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Switzerland: Pesticide detection delays pilot cannabis project in Basel

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2 years ago

October

João Xabregas

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The first Swiss pilot project, entitled “Weed Care – Study on the regulated sale of cannabis in Basel” was postponed after pesticides were detected in laboratory tests on some of the products. The project would allow around 370 people to legally buy Swiss state-approved cannabis from selected pharmacies and was supposed to start on 15 September but was delayed.

In an announcement made on the 9th of September, the Basel health department said the delay could last “several weeks or even months” to allow the products to be re-analyzed by an independent laboratory.

The study Weed Care is carried out by the Department of Health and the University of Basel, and aims to examine the health effects and impacts of cannabis consumption through regulated sales and how the legal market itself can be regulated.

The study was received with great interest, having received about 700 applications for a total of 370 vacancies. Regardless of the delays, the researchers behind the study claim that other points in the study, such as interviews with physicians, would start from the 15th of September.

In addition to Basel, other Swiss counties, like Zurich, Geneva and Bern, also showed interest and submitted their applications for carrying out similar pilot projects.

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[Disclaimer: Please note that this text was originally written in Portuguese and is translated into English and other languages using an automatic translator. Some words may differ from the original and typos or errors may occur in other languages.]

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