Information from the Association Legalize it! (February 2026)

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Reminder Association meeting March 20

Our 2026 association meeting will take place on Friday, March 20, from 7 p.m. at the office (Quellenstrasse 25, 8005 Zurich) or at www.hanflegal.ch/videochat.

We sent you the detailed invitation with the agenda items in Legalize it! 108 (winter edition). You will find our annual report and the 2025 annual accounts in Legalize it! 109, which should arrive in the first week of March. You are welcome to register for our AM. We look forward to your participation!

25 years of CannaTrade – the big anniversary is coming up!

From May 29 to 31, 2026, the event will take place in Hall 622 in Zurich:

Happy Birthday, CannaTrade!

Europe's oldest hemp trade fair is celebrating its 25th anniversary – with 150 exhibitors from all over the world presenting everything to do with cannabis as a useful, medicinal and recreational plant: Cultivation accessories, CBD products, cosmetics, food, building materials, smoking accessories and much more.

And outside?

The grounds will be transformed into a festival of the senses:

Buds and Beats – with street food from all over the world, a chill-out area, game and art zone and the finest beats in the music zone. Of course, the Swiss Joint Rolling Championships are not to be missed!

For professionals:

The new B2B day on Friday, the exclusive CB Lounge and the CannaSwissCup offer the perfect setting for exchange, networking and the award for the best CBD flowers in Switzerland.

🔎 New for the anniversary:

Experience the path of hemp culture in Switzerland with our big review of 25 years of CannaTrade!

📅 Every Sunday there's a “25years Flashback” on social media

🌐 And online at: www.cannatrade.ch/en/25years

🎟️ Important: Ticket prices increase every month – it's worth booking now!

👉 Tickets & info: www.cannatrade.ch

📍 CannaTrade 2026 – May 29-31 | Hall 622, Zurich

Let's celebrate 25 years of Cannabis Culture!

Here are our web updates from the last few weeks:

23.02.2026 – Hanfstübli for 2.5 years

Our Hanfstübli (part of the Zurich pilot project Züri Can) has now been open for 2.5 years. We have been able to sell 42 kg of tested goods (currently three types of hash and eight types weed) to our almost 150 participants. Ten years ago, something like this would have been completely unimaginable.

No major problems have arisen. Sometimes a strain is out of stock, occasionally someone has to be sent home because their student ID has been forgotten (without this, there is no sale).

There is an exchange among the participants about considered consumption that is appropriate to the situation. The participants are happy that they no longer have to buy untested goods on the black market.

It is real proof that controlled cannabis sales are possible. With some effort, of course: the work has to be very clean, every bag of 5 grams has to be registered, the strict regulations require a complete inventory every month. But it works!

16.02.2026 – The Legalize it! 109 is at the printers

The 109th issue of our association magazine is in print. If all goes well, it will reach our members at the beginning of March.

In it, we will once again remind you of our association meeting on March 20, publish the annual report 2025 and the annual accounts for the past year and present the new opportunities for projects.

09.02.2026 – Consultation responses CanPG

The overview of the consultation responses to the Cannabis Products Act (CanPG) was published at the beginning of February. It's a big chunk: the PDF comprises 2,830 pages.

Many cantons want more money for their work, some parties are fundamentally against it, and a number of responses want minor or major changes… This is unlikely to move forward quickly.

Above all, we can see that although the CanPG was well thought out during its development, majority support was not the main approach. Now it remains to be seen which parts of it can find a majority in parliament.

In our policy group, we look at such documents together and develop projects to improve the current situation. If you would like to join us, please get in touch!

We wish you a good start to spring!

Hemp greetings

Fabian, Markus, Michael and Sven

Board Association Legalize it!

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