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Ban is 'simply stupid from an economic point of view', argues group. A new plan to legalize cannabis has launched in Switzerland, marking the country's second push for the change within a decade.
The new initiative proposes that both cannabis production and consumption for personal use should be made legal. It recommends that its sale should be regulated and taxed by the government.
A referendum in 2008 aiming to make the drug legal for everyone failed, but those proposals did not suggest the government would be able to collect tax on it.
The new plan also stipulates that the cannabis would remain illegal for minors, whereas the old proposals did not include such restrictions.
Nine Forrer from the Legalize It group told Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger: "The ban on cannabis is wrong from a social perspective, wrong from a legal point of view and simply stupid from an economic point of view."
The group argued the change would put an end to the black market for the drug.
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Full Article: New plan to legalise and tax cannabis launches in Switzerland | The Independent
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The new initiative proposes that both cannabis production and consumption for personal use should be made legal. It recommends that its sale should be regulated and taxed by the government.
A referendum in 2008 aiming to make the drug legal for everyone failed, but those proposals did not suggest the government would be able to collect tax on it.
The new plan also stipulates that the cannabis would remain illegal for minors, whereas the old proposals did not include such restrictions.
Nine Forrer from the Legalize It group told Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger: "The ban on cannabis is wrong from a social perspective, wrong from a legal point of view and simply stupid from an economic point of view."
The group argued the change would put an end to the black market for the drug.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: New plan to legalise and tax cannabis launches in Switzerland | The Independent
Contact: Contact Us | The Independent
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: The Independent | News | UK and Worldwide News | Newspaper