« The effects of regulated non-profit cannabis sales on consumer behavior and its impact on the illegal market. »
Emilie Moeschler, municipal in social cohesion
The Lausanne project for the regulated sale of cannabis is taking shape. Entitled Cann-L, the pilot trial has received authorization from the Federal Office of Public Health, thus joining the projects already validated in Basel and Zurich, reports the RTS.*
People wishing to participate in this study – 2000 have already expressed their interest on the project’s website – will be able to register in June. The place of sale, which is not yet known, should open in September, the City of Lausanne indicated on Tuesday.* The Vaudois capital and its partner Addiction Suisse, which is leading the scientific part of the project, hope to bring together a panel of around 1,200 people who use cannabis and live in Lausanne.*
The products will be available in a single point of sale and without medical connotation. Several premises are currently being evaluated.* The sales team is being formed. This will provide advice on consumption and risk reduction, as well as reminders on the legislation in force. It will also be able to “evaluate and guide people with problematic consumption in the support network”, specifies the City of Lausanne.*
On sale by September*
“After the Cantonal Ethics Commission, the authorization of the OFSP marks a major step for our project”, commented Emilie Moeschler, the municipal councilor for social cohesion, quoted in the press release. She added that the concrete phase could now start with, as a first step, the launch of registrations.*
Necessary for the study, the “local and organic” cultivation of the plants can also begin. The first harvest will take place during the summer. This will be followed by a period of preparation of the products before they go on sale by September.*
These products will be intended “for personal consumption and in the private sphere”, underlines the Vaud capital. And to recall that it seeks to study, via this pilot project, “the effects of the regulated sale of non-profit cannabis on the behavior of consumers as well as its impact on the illegal market.”*
The project should thus make it possible to better understand consumption, but also strengthen prevention. In terms of security, it is a question of limiting the nuisance caused by the illegal market.*
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