Swiss cannabis industry flourishes

bern - Not too strong cannabis is already there, but lately, the industry suddenly blossomed strong six-year legal in Switzerland. Last year there was only a handful of companies in the market, but now there are already 140. The custom, which imposes tax on soft drugs sold legally, predicts that this year will go for over the counter more than 90 million. A quarter of that money flows to the treasury.

' It gradually began last year and then it suddenly became a madhouse, '' said a spokesman for the Customs. The above figures are a conservative estimate. If the trend continues, the amount could be much higher.

In Switzerland, only slight marijuana legal for sale and use. There should only be 1 percent of the active substance, THC, in sit. That does not mean that the authorities allow use anywhere: as Swiss police take people see cannabis smoking the stuff often confiscated. It can not get at first glance how much THC it contains.