SWITZERLAND GEARS UP TO OPEN CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUBS

Switzerland has always been a country which runs on its own accord. Even in the midst of the hype to join the European Union almost two decades ago, the Swiss opted out, proud and confident in making their own way. They’ve continued to do so in many ways, including pioneering drug policies such as the first national drug addiction shelters. Now,they are set to take on one of the new cannabis frontiers, that of the “social club.”
When it comes to their cannabis laws, Franziska Teuscher, responsible for education and social affairs in the city of Bern said, “We need regulation; not a blanket ban, nor a free-for-all.” Bern will be one of the test-pilot locations set to showcase a middle ground of cannabis legality, allowing adults 18 years of age and older a place where they can purchase regulated cannabis.  This legal viewpoint promotes the removal of power and...

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