Is cannabis legal in Switzerland?
Not quite: recreational cannabis is decriminalised in Switzerland, which is not the same as legal.
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The short answer
- Visitors
- Legal buying for residents only
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
City guides in Switzerland
Where to buy, prices and what to watch for, city by city.
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Legal buying for residents onlyGeneva
Switzerland
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyZurich
Switzerland
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyBasel
Switzerland
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyBern
Switzerland
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyLausanne
Switzerland
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
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Cannabis laws change, and they are often different for visitors than for residents. This is a guide, not legal advice: check the current law and local rules before you travel.