S3E11 - Access to recreational cannabis in Switzerland with Lavinia Baltes
Published: August 8, 2025
Duration: 14:22
In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim talks to Dr Lavinia Baltes, Head of Research at the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Services Aargau, Switzerland. The interview covers her research report on a randomised control trial of public health-oriented recreational cannabis access compared to illegal market access in Basel-Stadt, Switzerland.
· The current legal landscape in Switzerland with respect to cannabis [01:12]
· The difference between cannabis obtained legally and illegally [02:30]
· The potential benefits of legal cannabis compared to illegal cannabis [03:25]
· The key findings of the study [04:20]
· Speculations about why the people who used drugs other than ca...