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In 1996 we published the first Shit happens, 24 years later now this 13th edition of our legal aid brochure. During this time, hemp prosecutions became more and more absurd and increased almost from year to year: in the number of cases and in the amount of penalties. In recent years, for the first time, there has been a decrease. Mainly because the Federal Court finally clarified that the penalty-free amount is really penalty-free. That was an uphill battle, but now reports and fixed penalties have been decreasing for two years. Nevertheless, there are still 100 THC users per day: Shit happens!

Repression has not been able to eradicate the phenomenon of smoking pot. Instead, it creates daily injustices and a black market with many negative consequences for the users as well as for the whole society: a market worth billions without security, without quality control and without transparency.

As long as cannabis use remains illegal, as long as every joint can be punished, as long as today's narcotics law with its harsh penalties continues to exist, we want to educate about hemp repression:

So that everyone gets an impression of how the legal provisions read and are then implemented by the police and public prosecutor - and what heights of fines and fees the prosecution of cannabis can reach. With this brochure, with our new A3 overview, with consultations and our collected information (e.g. summary penalty orders) on hanflegal.ch we can provide assistance with legal problems.

But in the end we would like to change the existing Swiss NarcA, to achieve a reasonable, legal handling of hemp. Internationally, there is a lot going on: Maybe this will provide impulses to end the miserable drug war in this country as well and to develop something more sensible. The legalization of hemp is feasible.

Politically, two issues are pending in the summer of 2020. On the one hand, parliament is debating whether to allow studies involving the administration of cannabis, and on the other hand, a bill to facilitate its medical use is coming before parliament. Both will drag on for quite some time.

So the current NarcA with its comprehensive prohibitions will still be valid for many years. There it means to be extremely careful if one appreciates THC enjoyment. Because: Shit happens.

What we have achieved so far has been made possible by the active help of our members, their membership fees and donations. If you have resources (time, money or know-how) that you would like to use for the goals of our association Legalize it!, please contact us.

Details about our club, the board and the responsibilities can be found on the club page.

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