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Cannabis und Magen-Darm

Cannabis and gastrointestinal harmony: a look at the role of cannabinoids for a healthy digestive tract

17.01.2024 Jenny Strinati

The festive season is a feast for our senses, but it often means overtime for our gut. From one meal to the next, from cookies to chocolate to a festive roast – the winter season of indulgence can put a strain on the digestive system. In this blog post, you will learn how cannabinoids can […]

Health risks from designer drugs: Further psychoactive substances banned

10.10.2023 Timon Burckhardt

IG Hemp, 10.10.2023 (As a member of IG Hemp we distribute this post in our blog) Following the listing of several substances with a suspected psychoactiveeffect in the Narcotics Schedule Ordinance in spring 2023[1]On October 9, 2023, at the request of Swissmedic, the FederalDepartment of Home Affairs (FDHA) inspected a further 10individual substances and one […]

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Cannabis in road traffic in Switzerland – what is allowed?

26.09.2023 Timon Burckhardt

Driving on the road after cannabis consumption – what actually applies? And how does that work with CBD hemp? Unlike alcohol, the rules that apply to cannabis on the road are not yet part of general knowledge in Switzerland. There are well-known principles (“No drugs at the wheel”). However, these are only moderately helpful when […]

Beware of dubious cannabis investments

24.08.2023 Timon Burckhardt

Cannabis investments have experienced a real boom in recent years. Thus, even non-experts of the hemp industry and small investors could benefit from an extremely profitable and tempting business. In addition to the shares of cannabis companies traded on the stock exchange, for some time now dubious companies have also been offering cannabis cuttings for […]

No confiscation of small amounts (<10 grams) of cannabis for personal use

10.08.2023 Timon Burckhardt

It has already been confirmed several times by the Federal Court that possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis does not constitute a criminal offense.[1] It was previously unclear whether the cannabis could be confiscated by the courts. This issue was clarified by the Federal Court on June 19, 2023. Contribution of IG Hemp, […]

World Hemp Day 420: How we gave away 11,000 hemp cuttings

27.04.2023 Timon Burckhardt

April 20 is an important day for us: 420, the World Hanging Day. In 2023, it was – at least for commuters at the stations in Bern and Zurich – also particularly gratifying. Together with the cuttings farm, we gave away 11,000 CBD hemp cuttings to give the hemp plant the attention it deserves for […]

Free: 11,000 hemp cuttings for World Hemp Day

18.04.2023 Raffael Wuethrich

On Thursday, April 20, 2023, two Swiss hemp companies will give away 11,000 legal CBD cannabis cuttings to passersby in the main train stations of Bern and Zurich. The Swiss hemp industry is in serious trouble, according to their World Hemp Day message. Anyone walking through the main train station in Zurich and Bern on […]

Update on the pilot tests

16.09.2022 Timon Burckhardt

This summer, the topic of cannabis was regularly taken up by the media. The focus was on the so-called pilot tests. These allow the dispensing of cannabis containing THC, currently in the form of flower or hashish, as part of scientific projects. We reported more than a year ago on how the legal basis for […]

PI Siegenthaler for a new regulation of cannabis policy

09.07.2021 Timon Burckhardt

Some time ago, National Councilor Heinz Siegenthaler (center) submitted a parliamentary initiative (PI) calling for far-reaching new regulation of the cultivation, production, trade and consumption of cannabis containing THC. With this demand, the initiative, which was co-signed by about 40 parliamentarians, is based on a recommendation of the Federal Commission on Narcotic Drugs. In April, […]