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 Swiss scientists have created a cannabis e-cigarette, intended for medical use, that is safer than a joint and better than a pill, they said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160527/swiss-boffins-create-cannabis-e-cigarette Fri, 27 May 2016 10:25:02 +0200 swiss-boffins-create-cannabis-e-cigarette The sale of e-cigarettes with nicotine in Switzerland could be authorized under a new government-backed bill which would tighten smoking laws in the country, including bringing in a national age minimum for the very first time. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151112/government-pushes-for-stricter-smoking-laws Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:01:50 +0100 government-pushes-for-stricter-smoking-laws Governments should ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said on Tuesday, warning that they pose a "serious threat" to foetuses and young people. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140826/who-urges-ban-on-e-cigarettes-for-minors Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:50:00 +0200 who-urges-ban-on-e-cigarettes-for-minors