In a significant step forward for cannabis legalization in Europe, a parliamentary commission in Switzerland has proposed a law that would allow regulated adult-use sales.
Sales, however, would be controlled by a government monopoly and there would be limited private business opportunities in the new recreational cannabis market if it were to come to fruition, according to Paris-based global news outlet Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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A health commission in Switzerland’s lower chamber of Parliament passed the proposal on Feb. 14 by a 14-9 vote with two abstentions.
Switzerland approved a regulated medical cannabis program in 2022, but adult-use sales have not been allowed.
However, in 2023, Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health signed off on a restricted adult-use pilot study to provide more information
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