Purchasing cigarettes and tobacco from Lidl certainly isn't unheard of, but cannabis? It may seem hard to imagine finding weed in your local superstore, but hemp flower sales at Lidl have been taking Switzerland by storm since mid-April.
Lidl is now retailing products made by start-up company "The Botanicals"
In conjunction with the start-up company "The Botanicals", Lidl have launched two cannabis products that are now available in stores across both German-speaking Switzerland and Western Switzerland. The retailer explained that their hemp flower products are being produced as a substitute for tobacco in standard roll-up cigarettes.
The hemp, cultivated exclusively in Switzerland, is grown in partially automated greenhouses, as well as dedicated indoor facilities. The fledgling company states that their products contain no chemical, synthetic or genetically-modified substances.
1.5 grams of hemp produced by indoor cultivation cost about $18 (€15) while three grams of greenhouse-grown cannabis will set you back around $20 (€16.50).
Lidl cannabis contains almost no THC
However, there is a caveat: the two products are permitted for sale in Swiss Lidl stores only on the premise that they contain very minimal amounts of THC, the psychoactive substance commonly found in cannabis.
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