Swiss cannabis economy: employment and scenarios in the 2022 study

The UNIGE/EBP study estimates about 4,400 full-time equivalents across the entire cannabis system. Its tax scenarios are model results, not current CBD job counts or enacted revenue.

Key facts

  • Entire cannabis system: estimated employment effect: ≈ 4,400 full-time equivalents
  • Source publication: 2022-06-20
  • Current legal CBD job count: Not established here

Key takeaways

  • The employment figure covers the whole modelled cannabis system, not just the legal CBD sector.
  • The four tax figures come from the 2022 model and are not revenue forecasts for the current legislative proposal.
  • A study scenario named social club gives today’s associations no sales authorisation.

Interpretation

An economic study can compare regulatory models without guaranteeing their adoption or outcomes. The bars present the model comparison made at the time. They do not describe a trend over four years and should not be read as the current public budget. A higher tax figure does not alone determine the best model for society: health protection, costs and distributional effects require separate assessment. Coverage matters just as much for employment. A system-wide effect includes activities beyond jobs in a CBD business. The published aggregate estimate is therefore not allocated across the five occupational fields. Current law and the parliamentary process are described separately in the linked reviewed datasets.

Limitations

  • Results published in 2022 are not presented as a current 2026 survey.
  • The tax figures are rounded model results, not a confirmed net return after all costs.
  • A current breakdown of legal CBD employment across these occupational fields is not established here.

Data

Previously listed CBD comparison areaSubstantiated current full-time equivalents
Production and cultivationNot established here
Processing and extractionNot established here
Retail and distributionNot established here
Laboratory and quality assuranceNot established here
Management and supportNot established here

Methodology

This overview uses selected rounded results from UNIGE’s 20 June 2022 release about its study with EBP. The cannabis system includes the market, other areas such as healthcare, policing and justice, and indirect economic effects. The roughly 4,400 full-time equivalents are therefore neither a count of legal CBD jobs nor a figure for 2026. The chart shows the annual tax revenues reported in the same release for the modelled status quo and three alternative forms of regulation. It contains no new extrapolation, tax rate or guarantee of future revenue. Publication year, model assumptions and current law remain distinct. No substantiated breakdown is established for the five CBD occupational areas previously listed here; their values remain unresolved. Full-time equivalents, employed people and newly created jobs are not synonymous.

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