===== 24.07.2023 => Federal Court: Small amount cannot be confiscated! ===== The **Federal Court's media release** today is clear: anyone who acquires and possesses 10 grams of cannabis for their own consumption is not only exempt from punishment, **but can also keep this amount**. The police may not confiscate it (unless they also observe the consumption, in which case they may seize the material and issue a fixed penalty for 100 francs ). We will now analyze the exact text of the verdict. Afterwards, we will follow whether all cantons and also the customs will adhere to this Federal Court ruling and change their practice. Since 2013 we have written this again and again, since the 9th edition of our legal aid brochure Shit happens. After four years the Federal Court made clear: a not punishable quantity cannot be punished. Now it is clear: this quantity cannot be confiscated either. **It is a great satisfaction to be confirmed by the Federal Court after ten years!** [[https://www.bger.ch/ext/eurospider/live/de/php/aza/http/index.php?lang=de&type=highlight_simple_query&page=1&from_date=&to_date=&sort=relevance&insertion_date=&top_subcollection_aza=all&query_words=6B+911%2F2021&rank=1&azaclir=aza&highlight_docid=aza%3A%2F%2F19-06-2023-6B_911-2021&number_of_ranks=19|Text of the federal court decision (in German)]] ----