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Cannabis in Basel

Basel's Weed Care trial sells cannabis in pharmacies to enrolled residents only, so a visitor cannot buy. Enrolment figures and the January 2027 end date.

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The rules

Key rules in Switzerland

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG).

Legal threshold
Hemp and CBD products under 1% THC are outside the Narcotics Act; 1% or more is a controlled narcotic.
Possession
Up to 10 g for personal use by adults is not punished.
Public use
Consumption brings a CHF 100 fixed fine for adults carrying under 10 g; trial participants may not use in public either.
Home grow
Growing THC cannabis, even for personal use, remains punishable.
Medical
Doctors may prescribe cannabis medicines without FOPH approval since August 1, 2022.
Pilot trials
Legal purchase only for enrolled adults (18+) in authorised trials, restricted to local residents; one trial per person.
Driving
Zero tolerance: 1.5 µg THC per liter of blood or more means unfit to drive; licence withdrawn for at least 3 months.

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How it works

How cannabis is sold in Basel

A traveller crossing from Germany or France into Basel meets a legal cannabis sale that is closed to them by design.

Accept the residency rule
Weed Care is for people who live in Basel and already use cannabis regularly, shown by a urine test covering at least one use a month over six months.
Do not look for a walk-in counter
Sales are in designated pharmacies, roughly nine of them, to about 400 participants. Nearly 700 people registered and 378 were admitted, and the register lists enrolment as closed.
Know when it ends
Basel-Stadt extended the study to 31 January 2027 in a release of 29 November 2024, adding lower-risk forms such as e-liquids and tinctures plus drug checking.
Look elsewhere for CBD
Products under 1% THC are sold in shops under different rules, set out in the Swiss CBD guide.

The 10 gram ceiling

Participants may take home at most 10 grams a month, and products include flower, hash, vapes and a spray. Radio X reported the project start as 15 September 2022; sales began in January 2023. Weed Care has no shop address on the register because the pharmacies are the outlets. The Basel-Stadt hub covers the canton's other listings.