Will Switzerland Legalize Cannabis? By Dario Sabaghi
The National Council of Switzerland has chosen to allow the use of cannabis to study the effects of legalisation.
The National Council of Switzerland has chosen to allow the use of cannabis to study the effects of legalisation.
In recent years, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) granted exceptional licenses for the medical use of cannabinoids, typically for 6 months with possible extensions. A systematic review of cannabinoids for medical use commissioned by the FOPH supports the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain and spasticity. Exceptional licences for medical use of cannabinoids have increased substantially in Switzerland, with the programme including patients with a wide range of conditions.
No punishment for minors with small amounts of cannabis
The project allows the doctor to prescribe cannabis treatments directly.
The responsible health department is open to regulating the cannabis market and says that a discussion on the subject is “urgent and overdue”.
The old saying goes that good things come to those who wait, so we hope that the wait is almost over
I think it should be available, it’s not a miracle cure, it won’t help everyone, but patients should have the opportunity to have it.”
In recent years, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) granted exceptional licenses for the medical use of cannabinoids, typically for 6 months with possible extensions. A systematic review of cannabinoids for medical use commissioned by the FOPH supports the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain and spasticity. However, little is known about the patients treated with cannabinoids. We aimed to study medical uses of cannabinoids as part of the FOPH’s programme of exceptional licenses.