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Blog entries on (Swiss) hemp policy

CBD edibles: health risk or health promotion
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CBD edibles: health risk or health promotion

A summary of the article about CBD edibles and their legislation in Switzerland by IG Hemp CBD edibles, i.e. edible...
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Cannabis legalization in Switzerland: Siegenthaler initiative sets milestone
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Cannabis legalization in Switzerland: Siegenthaler initiative sets milestone

When we talk about cannabis legalization in Switzerland, we always have something new to report. We are happy to tell...
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Cannabis legalization – CBD and THC once again a topic in the Bundestag
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Cannabis legalization – CBD and THC once again a topic in the Bundestag

The Bundestag recently discussed a motion by the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in a topical debate. The parliamentary group is calling...
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Cannabis law: abolition or adaptation? An assessment by Peter Homberg”
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Cannabis law: abolition or adaptation? An assessment by Peter Homberg”

Can the cannabis law be abolished so easily? According to Peter Homberg, a complete abolition of the Cannabis Act is...
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Cannabis pilot projects and their current interim status
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Cannabis pilot projects and their current interim status

In Switzerland, several pilot projects on the regulated sale and consumption of cannabis have been underway for some time with...
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Cannabis legalization and pardons: What’s changed in Germany, the US and Switzerland!
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Cannabis legalization and pardons: What’s changed in Germany, the US and Switzerland!

With the entry into force of the Consumer Cannabis Act (CanG) in Germany, the handling of cannabis has changed dramatically....
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Herba di Berna takes a look behind the scenes of the global narcotics market
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Herba di Berna takes a look behind the scenes of the global narcotics market

Herba di Berna takes a look behind the scenes of the global narcotics market
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The legalization of cannabis in Switzerland
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The legalization of cannabis in Switzerland

A step into the future In recent decades, the debate about the legalization of cannabis in Switzerland has intensified. The...
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Legalization in Germany: Is the Bundestag getting down to business?
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Legalization in Germany: Is the Bundestag getting down to business?

After a long wait, the draft bill for the CanG, the - presumably - future cannabis law in Germany, has...
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Progress in the new regulation of the cannabis market
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Progress in the new regulation of the cannabis market

At the end of September 2023, the National Council again expressed its support for the concerns of "PI Siegenthaler". Parliament...
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Cannabis on the road
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Cannabis on the road

On the road after cannabis use - what actually applies? And how does that work with CBD hemp? Unlike alcohol,...
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Partial decriminalization: a regulatory jungle
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Partial decriminalization: a regulatory jungle

The last few weeks, a new ruling by the Federal Court has been the talk of the town. The highest...
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No confiscation of small amounts (<10 grams) of cannabis for personal use
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No confiscation of small amounts (<10 grams) of cannabis for personal use

It has already been confirmed several times by the Federal Court that possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis...
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SCRIPT: Pilot test in Bern, Biel & Lucerne
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SCRIPT: Pilot test in Bern, Biel & Lucerne

In May 2023, the University of Bern's cannabis pilot project was approved by the Federal Office of Public Health and...
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Pilot testing: What’s running where?
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Pilot testing: What’s running where?

Since the summer of 2021, it has been clear that pilot trials on the legal use & sale of cannabis...
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Financial advantages of legalization
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Financial advantages of legalization

What legalization would bring economically is hardly discussed. However, the topic offers plenty to talk about. The possible legalization of...
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Update on the pilot tests
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Update on the pilot tests

This summer, the topic of cannabis was regularly taken up by the media. The focus was on the so-called pilot...
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Solothurn demands THC legalization
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Solothurn demands THC legalization

At the national level, slow progress has been made with regard to cannabis legalization. Now the canton of Solothurn is...
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Denatured hemp oils – What’s next?
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Denatured hemp oils – What’s next?

The impending introduction of mandatory denaturation for hemp oils poses major problems for the cannabis industry. In the last post...
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Cannabis in the focus of the public
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Cannabis in the focus of the public

Media release of IG Hemp, July 5, 2022 As a member of IG Hemp, Herba di Berna reproduces here the...
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