
Blog entries on (Swiss) hemp policy
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
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
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?
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
Media release of IG Hemp, July 5, 2022 As a member of IG Hemp, Herba di Berna reproduces here the...
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New step for legalization
The U.S. House of Commons passed the Marijuana Reform Act this spring, which would legalize cannabis nationwide. Things are also...
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THC limit of 1% soon also applies to CBD cannabis resin
It pays to keep at it. After interventions of the hemp industry, the Federal Council holds that also cannabis resin...
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Comment on VKCS article “Health risk in many foods containing CBD”.
At the beginning of February, the Association of Cantonal Chemists of Switzerland (VKCS) went public with a media release on...
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Is the legalization of THC now coming?
There has been a lot happening in the cannabis legalization space in recent weeks. Legalization suddenly seems quite a bit...
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Population survey on cannabis regulation
At the beginning of July 2021, the FOPH published the results of a population survey on cannabis at a media...
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Regulatory chaos in the cannabis industry
Anyone wishing to enter the trade and production of cannabis products in Switzerland must first take an in-depth look at...
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PI Siegenthaler for a new regulation of cannabis policy
Some time ago, National Councilor Heinz Siegenthaler (center) submitted a parliamentary initiative (PI) calling for far-reaching new regulation of the...
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Postulate Minder for more legal certainty
Following a meeting with IG Hemp, Council of States member Thomas Minder (no party affiliation, SVP parliamentary group) submitted a...
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Change in the law with regard to cannabis medicines
After the Council of States unanimously approved a bill to amend the Narcotics Act (BetmG) with regard to cannabis medicines...
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EU allows full-spectrum CBD for cosmetics
In the European Union, natural full-spectrum CBD has also been approved as a cosmetic ingredient since the beginning of March...
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Federal Council approves cannabis pilot projects
On March 31, 2021, it became clear that pilot cannabis dispensaries could be approved by the FOPH starting in mid-May....
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Legal cultivation and simplified dispensing of cannabis medicinal products
In the final vote of the spring session 2021, the National Council and the Council of States approved business 20.060...
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Finally: Cannabis is a cure without ifs and buts
No more exemption permits needed for prescribing cannabis by physicians. The National Council has facilitated the medical use of hemp...
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Historic decision of the UN and the European Court of Justice
UN complies with WHO recommendation to reassess cannabis classification Two positive decisions on cannabis bode well for international cannabis policy....
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All eyes on Brussels
Decision of the EU Commission could harm the hemp industry While on the one hand a lot of educational work...
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