▁is ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁second ▁popular ▁initi ative ▁originally ▁set ▁to ▁launch ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁C ann ab is ▁clubs ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Zur ich , ▁Bas el , ▁Bern , ▁and ▁Gene va ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁planned ▁to ▁establish ▁pilot ▁can nab is ▁clubs ▁to ▁gauge ▁their ▁utility , ▁limited ▁to ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁total ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁studied ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁Those ▁pilot ▁projects ▁have ▁been ▁shut ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Office ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁missing ▁legal ▁basis . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁both ▁parliament ary ▁ch amb ers ▁signed ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁motion ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁law . ▁However , ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁motion ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁passed ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁States . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Council ▁sent ▁a ▁proposition ▁legal izing ▁can nab is ▁studies ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ▁anyway . ▁ ▁Pen alt ies ▁The ▁pen alt ies ▁im posed ▁in ▁practice ▁also ▁vary ▁among ▁cant ons ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁degree . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁penalty ▁gu idel ines ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁Jud ges ' ▁Association ▁provide ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Sw iss ▁society <0x0A> </s> ▁Nicholas ▁Mus ur aca ,