Politics Blog

Some time ago, National Councilor Heinz Siegenthaler (center) submitted a parliamentary initiative (PI) calling for far-reaching new regulation of the...

Following a meeting with IG Hemp, Council of States member Thomas Minder (no party affiliation, SVP parliamentary group) submitted a...

After the Council of States unanimously approved a bill to amend the Narcotics Act (BetmG) with regard to cannabis medicines...

In the European Union, natural full-spectrum CBD has also been approved as a cosmetic ingredient since the beginning of March...

On March 31, 2021, it became clear that pilot cannabis dispensaries could be approved by the FOPH starting in mid-May....

In the final vote of the spring session 2021, the National Council and the Council of States approved business 20.060...

No more exemption permits needed for prescribing cannabis by physicians. The National Council has facilitated the medical use of hemp...

UN complies with WHO recommendation to reassess cannabis classification Two positive decisions on cannabis bode well for international cannabis policy....

Decision of the EU Commission could harm the hemp industry While on the one hand a lot of educational work...