Drug law Switserland
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marc
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I've been to Switzerland, and the 1st thing I saw was a field of weed !! Also, there are a lot of people who grow their own weed. I've had some awesome spacecookies there, some strong ones !!
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Switzerland has been reassessing its drug policy in recent years moving away from criminal sanctions and more toward "harm reduction" strategies. Technically drug use, possession, and acquisition are prohibited under Swiss law; however, enforcement of the law varies greatly between the thirteen cantons who share different degrees of tolerance toward drug behavior.
New legislation is presently being enacted to better deal with the increasing cannabis consumption in Switzerland. In August of 1999, the Swiss Federal Department of Health issued a report proposing a formal policy of cannabis decriminalization. Director Thomas Zeltner stated, "we remain in the lead for innovative approaches addressing drug-related issues." Further, "the consumption of cannabis can't be avoided through prohibition." states the Swiss Department of the Interior.
The proposal states, "cannabis does relatively little damage to health" and under some circumstances "can have a therapeutic effect."
Cannabis is seen as a widely used recreational drug enjoyed by broad sections of the Swiss population. While a proposal is currently afoot to amend the Swiss Narcotics Act to exempt cannabis users from prosecution, most localities have already essentially decriminalized the consumer. The concern now lies with licensing and regulation of the cannabis market, similar to what has been done with the 'coffee shop policies' in the Netherlands.
Source : http://www.norml.org/
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Switzerland has been reassessing its drug policy in recent years moving away from criminal sanctions and more toward "harm reduction" strategies. Technically drug use, possession, and acquisition are prohibited under Swiss law; however, enforcement of the law varies greatly between the thirteen cantons who share different degrees of tolerance toward drug behavior.
New legislation is presently being enacted to better deal with the increasing cannabis consumption in Switzerland. In August of 1999, the Swiss Federal Department of Health issued a report proposing a formal policy of cannabis decriminalization. Director Thomas Zeltner stated, "we remain in the lead for innovative approaches addressing drug-related issues." Further, "the consumption of cannabis can't be avoided through prohibition." states the Swiss Department of the Interior.
The proposal states, "cannabis does relatively little damage to health" and under some circumstances "can have a therapeutic effect."
Cannabis is seen as a widely used recreational drug enjoyed by broad sections of the Swiss population. While a proposal is currently afoot to amend the Swiss Narcotics Act to exempt cannabis users from prosecution, most localities have already essentially decriminalized the consumer. The concern now lies with licensing and regulation of the cannabis market, similar to what has been done with the 'coffee shop policies' in the Netherlands.
Source : http://www.norml.org/
ReatKay
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Hi Dude!
I'm from switzerland, from Basel exactly! Basel was known as the most tollerant region in Switzerland for Cannabis. But since 2 years the government stoped their "tolerance"! Nearly every coffee shop has been closed! Much problems now.. the only way to get to weed is from the street...
Seems like the government tested us, what will happen, when they legalize it (was a long open discussion about legalizing)... but seems like they didn't like what they saw! About 50 Coffee Shops in a "small" city like basel (yes basel is very small compared to cities like berlin, amsterdam, etc.), zurich is even bigger, but we had more shops!
It's absolutely shit whats going on here at the moment...
Greez from Switzerland
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I'm from switzerland, from Basel exactly! Basel was known as the most tollerant region in Switzerland for Cannabis. But since 2 years the government stoped their "tolerance"! Nearly every coffee shop has been closed! Much problems now.. the only way to get to weed is from the street...
Seems like the government tested us, what will happen, when they legalize it (was a long open discussion about legalizing)... but seems like they didn't like what they saw! About 50 Coffee Shops in a "small" city like basel (yes basel is very small compared to cities like berlin, amsterdam, etc.), zurich is even bigger, but we had more shops!
It's absolutely shit whats going on here at the moment...
Greez from Switzerland
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I've been to switzerland this summer so i'll tell you my trip :
First, the swiss custom ( douana ) escavate us at ou entrance to swiss from france
It was easly to find weed in Geneve ( Usine, Jardin Anglais .. ) and there were many "weed shop" but they didn't sold weed ( or weed with 0.1% of THC ).
In Lausanne, we found a Grow Shop which sales female marijuana cutting or "flowers". A guy say that there weren't anymore coffes in swiss but there are somes in Bern ...
And remember, do not take drug when you passed borders.
sorry for my badly english
First, the swiss custom ( douana ) escavate us at ou entrance to swiss from france
It was easly to find weed in Geneve ( Usine, Jardin Anglais .. ) and there were many "weed shop" but they didn't sold weed ( or weed with 0.1% of THC ).
In Lausanne, we found a Grow Shop which sales female marijuana cutting or "flowers". A guy say that there weren't anymore coffes in swiss but there are somes in Bern ...
And remember, do not take drug when you passed borders.
sorry for my badly english
I have a good friend living in Zurich and he tells me the same. Switzerland is changing... Until last year there were a lot of shops selling weed in Zurich, but he told me last month that he only knows about one at the moment, rest is closed.
He already starts asking about seeds now...
He already starts asking about seeds now...
Dr. Leospace
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Doesn't sound good
What is the cause of this change? New governement or an increase of drug use or drug related problems ?
What is the cause of this change? New governement or an increase of drug use or drug related problems ?
