{"id":81474,"date":"2025-06-03T11:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/spannabis-barcelona-2025-the-end-of-an-era\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T03:46:39","slug":"spannabis-barcelona-2025-the-end-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/spannabis-barcelona-2025-the-end-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Spannabis Barcelona 2025: The End of an Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>This past March, Spannabis once again returned to Barcelona, attracting cannabis enthusiasts and business leaders from around the globe. Since the event\u2019s first iteration back in 2004, Spannabis has grown into the world\u2019s biggest cannabis festival. The Cannabis Now Team captured the event\u2019s energy on film March 16\u2014the last day of the last Spannabis in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>As the film points out, Spannabis was the first trade show in Spain mixing the elements of a conference trade show with a music festival to create a truly one-of-a-kind experience. The recap video takes a closer look at Spannabis and features exclusive interviews with leaders from Blimburn Seeds, Royal Queen Seeds, High Tide, Humboldt Seed Company, Athena, Vlasic Labs and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A strong spirit of camaraderie and collaboration was shared among brands as they look to strengthen the industry and overcome challenges together. \u201cThe struggle in the cannabis industry is tough,\u201d says Ramon Van Wanrooij, director of e-commerce at High Tide. \u201cConstantly you\u2019re dealing with legal issues, compliance issues, but the ones that are in the industry\u2014eventually they became really great leaders and really great businessmen because they had to deal with so many issues being flexible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His advice for the next generation? \u201cWork hard, socialize, follow your passion, embrace the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>March 2025 marks the end of an era, as Spannabis will be moving to Bilboa next year. While Barcelona and its culture have been good to Spannabis, it\u2019s time to see what\u2019s next. Sergio Martinez, CEO of BBG Projects at Blimburn Seeds has been attending Spannabis since the very beginning and anticipates a bright future ahead: \u201cI see things how they used to be like 20 years ago and how they are now, and I\u2019m really optimistic of what I think is going to come next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cannabisnow.com\/spannabis-barcelona-2025-the-end-of-an-era\/\">Spannabis Barcelona 2025: The End of an Era<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cannabisnow.com\">Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/cannabisnow.com\/spannabis-barcelona-2025-the-end-of-an-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spannabis Barcelona 2025: The End of an Era<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past March, Spannabis once again returned to Barcelona, attracting cannabis enthusiasts and business leaders from around the globe. Since the event\u2019s first iteration back in 2004, Spannabis has grown into the world\u2019s biggest cannabis festival. 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