Officials in Switzerland announced a seventh pilot study into the sale of legal cannabis for adult-use in the district of canton Zürich on Monday 18 March.
In the largest trial to date, up to 5,000 people are expected to take part in the study which will run for five years and see participants permitted to access regulated cannabis products.
It follows a previous six pilot programmes which are now either underway or ready to begin in Basel, Zürich, Bern, Lucerne, Biel and Basel-Landschaft (Baselland).
Data on consumption behaviour, as well as the physical and mental health of the participants, is being collected as part of studies being conducted by partnering universities to monitor the effects on public health.
For the first time, participants in two out of three groups will have legal access to regulated cannabis products from a limited number of distribution points, while a third will serve as a comparison group which will continue to source cannabis illegally.
In Winterthur, Schlieren and Horgen, all towns located in canton Zürich, participants will be able to purchase cannabis in specialist shops and pharmacies from May 2024. Further points of sale in canton Zurich are planned in Adliswil, Wädenswil and Uster.
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Switzerland launches seventh adult-use cannabis pilot and largest to date
