Tag: Switzerland

Swiss Study Finds Legal Cannabis Access Reduces ‘Problematic Consumption’

Written by Johnny Green on May 9, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Roughly two years ago, Switzerland launched what was then a unique approach to science-based cannabis commerce research. The European nation launched the first of what has eventually become a series...

Improved Mental Health Reported In Swiss Cannabis Study

Written by Frank Schuler on March 31, 2025. Posted in Science.

Switzerland is home to a somewhat unique set of cannabis commerce public policy experiments. The research experiments are known as regional adult-use cannabis commerce ‘pilot trials’ and...

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Cannabis Pilot Trials In The Netherlands And Switzerland

Written by Johnny Green on March 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Europe is home to a unique form of cannabis public policy experimentation. Multiple jurisdictions, the Netherlands and Switzerland, permit regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials. The trials...

How Does Proposed Swiss Legalization Compare To Other EU Countries?

Written by Johnny Green on February 16, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Currently, national adult-use cannabis legalization measures have been adopted by three European Union member nations. Malta was the first to do so, adopting recreational legalization in 2021, followed...

Cannabis-Induced Psychosis Is Rare Without Pre-Existing Conditions Per Meta-Analysis

Written by Frank Schuler on July 30, 2024. Posted in Science.

One of the most common talking points for cannabis opponents is that ‘cannabis is bad for human brains.’ Many older cannabis observers will attest that this talking point is as old as cannabis...

Signature Drive In Switzerland Seeks To Legalize Cannabis For Adult-Use

Written by Hazel Norman on May 6, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Europe is currently home to three nations that have adopted a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure, and if cannabis advocates in Switzerland succeed in their effort, their country could...

Adult-Use Cannabis Commerce Pilot Project Begins In Bern, Switzerland

Written by Hazel Norman on April 8, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Back in November 2023, government officials in Bern, Switzerland announced that long-awaited registration was open for adult cannabis consumers who wanted to participate in a regional adult-use cannabis...

Physicians Endorse Cannabis-Based Treatments For Young Cerebral Palsy Patients

Written by Frank Schuler on January 15, 2024. Posted in Science.

Arguably the most sensitive area of cannabis research and policy pertains to young people, for a multitude of reasons. The history of cannabis propaganda and targeting young people is complicated, to...

Most Surveyed Swiss Psychiatrists Favor Regulating Cannabis

Written by Frank Schuler on December 11, 2023. Posted in Policy.

According to a team of researchers associated with the University of Bern in Switzerland, medical cannabis is “a growing issue” in psychiatry, with more patients asking about it now that...