| Cocaine: «Berne has a leading role to play in drug policy».»
Green mayor Franziska Teuscher has been fighting for the legalization of cannabis in the Swiss capital since 2016. The pilot project she supports has long been delayed for lack of a legal basis. But things have taken a new turn in recent months.
Le Regard Libre: Having long fought at various levels in favor of a pilot project for the legal and controlled sale of cannabis in pharmacies in the City of Berne, you have now received legislative approval to launch a similar project for cocaine. Where exactly do things stand on this issue?Franziska Teuscher: I must correct what the media have written in recent weeks, as there is a nuance in the decision passed by the Bernese parliament. They gave us a mandate to study the possibilities of implementing a pilot project for the controlled sale of cocaine in the city, but they didn't give us a mandate to implement a pilot project for the controlled sale of cocaine in the city, but they didn't give us a mandate to implement a pilot project for the controlled sale of cocaine in the city.
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