Switzerland

The Swiss government has approved plans to legalize the sale and consumption of cannabis in Zurich in a trial designed to assess the social and economic benefits of regulating the drug. From this summer, a test group of 2,100 Zurich residents will be permitted to buy regulated doses of the drug for

SWITZERLAND’s ‘Weed Care’ pilot, set to be Europe’s first ever THC adult-use cannabis trial, is now due to begin on January 30, 2023 following a four-month delay. The landmark study, expected to ‘open the door’ for more adult-use cannabis trials to take place across Switzerland and Europe, is now

Philippe Reich, partner, and Tiziana Hongler, associate, supported by Tanya Adams and Anna Bachmann at Baker McKenzie in Zurich, investigate a significant development in modernising Switzerland’s legislation on cannabis On August 1, 2022, Swiss National Day, Switzerland’s revised Narcotics Act

Switzerland is to become the first European country to launch a cannabis sales pilot program to study the effects of cannabis legalization. The so-called "Weed Care" pilot program will be officially launched on September 15 and is scheduled to last for two and a half years, ending in March 2025. The

With the modification of the Swiss Narcotics Law, which changed the legal status of cannabis, patients can now obtain medical marijuana through a simple prescription from their doctor. (Benzinga) Starting September 15, Basel City will begin the first Swiss project on the legal sale of cannabis in

LSD has a Cinderella complex Amanda Feilding, a British countess and drug-reform advocate, is gaining new influence in the psychedelics industry. Feilding gained notoriety in the 1970s for an experiment where she drilled a hole in her forehead in search of heightened consciousness. Then, in 1998

Government officials in Switzerland are moving forward with plans to loosen restrictions for medical weed patients. The Switzerland government announced on June 22 that it will lift the ban on medical cannabis, as according to an amendment to the Swiss Narcotics Act that parliament approved in March