Should hard drugs be legalized and supplied through a state-controlled market?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This initiative proposed legalizing the use of hard drugs and replacing the illegal market with a state-controlled supply system. The government would organize production through licences and ensure that drugs were available without a medical prescription. Part of the resulting tax revenue would be used for prevention and treatment. Supporters argued that regulation would weaken organized crime and the black market while allowing more effective health information and support. Opponents warned that legalization would endanger public health, would not eliminate illegal dealing and could isolate the country internationally. Swiss voters rejected the initiative.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/447.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-volksinitiativen?voteNumber=447
Vote date: 1998-11-29
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative «für eine vernünftige Drogenpolitik»
Original German title: Initiative «für eine vernünftige Drogenpolitik»
Swissvotes keyword/additional content: Droleg-Initiative
Swissvotes short-description title: Klares Nein zu einer Entkriminalisierung harter Drogen
Original French title: Initiative «pour une politique raisonnable en matière de drogue»
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/28838
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp19981129.prop_oui_447_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp19981129.prop_oui_447_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-initiatives-populaires?voteNumber=447