The Swiss cannabis bill: what it plans, and why it does not affect CBD
Switzerland is preparing a law to regulate cannabis for non-medical use. The bill is moving slowly, and it regularly makes the news.
6 October 2026
The 1% total THC threshold, cosmetic status, the Tobacco Products Act, travel: what Swiss law provides for each CBD product.
Switzerland is preparing a law to regulate cannabis for non-medical use. The bill is moving slowly, and it regularly makes the news.
A CBD product that is legal in Switzerland is not necessarily legal elsewhere, and a legal product is not free of THC.
Since 1 October 2024, CBD flowers and hash for smoking, like CBD e-liquids and vapes, fall under the Federal Tobacco Products Act,
Online, CBD oils are still presented as food supplements. In Switzerland, that status does not exist for them: no hemp extract and
In Switzerland, everyone knows the figure: below 1% THC, hemp is not a narcotic. But 1% of what, measured on what, and
The Swiss CBD market is less than ten years old, but its history starts earlier, with a figure written into an ordinance
CBD is legal in Switzerland as long as the product contains less than 1% total THC: below that threshold, hemp falls outside
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