Swiss voters, November 2008, rejected decriminalization of marijuana, with regional differences ("yes" votes, by percentage)
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - An upper house of Parliament commission 19 January voted 8-0 in favour of fining anyone caught smoking cannabis. The lower house appears has already moved in this direction, so an ad hoc committee will now write a revision to the statutes, which will include setting the amount of the fine. The move was made after it the Swiss rejected outright decriminalization in a November 2008 vote which would have called for government control of cannabis cultivation and sales.
Parliament made it clear that it wants to change the current legal status, which calls for criminal proceedings to be open against cannabis smokers.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 20 January 2010.
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Tags: cannabis, criminal proceedings, fines, law, marijuana, smoking
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January 29th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
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September 20th, 2010 at 5:19 am
The law regarding marijuana should be revised as well as reduced or even decriminalized it. it is a gift that we should used accordingly or spiritually. If we all agree decriminalized it and add tax to it, then its a fair game and a win-win situation with the government and sellers. I am in favor of the Swiss government’s stand to ease the law against it.
October 1st, 2010 at 1:20 am
Good call on allowing the reduction of criminal penalties. It is a start in the right direction. Give this some time, see that lessening of the penalties actually reduces the number of users, allow those who need it to gain safe access, and the world will be on its way to being a better place.