▁amounts ▁of ▁can nab is , ▁while ▁others ▁had ▁already ▁done ▁so ▁earlier . ▁However , ▁the ▁cant ons ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁Va ud , ▁Val ais , ▁Ne uch ât el , ▁J ura , ▁T ic ino , ▁St . ▁G allen ▁and ▁both ▁App enz ell ▁still ▁retain ▁their ▁old ▁policy . ▁ ▁C anton ▁legal ization ▁and ▁revers al ▁On ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁invalid ated ▁the ▁agreement ▁on ▁h emp ▁culture ▁and ▁trad ing ▁that ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁which ▁allowed ▁private ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁cant ons ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁Fre ib urg , ▁Val ais , ▁Va ud , ▁Ne uch ât el , ▁Bas el - St adt ▁and ▁T ic ino ▁to ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁h emp ▁plants ▁( cont aining ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 . 0 % ▁of ▁TH C ), ▁for ▁viol ating ▁the ▁federal ▁law ▁on ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁Ren ew ed ▁legal ization ▁attempts ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁initi ative ▁by ▁the ▁Green ▁Party , ▁that ▁demanded ▁a ▁law ▁on ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁cultiv ation , ▁trade , ▁recre ational ▁consumption , ▁youth ▁protection , ▁and ▁tax ing ▁of ▁can nab is , ▁was ▁rejected ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁by ▁ 1 0 4 ▁to ▁ 8 6 ▁votes . ▁Meanwhile ▁the ▁" Leg al ize ▁It " ▁organization