Items tagged with switzerland and switzerland
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| Swiss capital Bern considers legal cocaine project [20.12.2023] | Switzerland's capital is examining a pilot project to allow the sale of cocaine for recreational use - a radical approach to the war on drugs that is ... |
| Cannabis : pourquoi la France bloque quand nos voisins européens assouplissent la législation [19.11.2023] | « Clubs de cannabis, culture à domicile, Weed care… » : l'Allemagne, le Luxembourg, les Pays-Bas, la Belgique et la Suisse - ces pays frontaliers de ... |
| Spain’s confusing cannabis policies spark similar problems faced by US states [12.11.2023] | “For some years, there was the possibility to regulate and keep it in the hands of those who aren’t crime-related,” said Óscar Parés, deputy director ... |
| High times in Basel: Swiss city experiments with recreational cannabis [01.11.2023] | 370 adults taking part in Basel’s “Weed Care” scheme – a 2.5-year recreational pot smoking study. Its aim is to examine the impact of regulated canna ... |
| Changing drug use forces cities to come up with new solutions [04.10.2023] | Swiss cities are adapting their drug policies in the face of new forms of drug use. Thirty years after the open drug scene in Zurich, experts say it ... |
| Genève lance son essai de vente légale de cannabis [29.09.2023] | L'essai-pilote de vente régulée de cannabis entre dans sa phase concrète dans le canton de Genève. Courant décembre, une boutique spécialisée devrait ... |
| Court: Swiss police can’t seize small amounts of cannabis for personal use [25.07.2023] | The possession of small quantities of cannabis, if for personal use rather than re-sale, is already not treated as a criminal offense in Switzerland. ... |
| Swiss cities test controlled cannabis distribution [23.07.2023] | Swiss drug policy is shifting. Some pharmacies and social clubs in major cities are making cannabis available for recreational purposes under scienti ... |
| Cannabis policy needs to be monitored for health impact - EU drugs agency [01.07.2023] | European countries that are widening their cannabis policies should invest in monitoring and evaluation to understand the impact on public health and ... |
| New report describes growing complexity and change in cannabis laws in Europe [05.06.2023] | What forms of cannabis regulation are under consideration in Europe? What types of cannabis are controlled? Are cosmetic and wellness products contai ... |
| Swiss capital city wants to test controlled sale of cocaine [02.06.2023] | Switzerland's capital city, Bern, has signalled its intent to conduct a scientific pilot trial of controlled cocaine sales. With 43 votes to 18, the ... |
| Move over, CBD: HHC is the new ‘legal cannabis’ these European countries want to ban [25.05.2023] | It may be the next big thing after the cannabidiol (CBD) wave and its controversies: HHC, also known as “synthetic cannabis”. HHC sellers tout the eu ... |
| Some Switzerland residents can now legally buy recreational cannabis in pharmacies [30.03.2023] | Decades after pioneering prescription heroin and safe injection sites, Switzerland is now experimenting with decriminalising recreational cannabis. I ... |
| Lausanne gets green light for recreational pot smoking trial [28.03.2023] | The Lausanne project for the legal sale of cannabis, known as Cann-L, has received the green light from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FO ... |
| Controlled cannabis sale in Zurich greenlighted [22.03.2023] | The Zurich city government and the Zurich University Hospital said that the Federal Office of Public Health approved the conditions for the organic p ... |
| Zurich puts off recreational pot smoking trial [05.10.2022] | The Zurich city council and the university of Zurich announced that the sale of cannabis products from pharmacies and social clubs under controlled c ... |
| Quality issues delay sale of cannabis products in Basel pilot scheme [09.09.2022] | The ‘Weed Care’ experiment in the city of Basel was supposed to launch on September 15. But it has been put on hold because traces of pesticides were ... |
| Cannabis trial: Basel pharmacies to charge black-market prices [18.08.2022] | The first Swiss project on the legal sale of cannabis in pharmacies will start on September 15 in canton Basel City. Hemp users over 18 can now regis ... |
| Study reveals economic impact of Swiss cannabis legislation [20.06.2022] | Cannabis generates an annual turnover of around CHF1 billion ($1.03 billion) in Switzerland, according to a new study. The figure, published by the U ... |
| Switzerland to launch adult-use cannabis sale trial program this summer [05.05.2022] | Switzerland will start adult-use cannabis sales this summer amid a trial program that will involve 400 people. Swiss Federal Office of Public Health ... |
| Starting this summer, cannabis will be available for purchase in Basel pharmacies – at prices similar to those on the black market [21.04.2022] | In the evening after work, before closing time, a quick visit to the dispensary to buy one or two joints legally will soon become routine for around ... |
| Health office approves first Swiss project to sell cannabis for recreational use [19.04.2022] | The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health said it had approved a request for a pilot on the regulated sale of cannabis through local pharmacies. It w ... |
| Switzerland to legalise recreational and medical cannabis usage [19.10.2021] | Switzerland will draw up a draft law for the legalisation of cannabis usage, after a parliamentary commission ruled the drug should no longer be bann ... |
| Zurich to launch recreational cannabis trial [14.09.2021] | The three-and-a-half year pilot scheme, announced on Tuesday, takes advantage of a change in the law that was approved by parliament last year. This ... |
| We should hand out free heroin to drug users [26.08.2021] | Let’s give out heroin, for free, to anyone who wants it. This is not a provocation meant to make you gasp or to elicit angry clicks—rather, it’s a pr ... |
| Majority of Swiss support the legalisation of cannabis [01.07.2021] | Most Swiss accept the idea of legalising cannabis for recreational purposes provided there are rules to protect minors, according to a survey. Nearly ... |
| ‘Movie-plot’ cocaine case highlights shipping industry drug problem [28.06.2021] | On June 17, 2019, US law enforcement agents boarded a shipping vessel in Philadelphia and seized 19.75 tons of cocaine with a street value of over $1 ... |
| Un premier pas vers une régulation du marché du cannabis [30.04.2021] | La Suisse devrait réguler le marché du cannabis plutôt que l’interdire. La commission de la santé publique du Conseil national a donné suite par 13 v ... |
| Pilot trials with cannabis [01.04.2021] | On 15 May 2021, an amendment to the Narcotics Act permitting pilot trials involving the controlled dispensing of cannabis for recreational purposes i ... |
| Swiss cannabis market - a delicate balancing act [01.12.2020] | Producing and selling hemp inflorescences (clusters of flowers on a stem) with a low THC content has been legal in Switzerland since 2017. However, t ... |
| Switzerland set to launch cannabis pilot projects 2021 [08.10.2020] | In September 2020, the Swiss parliament adopted a modification to the Federal Act on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances. The change provides a leg ... |
| Swiss cities authorised to distribute cannabis for scientific studies [23.09.2020] | Parliament has approved a modification to the Swiss narcotics law that will allow studies of recreational cannabis use in the country’s largest citie ... |
| The incredible story of Zürich’s journey to harm reduction [09.09.2020] | It was in 1992 that the Platzspitz city park – right by Zürich train station and internationally nicknamed “Needle Park” – was cleared out by the pol ... |
| Swiss cannabis studies get the green light [09.09.2020] | Parliament has backed a legal change allowing for pilot studies that will distribute cannabis to control groups, in order to find out more about the ... |
| Swiss government wants to ease access to medical marijuana [24.06.2020] | The Swiss government wants to empower doctors to prescribe cannabis for medical purposes without authorisation. The Federal Council submitted a revis ... |
| Switzerland releases details on recreational marijuana experiment, but full legalization likely years away [17.06.2020] | The lower house of Switzerland’s Federal Assembly approved a bill paving the way for a pilot research program that would permit the temporary product ... |
| Switzerland green lights recreational marijuana trial [03.06.2020] | Switzerland’s National Council has approved a plan to start cannabis trials for recreational use. If it is to be legalised however, the government sa ... |
| Essais pilotes de cannabis: feu vert d'une commission [31.01.2020] | Des essais pilotes de distribution de cannabis devraient avoir lieu. La commission compétente du National s'est finalement ralliée vendredi par 17 vo ... |
| Swiss cannabis market worth up to half a billion francs annually [23.01.2020] | Cannabis remains by far the most widespread drug enjoyed in Switzerland, even if the value of the market is much lower than that for cocaine. A study ... |
| Cannabis: le National entre en matière [10.12.2019] | Le Parlement pourra aborder la question des essais pilotes de distribution de cannabis. Contre l'avis de sa commission, le nouveau Conseil national e ... |
| Cannabis könnte dem Staat über 300 Millionen pro Jahr bringen [19.11.2019] | Der Cannabiskonsum spaltet die Schweizer Politik. Die Sozialkommission des Nationalrats hat den Vorschlag des Bundesrats zu einer vorsichtigen Öffnun ... |
| When harm reduction expansion stifles activism: A lesson from Europe [23.07.2019] | Western European harm reduction presents an interesting paradox. On the one hand, the widespread availability of effective harm reduction programs is ... |
| No punishment for minors with small amounts of cannabis [18.07.2019] | Possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis is not a punishable offence in Switzerland, regardless of whether you are a minor or an adult, the Feder ... |
| Global marijuana use rose by 60 percent over the past decade [26.06.2019] | The global story about cannabis — the most-used recreational drug in the world — is about as fuzzy as your body feels after taking your first hit. Wh ... |
| Switzerland aims to legalise medical marijuana [26.06.2019] | The Swiss government aims to make it easier for patients to get medical marijuana, proposing to allow prescriptions for cannabis to treat people suff ... |
| Swiss smoke 'legal cannabis’ in record amounts [18.06.2019] | Since 2011, the sale of cannabis products containing up to one percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the ingredient that makes users high – has been l ... |
| Swiss police want more clarity on cannabis [15.06.2019] | The number of fines related to cannabis dropped from 18,000 in 2017 to barely more than 7,000 last year. French-speaking cantons and Zurich especiall ... |
| Swiss health commission calls for legalisation of cannabis [30.04.2019] | The Federal Commission for Addiction Issues said that cannabis use in Switzerland had not changed significantly in the past ten years. Despite its po ... |
| Cannabis regulation and local authorities in Europe [31.03.2019] | Local and regional authorities across Europe are confronted with the negative consequences of a persisting illicit cannabis market. Increasingly, loc ... |
| Genève fait cavalier seul sur la distribution de cannabis [31.03.2019] | Le Canton de Genève sera-t-il le premier de Suisse à accueillir un projet pilote de régulation du cannabis? Le défi est lancé. Selon nos informations ... |
| Cannabis in the City [01.03.2019] | Lately, there have been clear signs of a shift in governments’ approaches to recreational cannabis. Uruguay in 2013 and Canada in 2018 – as well as a ... |
| Swiss may let 5,000 people use marijuana legally for studies [28.02.2019] | Switzerland may let up to 5,000 people smoke marijuana legally in pilot studies to help shape new rules for recreational use. The cabinet proposed li ... |
| 'In three years, medical cannabis could be sold in Swiss pharmacies' [04.02.2019] | Switzerland’s national drugs policy is often cited as a pioneering, humane model. Twenty-five years ago, the small Alpine nation launched a project f ... |
| Le cannabis légal permet de panacher sa conso [28.01.2019] | De nouvelles variétés de cannabis contenant très peu de THC et beaucoup de CBD ont été développées en Amérique du Nord. Elles ont été adoptées par de ... |
| Swiss pharmacies want to sell medical and recreational marijuana [11.01.2019] | The President of the Pharmacy Association in Zurich, Valeria Dora, says that more and more people in Switzerland are consuming cannabis, and that sel ... |
| Tilray goes global with Novartis marijuana sales partnership [18.12.2018] | Tilray Inc. has signed a global partnership with a division of Swiss drug giant Novartis AG to develop and distribute its medical marijuana in legal ... |
| Swiss eye local ganja [17.12.2018] | The possibilities for the explosion of Jamaica's medical marijuana industry have attracted the interest of another major multinational corporation th ... |
| Harm reduction is the right way to treat drug abuse [24.11.2018] | Portugal’s policies are based on “harm reduction” approaches pioneered in countries such as Switzerland in the 1980s. The idea is to emphasise treatm ... |
| How 'fixing rooms' are saving the lives of drug addicts [21.11.2018] | All over Europe, every day, many thousands of people will inject heroin in drug consumption rooms. But none of these will be in the UK, where drug ad ... |
| Berne veut des essais pilotes sur le cannabis [25.10.2018] | Le Conseil fédéral veut dorénavant autoriser les essais pilotes avec cannabis. Les résultats de la consultation semblent lui être favorables. UDC mis ... |
| Kanton Zürich stellt sich hinter Cannabis-Versuche [11.10.2018] | What would happen if cannabis could be legally purchased in Switzerland? To find out, Zurich, Berne, Geneva and Basel have been planning pilot trials ... |
| Pas de nouvelle loi sur le cannabis [11.09.2018] | Pas besoin d'une nouvelle loi fédérale pour régler en détail la culture, le commerce, la consommation et l'imposition du chanvre. Le Conseil national ... |
| Swiss government supports legalising medical cannabis [04.07.2018] | The Federal Council has recommended the approval of the sale of cannabis for medical purposes. It also wants to legalise pilot tests to establish how ... |
| No cannabis for scientific studies, says parliament [11.06.2018] | The Swiss parliament has rejected a motion to allow the use of cannabis in scientific studies investigating the drug’s effects. Opponents saw the mot ... |
| Medicinal cannabis policies and practices around the world [24.04.2018] | Although cannabis remains a prohibited substance worldwide, in recent decades a series of political, legislative and judicial processes in various pa ... |
| Cannabis products sold in Lidl Switzerland [19.04.2018] | Hemp containing active ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) can now be bought in Swiss branches of German discount supermarket chain Lidl. Start-up company T ... |
| Cannabis: le parlement veut expérimenter [23.03.2018] | Des projets pilotes de distribution de cannabis devraient pouvoir être menés en la Suisse. Le Parlement maintient la pression après un premier niet f ... |
| Swiss Parliament adopt bill allowing studies and pilot projects with cannabis [16.03.2018] | The Swiss Council of States has adopted a bill allowing studies and pilot projects with cannabis. The Council is calling for an experimental article ... |
| Vente de cannabis: le National prend les devants [26.01.2018] | Des projets pilotes de distribution de cannabis devraient pouvoir être menés. Après le niet de la Confédération, la commission de la santé publique d ... |
| Étude sur le cannabis: nouvelle demande [12.12.2017] | Les Villes de Berne, Bienne, Lucerne et Zurich examinent le dépôt de nouvelles demandes auprès de l’OFSP, après le rejet jugé «surprenant» de la dema ... |
| Légalisation du cannabis: oui de Berset aux études [04.12.2017] | L'Université de Berne pourrait être autorisée à mener son étude sur la vente légale de cannabis. L'Office fédéral de la santé publique (OFSP) est en ... |
| Les prix du cannabis légal s'effondrent [28.11.2017] | La Suisse connaît un raz-de-marée vert, celui du cannabis légal ou cannabidiol (CBD), dont le taux de l'agent psychotrope THC est inférieur à 1%. Alo ... |
| The Swiss cannabis farm aiming to supply 'legal weed' across Europe [24.11.2017] | In fields across Switzerland the harvest time for cannabis is coming to an end, and workers are distributing the crop to shops in France and Switzerl ... |
| Le coup de frein à la dépénalisation du cannabis fait tousser les experts [15.11.2017] | Pas question d’analyser les effets d’une vente régulée de cannabis sur les consommateurs et sur le marché illégal. L’Office fédéral de la santé publi ... |
| Bern cannabis study rejected for legal reasons [14.11.2017] | The University of Bern cannot conduct a study on the effects of the regulated sale of cannabis in pharmacies on behalf of the city’s authorities. In ... |
| L'Uni de Berne ne pourra pas se servir de cannabis [14.11.2017] | Ce projet devait permettre d'étudier les effets de la régularisation de la vente de cannabis sur les consommateurs et sur le trafic de stupéfiants à ... |
| Les 500 000 fumeurs suisses de cannabis valent une fortune [05.11.2017] | Le cannabis légal ? La bataille politique promet d’être âpre, mais les vents poussent en ce sens. Le succès commercial de l’herbe en vente légale, le ... |
| Réglementer le cannabis: le débat pointe son nez à Genève [31.10.2017] | La politique répressive contre le cannabis va-t-elle opérer un tournant? Genève sera-t-il prêt à changer sa pratique? Ce n’est pas exclu. Dans une in ... |
| A Zurich, posséder jusqu’à 10 grammes de cannabis n’est plus illégal [21.09.2017] | A Zurich, la possession de cannabis en petite quantité à partir de l’âge de 18 ans est désormais légale. Jusqu’ici, un adulte contrôlé avec sur lui j ... |
| Schützt die Jugend – legalisiert Cannabis! [24.08.2017] | Dass eine grosse Mehrheit des Stimmvolks vor bald zehn Jahren nichts von einer Legalisierung wissen wollte, darf kein Grund sein für eine Arbeitsverw ... |
| Les Suisses sont prêts à légaliser le cannabis [16.08.2017] | Allumer un petit joint et frémir à la vue de la police, une situation bientôt révolue? La majorité de la population serait favorable à une levée de l ... |
| Where there’s smoke, there’s political fire [16.07.2017] | The rising popularity of marijuana that doesn’t make you high – a product known as “cannabis light” or “CBD cannabis” – is causing a headache for Swi ... |
| Swiss supermarket to start selling 'legal cannabis' cigarettes [12.07.2017] | An independent Swiss cigarette maker has this month launched what it calls the first hemp cigarette in the world – and from July 24th they will be on ... |
| ‘Swiss marijuana champion’ finds new markets with ‘cannabis light’ [28.06.2017] | There’s decaffeinated coffee, alcohol-free beer, and now marijuana that doesn’t make you high. The product known as “cannabis light” or “CBD cannabis ... |
| Legal marijuana could earn millions for Swiss state [16.05.2017] | Some 130 firms have registered with the Swiss federal authorities to sell legal pot that could generate CHF30 million ($30.2 million) in annual reven ... |
| Drug controls are 'absolutely pathetic,' activist says regulation will save lives [25.04.2017] | A Vancouver based drug policy researcher has been working for decades to get the federal government to regulate illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine ... |
| Legalize heroin for 'less overdose deaths,’ forensic psychologist tells Vancouver conference [25.04.2017] | A forensic psychologist working with the Canadian prison system is calling for “radically different” approaches to B.C.’s overdose crisis, including ... |
| Swiss group launches new initiative to legalize cannabis [24.04.2017] | The Swiss public could have another chance to decide if cannabis consumption should be legalized after the group Legalize It launched a popular initi ... |
| Swiss oasis for legal cannabis, without the high [14.04.2017] | Posters of bright green cannabis plants advertise its wares, which, like those sold openly in a growing number of shops across Switzerland, are compl ... |
| Swiss cannabis entrepreneurs develop craving for low-potency pot [22.03.2017] | Entrepreneurs have high hopes for cannabis in Switzerland, where business has suddenly taken off in recent months, six years after the country legali ... |
| Du cannabis bientôt disponible en pharmacie? [03.03.2017] | Une nouvelle étape vient d'être franchie vers la légalisation de la vente de cannabis: la Ville de Berne a obtenu l'aval de la commission d'éthique c ... |
| Zurich: Patients should have easier access to cannabis [24.11.2016] | People who need cannabis for medical reasons should be issued with a special identity card to help them obtain the drug more easily, say authorities ... |
| In Switzerland, high-CBD cannabis being sold legally as ‘tobacco substitute’ [24.10.2016] | An organic gardening company in Switzerland has managed to make high-CBD cannabis flower available to consumers by capping the THC content and regist ... |
| Drug deaths now 'a public health emergency' [21.10.2016] | “The lessons of a failing national policy need to be learnt,” is the conclusion experts drew about the surge in drug deaths. Deaths from heroin more ... |
| Lausanne dit oui à l'expérience du joint légal [05.09.2016] | Sans surprise, les élus lausannois ont donné leur feu vert à la Ville. Celle-ci pourra rejoindre le groupe formé par les grandes villes de Suisse qui ... |
| The safe room [01.07.2016] | With Australia struggling to curb its crisis with methamphetamine two leading drug reform campaigners, Dr Alex Wodak and Matt Noffs, embarked on a re ... |
| Fumer un joint légalement [22.06.2016] | Fumer un joint en toute légalité? La perspective est à portée de main de centaines de consommateurs d’herbe alors que Genève, Zurich, Bâle et Berne m ... |
| Swiss health minister open to cannabis distribution trials [16.04.2016] | In an interview with the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, Berset said that his department welcomes trying out "new models and directions" such as controlled ... |
| Wenn der Jugendanwalt das Betäubungsmittel liefert [05.04.2016] | Wie gelingt es, den Konsum von Cannabis zu verringern? Darüber zerbrechen sich einige Schweizer Grossstädte schon seit Jahren den Kopf. In einer Arbe ... |
| France has highest (number of) teen cannabis smokers [14.03.2016] | France and Canada have the highest percentage of 15-year-old cannabis smokers among 42 well-off nations surveyed by the World Health Organization. Wh ... |
| Bern pharmacies gear up for pot pilot project [13.03.2016] | Bern's city government announced it had commissioned the university’s Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) to research the effects of s ... |
| 'Cannabis clubs' set for four Swiss cities [12.02.2016] | Representatives of the cities Zurich, Basel, Bern and Geneva met to discuss how to regulate the sale of cannabis, broadcaster SRF reported. Cannabis ... |
| Städte setzen auf Cannabis-Klubs [04.02.2016] | Im Bundeshaus hat Drogenpolitik keine Konjunktur, dafür kommt Dynamik aus den Städten. Vertreter aus Zürich, Genf, Basel, Bern, Winterthur treffen si ... |
| Ruth Dreifuss: «L’Etat doit se substituer aux dealers» [30.11.2015] | "Je préfère mettre l’accent sur le fait que l’on place ces substances sous le contrôle de l’Etat, en fonction de leur dangerosité. Il existe un spect ... |
| Cannabis: The comeback of a banned medicine [22.06.2015] | "When pure and administered carefully, is one of the most valuable medicines we possess,” wrote British physician John Russell Reynolds in 1890, prai ... |
| Boom du cannabis indoor [20.05.2015] | Les faits divers mettent en lumière un phénomène impressionnant: en un an, le nombre de plantations découvertes a pratiquement quadruplé, passant de ... |
| Drug users should be able to get heroin from the health system [13.04.2015] | No fewer than six randomised controlled trials – in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Canada, and England – concluded that heroin assiste ... |
| Cannabis-Klubs in Schweizer Städten in weiter Ferne [11.04.2015] | In den Schweizer Städten wird Cannabis ungehemmt konsumiert. Die Städte möchten deshalb Pilotversuche für einen kontrollierten Konsum in Klubs. Doch ... |
| The rise of cannabis farms in Switzerland [24.03.2015] | The cultivation, trade and consumption of high volumes of cannabis with more then 1% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a prosecutable offence in Switzerl ... |
| Bern will Kiffen in Clubs erlauben [12.03.2015] | Die Stadt Bern soll sich an einem Pilotversuch mit Cannabis-Clubs beteiligen. Das Stadtparlament hat einen Vorstoss der linksgrünen Fraktion überwies ... |
| Gangs at war over Swiss cannabis plantations [17.02.2015] | The public prosecutor of St Gallen ordered the detention in custody of two suspects following a shooting at an industrial building in Altstätten whic ... |
| Geneva committee backs legalizing marijuana [07.01.2015] | Authorities are considering a radical liberalization of drug laws in the Swiss canton in a bid to undermine the black market in cannabis. "We are agr ... |
| Genf macht vorwärts mit Cannabis-Pilotprojekt [29.12.2014] | In mehreren Schweizer Kantonen sind Diskussionen im Gang, ob und wie der Konsum von Cannabis legalisiert werden könnte. Eine Vorreiterrolle spielt Ge ... |
| Genève doit s’adresser à Berne avant de pouvoir réglementer le cannabis [28.12.2014] | A l’avenir, les Genevois pourront-ils fumer du cannabis dans des clubs? Quoi qu’il en soit, la feuille de route en vue d’une légalisation du cannabis ... |
| Cannabis policy reform in Europe [27.12.2014] | While in the Americas cannabis policy reform is taking off, Europe seems to be lagging behind. That is to say, in European nations at the level of na ... |
| Reform der Cannabispolitik in Europa [27.12.2014] | Während die Reform der Cannabispolitik in Amerika Fahrt aufnimmt, scheint Europa hinterherzuhinken. Genauer gesagt, die europäischen Staaten auf nati ... |
| «Das Cannabis-Verbot bringt nichts» [01.12.2014] | In Deutschland hat der Schildowerkreis, eine Vereinigung von mehr als 100 Strafrechtsprofessorinnen und Strafrechtsprofessoren, vor zwei Wochen das V ... |
| Cannabis legalisation returns to Swiss agenda [21.11.2014] | Switzerland has always played a pioneering role in drug policy. In 1986, it was the first to open shelters for addicts and in 1994 it medically presc ... |
| Du Río de la Plata au Lac Léman [19.11.2014] | La politique vis-à-vis du cannabis est en rapide évolution. Ainsi, les citoyens de l'Alaska et de l'Oregon, comme ceux de Washington DC, la capitale ... |
| Dreifuss unterstützt Cannabis-Vereine [18.10.2014] | In Anwesenheit der ehemaligen Bundesrätin Ruth Dreifuss haben sich Vertreter aus Genf, Zürich, Bern und Basel getroffen, um über ein Projekt zur Cann ... |
| Cannabis-Klubs als Lösung? [24.09.2014] | Derzeit werden im Kanton Genf konkrete Projekte für Cannabis-Klubs erörtert. Es stellt sich die Frage, wie solche Konzepte unter dem geltenden Betäub ... |
| Bundesrat zweifelt an rechtlicher Grundlage [04.09.2014] | In Genf wird derzeit darüber nachgedacht, ob Lokale für eine kontrollierte Cannabis-Abgabe für den Eigenkonsum eingerichtet werden sollen. Auch ander ... |
| Les clubs de cannabis passent un nouveau cap [18.08.2014] | Le chemin qui mène à la régularisation du cannabis se poursuit malgré les récentes réserves de l’Office fédéral de la santé publique (OFSP). «Le Cons ... |
| Täglich zehn Gramm von der Stadt [13.08.2014] | Schweizer Städte wollen mit der Cannabisabgabe experimentieren. Doch auf eidgenössischer Ebene scheint eine rechtliche Änderung unwahrscheinlich. «Di ... |
| Oui au cannabis, mais pas pour les mineurs [03.07.2014] | Comment régulariser le cannabis? Lancé en 2012, un groupe interpartis a élaboré un projet rendu public à la fin de 2013. Celui-ci pose les bases d’un ... |
| Genève devrait tester le marché régulé et taxé du cannabis [19.06.2014] | Le groupe interpartis, qui planche sur la régularisation du marché du cannabis à Genève, vient de publier son deuxième rapport. Il dit avoir bien ent ... |
| Drogenexperten machen Dampf für straffreies Kiffen [08.04.2014] | Experten haben die Debatte um die Legalisierung von Cannabis neu lanciert. «Die repressive Drogenpolitik ist gescheitert», erklärte Thilo Beck, Mita ... |
| Streit um neue Regeln für den Drogenmarkt [07.04.2014] | Nach Jahren des Stillstands ist die Drogenpolitik wieder in Bewegung. Städte wie Genf, Basel oder Zürich bemühen sich um Projekte für eine regulierte ... |
| Un rapport prône la légalisation du cannabis [07.04.2014] | Le cannabis devrait être légalisé. Telle est la recommandation de la Coordination politique des addictions (CPA). Elle préconise une régularisation d ... |
| Une commission réfléchit à une régulation du cannabis en Suisse [24.03.2014] | L'interdiction totale du cannabis en Suisse, demeure insatisfaisante, constate la Commission fédérale pour les questions liées aux drogues (CFLD). Ce ... |
| Major Swiss cities set to back 'cannabis clubs' [13.03.2014] | Adults may be legally able to seek out clubs in certain Swiss cities to buy state-certified cannabis, free of chemicals, for personal use under a pil ... |
| «Wir wollen die Dealer austrocknen» [22.02.2014] | Cannabis-Konsum soll in Vereinen mit Mitgliederbeitrag legal werden. Das fordert ein überparteiliches Genfer Komitee. Im Genfer Projekt können sich E ... |
| ‘Federal dealer’ on 20 years of heroin scheme [13.02.2014] | The abject drug misery that held sway at Zurich’s Platzspitz park, known popularly as “Needle Park”, spurred Switzerland in 1993 to opt for a pragmat ... |
| Swiss want to reopen pot legalization debate [02.02.2014] | A Swiss parliamentary committee looking into drug issues wants to reopen the debate on the legalization of marijuana in the wake of developments in t ... |
| Le débat sur la légalisation du cannabis refait surface à Genève [05.12.2013] | Cultiver, vendre et autoriser la consommation de cannabis au sein d’associations contrôlées par l’Etat sur une période de trois ans, voilà le projet ... |
| Réglementer le marché du cannabis dans des clubs sociaux [04.12.2013] | Un groupe de députés genevois interpartis propose une expérience pilote: autoriser pendant trois ans dans le canton la culture, la distribution et la ... |
| Pot group advises how to avoid new cannabis fine [08.10.2013] | Authorities in Switzerland decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis earlier this month with the introduction of a 100-franc fine but a ... |
| Mixed feelings over new Swiss cannabis law [30.09.2013] | From October 1, 2013, an adult caught smoking cannabis in Switzerland can escape formal legal proceedings by paying a fine. Anyone over 18 caught in ... |
| Schritte zur Legalisierung von Cannabis [09.01.2013] | Zusammen mit dem Bund und der Stadt Basel will Zürich ein breit angelegtes Forschungsprojekt anstossen, um offene Fragen rund um Handel und Konsum vo ... |
| Zurich calls for study on legalizing marijuana [07.01.2013] | The Swiss city of Zurich's parliament voted to call on the government to commission a national study on legalizing marijuana, local media said. The v ... |
| Prevalence of daily cannabis use in the European Union and Norway [14.11.2012] | This report brings together, for the first time in Europe, an integrated overview of the prevalence of intensive cannabis use, defined as daily or al ... |
| Governing The Global Drug Wars [23.10.2012] | Since 1909 the international community has worked to eradicate the abuse of narcotics. A century on, the efforts are widely acknowledged to have fail ... |
| Le TF annule le concordat latin sur la culture du chanvre [05.10.2012] | Le Tribunal fédéral (TF) a jugé qu'il empiétait sur la compétence exhaustive de la Confédération en matière de réglementation des stupéfiants. Très d ... |
| Cannabis consumption to be liberalised [20.09.2012] | Despite dogged opposition by conservatives, parliament has approved a proposal to impose a fine on consumers of small amounts of cannabis instead of ... |
| Drug use is an issue for society, not the criminal justice system [10.09.2012] | There is no reliable evidence that tougher criminal sanctions deter drug use or offending. On the contrary, criminalisation worsens the health and we ... |
| Switzerland’s cocaine hot spots rival Amsterdam [17.08.2012] | A recent study that found cocaine use in big Swiss cities is among the highest in Europe comes as no surprise to experts, who say it is easy to find ... |
| Experts debate what to do about cannabis [22.07.2012] | Should pot be outlawed, controlled, or just legalised? For anti-addiction experts, regulating consumption would counter a drug market associated with ... |
| Dope smokers face fines but no court procedure [04.06.2012] | The Swiss Parliament has agreed in principle to impose a fine on consumers of small amounts of cannabis instead of opening a mandatory criminal proce ... |
| New heroin-assisted treatment [31.03.2012] | The prescription of substitution drugs, such as methadone and buprenorphine, has become a mainstream, first-line treatment for opioid dependence, wit ... |
| Time for a truce in the war against drugs? [18.03.2012] | Arguing that a drug-free society is unattainable, a commission of global figures – including former Swiss minister Ruth Dreifuss – are promoting a ra ... |
| Bid to have pot smokers fined not prosecuted [06.03.2012] | Parliament has launched a new attempt to decriminalise the consumption of cannabis, four years after voters rejected a proposal for the full legalisa ... |
| Needle Park remembered [02.02.2012] | The Platzspitz or “Needle Park” in Zürich was one of the world’s most notorious open drug scenes, attracting users from all over Europe. After its cl ... |
| Swiss cannabis smokers will be allowed to grow four marijuana plants each [17.11.2011] | Cannabis smokers in Switzerland will soon be allowed to grow up to four marijuana plants each at home to stop them buying drugs on the black market. ... |
| A hunger strike divides Switzerland [17.11.2010] | Imprisoned cannabis farmer Bernard Rappaz has been on hunger strike for more than 80 days in protest at a prison sentence he considers too high. Doct ... |
| From the Mountaintops [27.10.2010] | Published by the Open Society Foundations, this report looks at how evidence-based services such as heroin treatment, injection rooms, and needle exc ... |
| What the World Can Learn from Switzerland’s Drug Policy Shift [25.10.2010] | This short film by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU), a grantee of the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program, outlines how the country suc ... |
| Marijuana Legalization [30.06.2010] | A number of other countries have implemented changes in law that significantly reduce the extent of criminalization of marijuana use. Only in Austral ... |
| Voters agree heroin scheme, but throw out dope [30.11.2008] | The Swiss look set to approve the government's drugs policy, including the prescription of heroin to addicts, but will reject a plan to decriminalise ... |
| Fate of drug laws hazy but voters will decide [23.10.2008] | A first opinion poll found that the prescription of heroin for addicts stands a good chance of passing on November 30. However, a proposal to decrimi ... |
| Cannabis dreams drift away [07.04.2008] | Following decades of rising cannabis use and talk of liberalisation, Switzerland had appeared poised to become the marijuana capital of Europe. The c ... |
| The Erratic Crusade of the INCB [18.02.2003] | In the Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2002 that was released on February 26, the president of the Board, Dr. Philip O. Emafo ... |
| The impact of heroin prescription on heroin markets in Switzerland [01.01.2000] | A program of heroin prescription was introduced in Switzerland in 1994. This initially targeted 1,000 heavily dependent heroin users, most of whom we ... |
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