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In the 1990s and early 2000s, many Swiss hemp shops were selling marijuana with high levels of THC. But the authorities gradually put an end to this trade, which, if tolerated, was nonetheless illegal. Thomas Kern
Beer, chocolate, clothes, playing cards, scales, pipes. Cannabis shops in Switzerland sell all kinds of marijuana-related items. Everything, that is, except the drug itself.
This content was published on July 22, 2012 - 11:42
Swiss law bans the sale of cannabis with a THC rate of more than 1%. The Federal Health Office can allow its sale however in some cases, such as for therapeutic reasons. Sales of the items bearing the famous cannabis leaf symbol are still thriving though.
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