https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Swiss boom in legal, low-THC cannabis shows no sign of abating and is bringing in plenty of tax for the government, new figures suggest. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190618/swiss-smoke-legal-cannabis-in-record-amounts-drugs Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:25:33 +0200 swiss-smoke-legal-cannabis-in-record-amounts-drugs A top Swiss health commission said on Tuesday that the country's drug laws should be changed to decriminalize cannabis use and regulate the market for the substance in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190430/swiss-health-commission-call-for-legalisation-of-cannabis Wed, 01 May 2019 00:10:10 +0200 swiss-health-commission-call-for-legalisation-of-cannabis Zurich, St Gallen, Geneva and Basel all continue to be among the top ten cities for cocaine use in Europe, data published on Thursday suggests. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190314/four-swiss-cities-among-europes-top-ten-for-cocaine-consumption Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:46:07 +0100 four-swiss-cities-among-europes-top-ten-for-cocaine-consumption The Swiss government on Thursday came out in support of scientific trials into the impact of cannabis use on public health and safety as the country looks at how to regulate the drug's use in future. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190228/thousands-of-swiss-could-get-cannabis-licences Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:05:41 +0100 thousands-of-swiss-could-get-cannabis-licences While the rest of the world discusses the merits of medicinal cannabis, a group of researchers in Switzerland believe a substance found in some liverworts could provide a better alternative. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181025/liverworts-may-be-better-for-pain-relief-than-cannabis-swiss-study Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:32:48 +0200 liverworts-may-be-better-for-pain-relief-than-cannabis-swiss-study A new study looking at the Swiss cocaine market estimates 13.7 kilograms of the drug are consumed every day around the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180712/swiss-consume-five-tonnes-of-cocaine-a-year Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:43:17 +0200 swiss-consume-five-tonnes-of-cocaine-a-year Switzerland’s Federal Council announced on Wednesday it wants to give the go-ahead to scientific trials into cannabis use in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180705/swiss-government-backs-scientific-trials-into-cannabis-use Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:10:45 +0200 swiss-government-backs-scientific-trials-into-cannabis-use One in three cocaine deliveries in Switzerland arrives within 30 minutes while only half as many pizza deliveries are made within the same time frame, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180509/cocaine-is-delivered-faster-than-pizza-in-switzerland-study-drug-use Wed, 09 May 2018 12:30:39 +0200 cocaine-is-delivered-faster-than-pizza-in-switzerland-study-drug-use