====== Info association Legalize it! 2014 ====== You can find the **2013** posts [[en:verein_li/aktuell13|here]], and the current ones [[en:verein_li/aktuell|here]]. \\ \\ ===== 07.12.2014 - Magazine Legalize it! No. 68 is shipped & No. 67 online ===== Last Friday evening we packed the [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] **No. 68** and it should be with our readers by the middle of the week. [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|{{:verein_li:aktuell_141207_li67.png |Legalize it! Download}}]] We have also pdf'd another issue of our magazine [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] It is {{:verein_li:li67_0914_0108.pdf|Issue 67}}now available for {{:verein_li:li67_0914_0108.pdf|Issue 67}} [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|download]], both as a whole and as individual articles in the [[en:magazin/thc-justiz|Justice]], [[en:magazin/thc-kultur|Culture]] and [[en:magazin/thc-szene|Scene]] sections.\\ The current issue is still reserved for our [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members]]. \\ ---- ====== Fall 2014 ====== ===== 08.10.2014 => Autumn break until and including 24 October ===== {{:verein_li:aktuell_121008_schnecke.jpg?nolink }} We treat ourselves to a little **autumn break**! During this time there will be **no** [[en:aktuelles:agenda|Friday meetings]] and we are most likely to be reached by [[li@hanflegal.ch|mail]]. The office will be manned as usual, only from October 15 to 17 we will not be available at all.\\ However, there are still some things to do during this time: We take care of the [[en:mithilfe/spende|finances]] for the next year, clean up a bit and we have a **project** which we want to present in [[en:aktuelles:agenda|November]] and which should eat up some hours in October... On **October 31st** we will start the last part of the year with a [[en:aktuelles:agenda|members meeting]]. You are welcome to support us - be it with a [[en:mithilfe/spende|donation]], a [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|membership]] or your [[aktiv@hanflegal.ch|help]]. We wish everyone a **wonderful fall season!** \\ ---- ===== 15.09.2014 - Magazine Legalize it! No. 67 is shipped & No. 66 online ===== Last Friday evening we packed the [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] **No. 67** and it should be with our readers by the middle of the week. [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|{{:verein_li:aktuell_140915_li66.png |Legalize it! Download}}]] We have also pdf'd another issue of our magazine [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] It is {{:verein_li:li66_0614_0108.pdf|Issue 66}}now available for {{:verein_li:li66_0614_0108.pdf|Issue 66}} [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|download]] both as a whole and as individual articles in the areas of [[en:magazin/thc-politik|politics]], [[en:magazin/thc-justiz|justice]], [[en:magazin/thc-kultur|culture]] and the [[en:magazin/thc-szene|scene]]. The current issue is still reserved for our [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members]]. ---- ===== 09/07/2014 - Federal Council sees no chance for cannabis social clubs (CSC) ===== {{:verein_li:aktuell_120520_bundeshaushanf.jpg?nolink |Federal Council: no chance for CSC}} An [[http://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/bundesrat-zweifelt-an-rechtlicher-grundlage-1.18376997|NZZ article]] drew our attention to the fact that the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150329182829/http://www.admin.ch/org/br/index.html?lang=de|Federal Council]] had responded to two parliamentary questions: on the one hand to the [[http://www.parlament.ch/d/suche/seiten/geschaefte.aspx?gesch_id=20143647|interpellation of Jean-Pierre Grin (SVP/VD)]] and on the other hand to the [[http://www.parlament.ch/d/suche/seiten/geschaefte.aspx?gesch_id=20143425|postulate of Barbara Gysi (SP/SG)]], about which we had reported on 17.6.14.\\ In both answers, the Federal Council clearly states that in its opinion the current [[en:thc_recht/umgang|NarcA]] ((Narcotics Law)) does **not** offer the **possibility to** legally distribute cannabis for recreational [[en:thc_recht/medizin|use]](in contrast to [[en:thc_recht/medizin|medical use]], which continues to be handled by the [[http://www.bag.admin.ch/index.html?lang=de|BAG]] ((Federal Office of Public Health)).\\ The [[http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/drogen/00042/00624/00625/00791/index.html?lang=de|EKDF]] ((Federal Commission on Drugs)) should continue to stay on the subject and submit a report to the Federal Council in 2017; later then the Federal Council will write a report for the attention of Parliament. If the Federal Council had its way, the topic would not appear on the political stage again until **2018 at the earliest** - if that takes too long, you will have to take [[en:mithilfe/spende|action]] yourself... \\ \\ ---- ===== 02.09.2014 - The Legalize it! at the CannaTrade ===== [[en:verein_li/verein|{{:plakatct.jpg?200x150 |Association Legalize it!}}]] It was a nice fair, the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|CannaTrade]] last weekend. Many visitors streamed through the halls and we were able to convince some of them to become [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members of]] our association. The [[en:mithilfe/spende|donation box]] was also briskly filled, so we came back to the office with money and addresses.\\ Our secretary Sven gave **three presentations on THC and the law** in Switzerland and took part in the panel. That he could take the time for this we owe to **a dozen members** who took super care of the booth and the crowd of visitors.\\ Many thanks also to the **CannaTrade team** for the clean organization of the fair! \\ \\ ---- ====== Summer 2014 ====== ===== 27.08.2014 - Large donations for Legalize it! ===== Now we have received total large donations over 7'500 francs - it goes forward! Many thanks to all the generous donors. So now we are missing a few thousand francs, to be able to secure the next months. Maybe you can **pledge** a **big donation of** 500, 1'000 or 2'500 francs? [[li@hanflegal.ch|Yes, I can. ]] ---- ===== 26.08.2014 => CannaTrade 2014 from 29-31 August ===== [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|{{:verein_li:aktuell_140429_ct14_banner.gif |CannaTrade 2014 from 29-31 August}}]] The last three days of August are all about **hemp**: The international hemp trade fair **[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|CannaTrade]]** invites you to visit the Stadthalle **Dietikon**.\\ We from [[en:verein_li/verein|Legalize it!]] can be found in the **basement** at [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/https://web.archive.org/web/20140817204528/https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.phppid=02_00_02|booth 104]] and are looking forward to your visit. We are recruiting [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members]] and collecting [[en:mithilfe/spende|donations]] - we urgently need a **new push** (see next entry).\\ The hope for some more **hours of sunshine** is intact and we are looking forward to an interesting weekend like in [[en:verein_li/multimedia|2012]]! \\ \\ ---- ===== 19.08.2014 - Large donations for Legalize it! ===== We are in the process of **securing the next months of our work** and are still looking for large donations. Last week we received more than 5'000 francs (!), so we are still missing 7'000 francs. We hope to be able to organize a part of it at the CannaTrade. But this will not be enough and we would like to ask you if **a large donation of** 500, 1'000, 2'500 or 5'000 francs is **possible for you**? [[li@hanflegal.ch|Big donors, get in touch! ]] ---- ===== 11.08.2014 - Additions to Shit happens 9 and colored boxes in the wiki ===== [[en:thc_recht/einleitung|{{:wikibild3.png |THC and law}}]] The summer break is over - hopefully not quite yet!\\ We have been busy and have worked through most of the **pending issues**: The **finances** are recorded (unfortunately too little), the **office** tidied up, the Wiki provided with the new **boxes** and the first **clarifications of** the open legal issues written down: Our [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members]] have received a version **on paper** and now it is available {{:verein_li:sh9_ergaenzungen1_sommer14.pdf|PDF version}} **online**. {{:verein_li:sh9_ergaenzungen1_sommer14.pdf|PDF version}}\\ In the **wiki** we have equipped (besides the **start** page) the main pages of the **[[en:thc_recht/einleitung|THC and legal part]]** with the same **colored boxes** as you can find in [[en:rechtshilfe/alte_auflagen|9Shit happens ]]. Now both versions (paper and online) harmonize with each other - not only in terms of content, but also in terms of appearance. \\ \\ ---- ===== 11.08.2014 => CannaTrade 2014 from 29-31 August ===== [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|{{:verein_li:aktuell_140429_ct14_banner.gif |CannaTrade 2014 from 29-31 August}}]] Keep the weekend of **Friday, 29 to Sunday, 31 August** already free: The international hemp trade fair **[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|CannaTrade]]** will then take place in the Stadthalle **Dietikon**. We hope you will also be there and are already looking forward to **unforgettable days**. ---- ===== 01.07.2014 => Summer break until and including 8 August ===== [[en:mithilfe/spende|{{:verein_li:aktuell_100709_topps.jpg |Have a great summer!}}]] Now the big **[[en:verein_li/verein|Legalize it!]]** **summer break**. During this time we do **not** hold any [[en:aktuelles:agenda|Friday meetings]] and **do not** give **any information by phone**. But we are temporarily reachable by [[li@hanflegal.ch|mail]]. There are a lot of things to do: The most important thing will be the [[en:thc_recht/einleitung|wiki]] - we will bring everything up to date and try to clean up //old pages//. Besides the half-yearly closing, there will also be cleaning up and technical things on the agenda - so we will certainly not be bored! From August 11 on we will be [[en:verein_li/verein|back]] as usual and our [[en:aktuelles:agenda|Friday meetings]] will start on **August 15** with the first of two preparation evenings for the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|CannaTrade]].\\ **We wish you all a wonderful summertime**! \\ ---- ===== 17.06.2014 => Postulate for controlled cannabis dispensary ===== On June 11, National Councilor **Barbara Gysi** (SP/SG) submitted a [[http://www.parlament.ch/e/wissen/parlamentswoerterbuch-neu/Pages/postulat.aspx|postulate]] on [[http://www.parlament.ch/d/suche/seiten/geschaefte.aspx?gesch_id=20143425|controlled cannabis dispensing]]. We were not familiar with Ms. Gysi, but she sits on the board of [[http://www.arud.ch/engagement.html|arud]], among others, and should therefore have some experience in the field.\\ Even if the title "Legal Kiffen" once again misses the point, the [[http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/10vor10/flucht-vor-dem-terror-legal-kiffen-wetten-auf-brasilien|contribution in 10vor10]] was interesting: The different positions come nicely to the fore, even if they are not new. The [[http://www.bag.admin.ch/org/|FOPH]], without whose **approval** such a project will hardly be possible, is already very skeptical about the whole thing. Possibly the only **chance** would be if such a pilot test were to run within an extremely **narrow framework.** For example, there would be only a few participants who would first be checked from head to toe, physically and psychologically, who would have to make honest statements about their consumption, who might even be allowed to consume only **under supervision**, and various **tests** would probably be made before and after consumption, in addition, questionnaires would have to be filled out regularly and interviews would have to be made - "**smoking pot with Big Brother**", so to speak. Whoever has been hoping in the last weeks and months that it will be possible to get cannabis legally in Switzerland in the near future, anonymously and without having to give any information, is unfortunately dreaming. By the way, the postulate in question demands a **report** from the Federal Council **by 2017** - which brings us back to the pace of Swiss politics: If something should come about at all, then certainly not in the near future! \\ ---- ===== 08.06.2014 - Magazine Legalize it! No. 66 is shipped & No. 65 online ===== Last Friday evening we packed the [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] **No. 66** and on Saturday Sven put it in the mail. So our readers should find the **latest issue of** our magazine in their mailbox next week as usual. [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|{{:verein_li:aktuell_140608_li65.png |Legalize it! Download}}]] We have also pdf'd another issue of our magazine [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] It is {{:verein_li:li65_0314_0108.pdf|Issue 65}}now available for {{:verein_li:li65_0314_0108.pdf|Issue 65}} [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|download]] as a whole as well as single articles in the sections [[en:magazin/thc-politik|politics]], [[en:magazin/thc-justiz|justice]] and [[en:magazin/thc-szene|scene]].\\ The current issue is still reserved for our [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members]]. \\ ---- ===== 01.06.2014 => Miscellaneous messages ===== After a [[http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/-Das-ist-ein-pruefenswerter-Vorschlag--17287483|positive sign of life]] from Neuchâtel and the [[http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Biel-soll-geregelte-Cannabis-Abgabe-testen-21291136|submission of the Biel petition]], there is now also a [[http://www.petition-cannabis-social-club-lausanne.ch/|petition in Lausanne]] (en français). There is no news from Geneva - we are still waiting for a decision on whether to submit a petition to the FOPH... so it will take time, the outcome is unclear.\\ In our neighborhood there is also a lot going on: In **South Tyrol** (part of Italy, but spoken mostly in German) there is a [[http://www.change.org/petitions/s%C3%BCdtiroler-landtag-wir-fordern-die-legalisierung-von-cannabis-in-s%C3%BCdtirol|petition]] for the legalization of cannabis. And the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140719050052/http://hanfverband.de/index.php/component/content/article/2433-millionaerswahl-a-fernsehspots-was-passiert-beim-dhv|German Hemp Association]] won a **million euros** in a TV show in January - that should be enough to do a lot of things. So something is already moving, but mostly it takes (for us) unfortunately **half an eternity**. Others are faster: the (South) Americans (especially **Colorado**, but also **Washington** State and now also **Uruguay**) or the Spaniards (**Barcelona**) - there are more and more **examples of** places that have found a more relaxed, but still regulated way of **dealing with cannabis** within a useful period of time.\\ Sure, it's all still pretty fresh and it remains to be seen how the **experiences** will be, but as long as the whole thing is supported by the population and the **tax revenues** just bubble in... So the **hope** remains that also in our country something is still possible - after all, it's about **millions of taxes** and that should actually interest Mr. and Mrs. Swiss... \\ \\ ---- ====== Spring 2014 ====== ===== 19.05.2014 => Two petitions and what else is going on ===== {{:verein_li:aktuell_140519_demozug.jpg?nolink |Soon 10 years ago - Demo in Zug on June 5, 2004}} First of all, the important thing: There are two **hemp petitions** that can certainly use support - [[http://cannabispetition.ch/petition/|cannabispetition.ch]] in **Biel** and the [[https://secure.avaaz.org/de/petition/Regierungsrat_und_Kantonsrat_des_Kantons_Zug_Zuger_HanfPetition/|Zug hemp petition]].\\ Unfortunately, there is also an [[http://www.suedostschweiz.ch/zeitung/kiffen-luzern-und-zug-gegen-oeffnung|unpleasant message]] from **Zug and Lucerne**: The opponents of a liberalization are not idle and many even get a salary while they make life difficult for cannabis consumers... As already mentioned in April, there has been a lot of talk about **legalization** and **pilot projects** this year, but little or nothing has happened (e.g. in [[http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/zuerich/uebersicht/stadt-zuerich-prueft-cannabis-klubs-1.18223709|Zurich]], [[http://bazonline.ch/basel/stadt/Raus-aus-der-CannabisSackgasse/story/20774227?track|Basel]] and [[http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Gemeinderat-bekraeftigt-Interesse-an-CannabisClubs/story/19095093|Bern]]). Recently, representatives of various cities have sat down to discuss the issue behind closed doors - will anything ever come of it?\\ In Switzerland, we should be used to the leisurely **political pace**... but with every sign of life from politics, we dream again of the **golden age of the stores** around the turn of the millennium, when there were fine weed in rough quantities and we were still young. :-/\\ Whether really useful and useful proposals will ever come from politics is a matter of opinion. Most of the time, we just get **patches of** politics or proposals that are muddled through **compromises and ignorance**, which often do not arrive in reality as intended (such as the [[en:thc_recht/wenigillegal|fines]], which are also issued for the mere possession of a small amount, although exactly this offense would be [[en:thc_recht/quasilegal|exempt from punishment]] ). \\ \\ \\ ---- ===== 29.04.2014 => Narcotics statistics 2013 ===== {{:verein_li:aktuell_140429_BMS13.png?nolink |More than 50,000 convictions in 2013!}} In recent weeks and months, there has been a lot of talk and writing about legalization **internationally**, possible **pilot projects**, and **milder repression** with the [[en:thc_recht/wenigillegal|fines]] talked and written about. At the end of March, the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160427223913/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/19/03/02/key/05/03.html|conviction figures for]] the year 2013 have now been published, for the first time with the fines (only three months).\\ There can be no talk of leniency: For the first time, the number of [[en:thc_recht/normalillegal|convictions]] **exceeded the 50,000 mark**. This means that in 2013, someone was reported for cannabis almost **every ten minutes in** Switzerland - that's pretty stark! And the more than 2,000 fines are not even included, they will probably increase in 2014... In June, we will bring a detailed report in [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] No. 66. As mentioned in April, there has been a lot of talk about legalization and pilot projects this year, but little or nothing has happened. Recently, representatives of various cities sat down to discuss the issue behind closed doors - will anything ever come of it?\\ In Switzerland, we should be used to the leisurely political pace... but with every sign of life from politics, we dream again of the golden age of the stores around the turn of the millennium, when fine weed was available in great quantities and we were still young.:-\ \\ \\ ---- ===== 29.04.2014 => CannaTrade 2014 from 29-31 August ===== [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|{{:verein_li:aktuell_140429_ct14_banner.gif |CannaTrade 2014 from 29-31 August}}]] Mark your calendar already: The international hemp trade fair **[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/https://web.archive.org/web/20150507124317/http://www.cannatrade.ch/_de/index.php|CannaTrade]]** will take place this year from **Friday, August 29 to Sunday, August 31 -** as two years ago in the Stadthalle Dietikon. We hope you will also be there and are already looking forward to **unforgettable days** at the end of August. ---- ===== 18.03.2014 => Spring break until and including 18 April ===== {{:verein_li:keimling1.jpg?nolink }} From **March 21 through April 18** (Good Friday) we will be on break and **there** will be **no Friday meetings**. The office will be staffed only irregularly - the best way to reach us is by [[li@hanflegal.ch|mail]]. Besides finances and technical things we will mainly take care of [[en:mithilfe/spende|fundraising]] and planning for the next months. On **April 25th** we will start again with a **members meeting**. We wish you all nice **spring days** and a successful start into the new season! ---- ===== 10.03.2014 - Magazine Legalize it! No. 65 is shipped & No. 64 online ===== Last Friday we packed the current number 65, so it should arrive at our readers in the middle of the week. Many thanks to all who helped! [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|{{:verein_li:aktuell_140310_li64.png |Legalize it! Download}}]] We have also pdf'd another issue of our magazine [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] It is {{:verein_li:li64_1213_0108.pdf|Issue 64}}now available for {{:verein_li:li64_1213_0108.pdf|Issue 64}} [[en:magazin/alte_ausgaben|download]] both as a whole and as individual articles in the [[en:magazin/thc-kultur|culture]] and [[en:magazin/thc-szene|scene]] sections.\\ The current issue is still reserved for our [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members]]. \\ ---- ====== Winter 13/14 ====== ===== 31.01.2014 - Association meeting 2014 ===== {{:verein_li:aktuell_120122_vv-logo.png?nolink |Association meeting on 31.1.14}} Last Friday we really started the new year and prepared the **association meeting on January 31**. The figures for the **annual accounts** are already available, now we have to prepare the [[en:verein_li/jahresberichte|annual report]]. With this we would have most of the ingredients for the official part of the **AGM** together.\\ There will certainly be enough time for **questions and discussions** - an important part of the evening, especially in a special year like this one. We look forward to welcoming many new and old familiar [[en:verein_li/mitgliedschaft|members]]! \\ ---- ===== 25.01.2014 => Mixed feelings: good news and reality ===== In the program "**Rundschau**" of Swiss television was broadcast on 15.1.14 an interesting contribution on the **subject of cannabis**: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200224161356/https://www.srf.ch/player/tv/rundschau/video/legal-kiffen?id=1a4b9ba3-d4dc-4277-861f-2d221abc6278|Clip]] / [[http://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/cannabis-klubs-genfer-wollen-zivilen-ungehorsam|Article]].\\ The reports from **Colorado**, **Uruguay** and e.g. **Barcelona** are very pleasing, but they collide with the fact that the new [[en:thc_recht/wenigillegal|fines]] are distributed in Switzerland also for the **mere possession** (of small amounts) - so the police have expanded the [[en:thc_recht/umgang|law]] to their liking! We will report on this in [[en:magazin/legalize_it|Legalize it!]] No. 65 about this.\\ In this field of tension, after more than a year of radio silence, the idea of a **pilot project for cannabis sales** appears again. This time the battle cry comes from Geneva, after Basel and Zurich in the [[en:verein_li/aktuell12|fall of 2012]] had rated the chances of just getting approval from the FOPH as so low that the project was put on hold. At that time, it was said that a broadly supported, **national project** would have the best chance of being approved. It remains to be seen whether the critical mass for such a nationwide project will now be reached with Geneva - the term "civil disobedience" is in any case new in this discussion.\\ We are curious to see whether the **fighting words** from Geneva will be followed by deeds - unfortunately, in the cannabis sector in particular, it all too often remains mere declarations of intent. This is different with the police: There is no communication at all, and fines are handed out for offenses that are explicitly [[en:thc_recht/quasilegal|not punishable]] by law! \\ \\ \\ ---- You can find the **2013** posts [[en:verein_li/aktuell13|here]], and the current ones [[en:verein_li/aktuell|here]].