where they exist, and how to find one. ## How Cannabis Social Clubs Work The clubs vary enormously from country to country, but the underlying machinery is consistent. A group of adults forms an association, the association grows or sources cannabis collectively, and members draw from that shared supply. No profit motive drives the production — the goal is to cover costs and meet the group's own demand. Understanding three things explains most of how any club operates: the association structure, the membership system, and the members-only access that keeps a club from behaving like a shop. ### Non-Profit Associations and Collective Cultivation Almost every cannabis social club is structured as a non-profit cannabis association. Members pool resources, the association cultivates a crop sized to the registered membership, and what gets harvested belongs collectively to that group. Nobody is buying a product off a shelf in the commercial sense; members are receiving their share of something they collectively produced and paid to produce. This is why the financial side of a club looks nothing like a retailer's. There's no markup engineered for margin, no inventory being pushed, no incentive to sell more than the membership actually wants. Fees cover cultivation, premises, staff, electricity, and the cannabinoids the plants produce — compounds like [THC](/wiki/cannabinoids/cbc-cannabichromene-pharmacology-and-evidence "Read the THC explainer in the Cannabis Wiki") and [CBD](/wiki/cannabinoids/cbc-cannabichromene-pharmacology-and-evidence "Read the CBD explainer in the Cannabis Wiki") — and that's roughly the end of the equation. The cooperative framing isn't decoration. It shapes how the association is allowed to grow, how much, and for whom. Collective cultivation also means a club's output is calibrated to its members. An association with two hundred members grows for two hundred members. It cannot legally cultivate for an open, unlimited public, because the public isn't part of the cooperative. That single fact ripples through everything else — the closed membership, the discretion over who joins, the absence of any walk-in trade. > It's the difference between a member-owned cooperative and a liquor store: one serves the people already inside it, the other chases the maximum number of customers. ### Membership, Member Cards, and How to Join Cannabis social club membership is what unlocks everything. Most clubs require you to be an adult, to be referred or sponsored by an existing member in many cases, and to formally register with the association — name on the books, signature on the statutes, agreement to the club's rules. Once you're in, you typically receive a member card that identifies you as part of the association and governs your access to the premises and to your share of the collective supply. So how does a member actually obtain cannabis inside a club? In practical terms, a registered member visits the association's premises, presents their membership, and receives their allotment from the collective harvest the group cultivated. There's often a personal limit — a cap on how much an individual can take in a given period — set by the club to keep consumption tied to genuine personal use rather than anything resembling resale. People searching for "how to buy weed in social clubs" are usually picturing a shop transaction; the reality is closer to drawing your portion from a pantry you helped stock and pay for as a member. Joining is rarely instant. Many associations operate a waiting period between registration and first access, partly administrative and partly to keep membership deliberate rather than impulsive. The referral requirement, where it exists, isn't bureaucratic friction for its own sake — it's the mechanism that keeps a club a closed circle of known members rather than an open market. If you want to find clubs and start the process, [search our directory](/club-search "Search the cannabis social club directory") and contact a club directly; each association handles enrolment on its own terms. ### Members-Only Access — How a Club Differs From a Shop The line that separates a cannabis social club from a retail outlet is access. A shop wants the door open and the traffic high. A club wants the opposite: a defined membership, premises closed to non-members, and no advertising aimed at pulling in strangers. You will not see a club competing for foot traffic the way a store does, because every additional walk-in customer is exactly what the association model is built to avoid. This is also where the contrast with another well-known model becomes useful. The Dutch [coffeeshops](/coffeeshops "Learn about the Dutch coffeeshops") are commercial outlets — you walk in, you're a customer, you buy. A cannabis social club is the structural inverse: no customers, only members; no sales counter, only collective supply; no public, only the association. Both let adults access cannabis, but the mechanics, the legal posture, and the culture around them are different in almost every respect. Knowing which model you're dealing with tells you immediately what to expect when you arrive. Cannabis social club vs. coffeeshop — two ways adults access cannabis, structured very differently | | Cannabis Social Club | Coffeeshop | |---|---|---| | Access | Members-only — you join the association | Walk-in — open to the public | | Model | Non-profit association | Commercial retail business | | Supply | Collective cultivation, shared among members | Over-the-counter sale of stock | | Who | Members of the association | Customers | | Where | Spain, Germany, Thailand & more | Netherlands | ## Where Cannabis Social Clubs Operate Cannabis social clubs are not a single-country phenomenon. The model has spread across continents, adapting to wildly different local conditions, and the distribution is lopsided in ways that reflect each country's history with cannabis associations. The chart below ranks every country in the directory by the number of clubs listed — from Thailand's sprawling scene down to Switzerland's compact set. Clubs by country Each country tells a different story — different histories, different scales, different cultures around the association. We map [all ten countries](/countries "Browse every country with cannabis social clubs") in detail, with the clubs in each broken down by region and city, so you can see not just where clubs exist but how dense and how mature each national scene is. ## How to Join a Cannabis Social Club The path into a club follows a recognisable shape across most countries, even though the specifics differ. Working out how to join a cannabis social club mostly comes down to following the association's own process in order. 1. Find a club near youStart with the directory — search our listings by country or city, or browse clubs on the map to see what's within reach. 2. Check the club's entry approachSome associations welcome direct enquiries; others require an existing member to refer or sponsor you. The listing and the club's own contact details tell you which. 3. Make contact and registerYou'll provide proof you're an adult, agree to the association's statutes and house rules, and put your name on the membership roll. 4. Receive your membershipOnce registered, you're issued a member card or equivalent that identifies you as part of the association. 5. Observe any waiting periodSeveral clubs hold new members for a set time before first access. Plan for it rather than expecting same-day entry. 6. Visit as a memberFrom then on, you access the premises and your share of the collective supply as a full member, within whatever personal limits the club sets. ### Explore the directory Browse the world's cannabis associations by country, by city, or on the map. [Browse by country](/countries "Browse every country with cannabis social clubs")[Search clubs](/club-search "Search the cannabis social club directory")[Open the map](/map "Browse cannabis social clubs on the map")[Coffeeshops vs clubs](/coffeeshops "Learn about the Dutch coffeeshops") ### Learn the cannabinoids The compounds behind the plant — plain-language explainers from the Cannabis Wiki. [THC explained](/wiki/cannabinoids/cbc-cannabichromene-pharmacology-and-evidence "Read the THC explainer in the Cannabis Wiki")[CBD explained](/wiki/cannabinoids/cbc-cannabichromene-pharmacology-and-evidence "Read the CBD explainer in the Cannabis Wiki") Where they operate ## Browse by country The model has spread across continents. Ten countries, mapped down to region and city. [All countries](/countries "Browse every country with cannabis social clubs") [![Thailand](/images/uploads/4659b355-33a7-4c30-8e56-dca7781454f7/cannabis-social-clubs-in-thailand-young-sexy-belly-free-brunette-thai-lady-in-traditional-thai-dress-waving-thailand-flag-in-front-of-wat-arun-temple-bangkok-1920x1280.jpg) Thailand**9,489** clubs](/thailand "Cannabis social clubs in Thailand")[![Spain](/images/uploads/f13368e2-f404-44d0-9b26-bb81b377510e/cannabis-social-clubs-in-spain-young-sexy-belly-free-lady-in-hotpants-waving-spanish-flag-1920x1280.jpg) Spain**837** clubs](/spain "Cannabis social clubs in Spain")[![Uruguay](/images/uploads/6229ca9e-cef1-468f-8875-feb87814ab66/cannabis-social-clubs-in-uruguay-young-sexy-belly-free-brunette-uruguayan-lady-in-sky-blue-and-white-outfit-waving-uruguay-flag-in-front-of-palacio-salvo-montevideo-1920x1280.jpg) Uruguay**810** clubs](/uruguay "Cannabis social clubs in Uruguay")[![Germany](/images/uploads/81c27121-fe81-4932-b5fe-ec3820683320/cannabis-social-clubs-in-germany-young-sexy-belly-free-blonde-lady-in-hotpants-waving-german-flag-in-front-of-the-brandenburg-gate-1920x1280.jpg) Germany**708** clubs](/germany "Cannabis social clubs in Germany")[![Netherlands](/images/uploads/b3b33ad1-9107-4648-a734-4e56eebd5a3d/cannabis-social-clubs-in-the-netherlands-young-sexy-belly-free-blonde-dutch-lady-in-hotpants-waving-netherlands-flag-in-front-of-coffeeshop-1920x1280.jpg) Netherlands**672** clubs](/netherlands "Cannabis social clubs in Netherlands")[![Argentina](/images/uploads/30e8f104-3ecc-43ca-8562-44a0b2b753fd/cannabis-social-clubs-in-argentina-young-sexy-belly-free-brunette-argentine-lady-in-sky-blue-and-white-outfit-waving-argentina-flag-in-front-of-the-obelisco-de-buenos-aires-1920x1280.jpg) Argentina**494** clubs](/argentina "Cannabis social clubs in Argentina")[![South Africa](/images/uploads/169825e3-77cc-4c16-b85d-7d7d17ac9963/cannabis-social-clubs-in-south-africa-young-sexy-belly-free-south-african-lady-waving-south-africa-flag-in-front-of-table-mountain-cape-town-1920x1280.jpg) South Africa**243** clubs](/south-africa "Cannabis social clubs in South Africa")[![Colombia](/images/uploads/a03dba95-2736-4dd6-b6c5-234db618cccc/cannabis-social-clubs-in-colombia-young-sexy-belly-free-brunette-colombian-lady-in-yellow-blue-red-outfit-waving-colombia-flag-in-front-of-cartagena-old-town-1920x1280.jpg) Colombia**41** clubs](/colombia "Cannabis social clubs in Colombia")[![Malta](/images/uploads/cd8f073c-fd59-4049-a459-63aae23ab9ba/cannabis-social-clubs-in-malta-young-sexy-belly-free-brunette-maltese-lady-in-white-red-outfit-waving-malta-flag-in-front-of-valletta-1920x1280.jpg) Malta**18** clubs](/malta "Cannabis social clubs in Malta")[![Switzerland](/images/uploads/4adf3d1b-9f07-4930-9201-74c213f71d5e/cannabis-social-clubs-in-switzerland-young-sexy-light-brown-haired-swiss-lady-in-alpine-casual-outfit-waving-switzerland-flag-in-front-of-the-matterhorn-1920x1280.jpg) Switzerland**13** clubs](/switzerland "Cannabis social clubs in Switzerland") Find a club near you ## Search 13,325 clubs across 10 countries Narrow down by country, region or city — then open any listing to make contact. Or see the lay of the land on the map. [Search the directory](/club-search "Search the cannabis social club directory")[Open the map](/map "Browse cannabis social clubs on the map") [![Map of cannabis social clubs across Europe](https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/light-v11/static/pin-s+1a7a4c(2.17,41.39),pin-s+1a7a4c(-3.70,40.42),pin-s+1a7a4c(13.40,52.52),pin-s+1a7a4c(4.90,52.37),pin-s+1a7a4c(7.45,46.95),pin-s+1a7a4c(14.51,35.90)/8.5,47.5,3.1/600x460@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoibXN3ZWJ4IiwiYSI6ImNtbXpyMHN2eTBianoyc3IzbjBiYmhkbzMifQ.B92WKd_QO4HVAqvsKNZamw&attribution=false&logo=false) Open full map](/map "Browse cannabis social clubs on the map") Related reading ## Go deeper Wiki explainers and directory views from the world of cannabis associations. [Wiki ### THC: the basics explained What THC is, how it works, and why it matters for the plant the clubs cultivate. Read the article](/wiki/cannabinoids/cbc-cannabichromene-pharmacology-and-evidence "Read the THC explainer in the Cannabis Wiki")[Wiki ### CBD explained The non-intoxicating cannabinoid, in plain language — what it does and what it doesn't. Read the article](/wiki/cannabinoids/cbc-cannabichromene-pharmacology-and-evidence "Read the CBD explainer in the Cannabis Wiki")[Directory ### Every country, mapped Ten countries broken down by region and city — see how dense and mature each scene is. Read the article](/countries "Browse every country with cannabis social clubs")[Directory ### Coffeeshops vs clubs How the Dutch commercial model differs from the members-only association model. Read the article](/coffeeshops "Learn about the Dutch coffeeshops") Frequently asked ## Cannabis Social Clubs — Frequently Asked Questions What is a cannabis social club?A cannabis social club is a private, members-only association where adults collectively grow or source cannabis and members draw from that shared supply. It's organised as a non-profit cannabis association for its own members rather than as a business selling to the public — which is why it's often called a CSC, a cannabis club, or a weed club. How do cannabis social clubs work?Members form an association, the association cultivates cannabis sized to its registered membership, and members access their share of the collective harvest. Fees cover the real costs of cultivation and premises rather than generating profit, and access is limited to members of the association. How do I join a cannabis social club?You find an association, check whether it accepts direct enquiries or requires a referral from an existing member, register with proof that you're an adult, and receive a member card. Many clubs apply a waiting period before first access. The fastest way to start is to [search the directory](/club-search "Search the cannabis social club directory") for clubs near you and contact them directly. Is a cannabis social club the same as a coffeeshop?No. A coffeeshop is a commercial outlet that sells to walk-in customers. A cannabis social club is a closed, non-commercial association that serves only its members from a collective supply. One has customers; the other has members. The mechanics and the culture around each are quite different. How does a member get cannabis inside a club?A registered member visits the association's premises, presents their membership, and receives their allotment from the collective harvest the group cultivated. Clubs typically set a personal limit per period to keep access tied to individual use. How many cannabis social clubs are there?Cannabivo's directory currently lists 13,325 cannabis social clubs across 10 countries, from 9,489 in Thailand to 13 in Switzerland. Where can I find cannabis social clubs near me?Search the directory by country, region, or city, or browse the clubs [on the map](/map "Browse cannabis social clubs on the map") to see which associations are within reach of your location. Each listing includes the details you need to contact a club directly. Which countries have the most cannabis social clubs?Thailand leads the directory with 9,489 clubs, followed by Spain (837, including 214 in Barcelona), Uruguay (810), Germany (708), and the Netherlands (672). You can explore every country and its clubs through the directory.