US EditionSwiss Lawmakers Approve Plan To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana
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Swiss Lawmakers Approve Plan To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana
A legislative committee in Switzerland has given preliminary approval to a plan that would legalize and regulate adult access to marijuana in the country. The proposal would bar for-profit sales, however, and impose a tax on cannabis products. The draft legislation was approved on a 14–9 vote on Friday by the Social Security and Health Committee of the National Council, which is a chamber of the Swiss parliament. “Today, the cultivation, product…
Switzerland is considering legalizing the recreational use of marijuana after a parliamentary committee on Friday proposed a law that would allow the regulated sale of the substance and access to it. This is reported by AFP. The bill was passed by the health committee of the lower house of the Swiss parliament by a vote of 14 to 9, with two other members abstaining. The proposal talks about “providing strictly regulated access to marijuana” for …
Swiss health committee approves plan to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult use
The proposal is to regulate cannabis for non-medical purposes through a new legal carve-out that keeps it defined as a narcotic through a lens of... The post Swiss health committee approves plan to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult use appeared first on StratCann.
The bill approved today by the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies provides for granting strictly regulated access to cannabis in Switzerland, where its cultivation, manufacture, trade and consumption for non-medicinal purposes is prohibited. The Health Commission explains in a statement that, to ensure that consumption is not encouraged, cannabis products must not be sold for profit and must be subject to an incentive tax. For the presi…
Recreational cannabis could soon to be legalised in Switzerland
Switzerland could be a step closer to legalising cannabis for non-medical use after a parliamentary health commission voted 14 versus 9 in favour of a draft bill on the subject, reported RTS. Currently, the cultivation, sale and consumption of cannabis for non-medical use is a fineable offence in Switzerland. Since 2023, there have been short […]
Swiss Committee Approves Draft Law to Legalize and Regulate Recreational Marijuana
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Switzerland’s Social Security and Health Committee has voted 14 to 9 to approve a draft law to federally regulate the cultivation, production, trade, and consumption of recreational marijuana. While the draft law maintains that marijuana should remain classified as a narcotic, it acknowledges that consumption is a social reality and that prohibition has not been effective. The proposed framew…
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