16.09.2025 – Initial conclusion

Last Saturday, we discussed the draft Cannabis Products Act from 12 noon to 7 pm.

The provisions on consumption are pretty good: consumption is free, possession and cultivation are legal with limits. However, the maximum of three plants and cultivation only in one's own home is restrictive.

Commercial cultivation and production is possible with a permit, as is already the case today for pilot projects. The first big catch is the sale: this will only be possible with a license, which is very restrictive. A company receives a permit if it meets the conditions. A license, on the other hand, can be refused even if the conditions are met.

The biggest problem, however, is the level of the incentive tax: this is determined and adjusted by the Federal Council in an ordinance. The amount is therefore not laid down in the law. However, there is an illustrative table in the report that contains such high rates that a gram of weed or hash with 20 % THC would cost over 20 francs. This is hardly a serious threat to the black market (and, incomprehensibly, this goal is not mentioned anywhere in the law).

We are now working on our consultation response in detail until the end of September.