Zurich To Legalize Consumption And Sale Of Cannabis On Trial Basis

The #Swiss government has approved plans to legalize the #sale and #consumption of #cannabis in #Zurich in a trial designed to assess the #social and #economic benefits of regulating the drug. From this summer, a test group of 2,100 Zurich residents will be permitted to buy regulated doses of the drug for personal use from #pharmacies , special #dispensaries and social clubs across the #city .

Participants will be expected to answer a questionnaire every six months on their consumption habits and #health effects as part of the study, which is conducted in collaboration with the University of Zurich. The trial ultimately aims to determine the conditions under which weed legalization in #Switzerland can be compatible with “promoting individual and public health and safety,” the study leaders said. Evidence from the trial is to be published on a rolling basis from next year.

Neighboring #Luxembourg and the #Czech #Republic have also already proposed plans to legalize cannabis for #adult-use, while in #Austria , #Italy and #Spain , it is no longer a criminal offense to possess small amounts of the drug for personal #consumption . The move comes as other parts of #Europe are rethinking their marijuana regulation in response to wider drug policy shifts across the globe. In Zurich — the country’s most populous city with over 420,000 residents — an estimated 13,000 residents are regular users.

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