Voters focus on the environment and drug use: Swiss voters will cast ballots this November on issues ranging from the right of environmental organisations to appeal controversial construction projects, to the decriminalisation of cannabis, Swiss News examines the issues and the potentially far-reaching consequences of voters' decisions.

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Voters focus on the environment and drug use: Swiss voters will cast ballots this November on issues ranging from the right of environmental organisations to appeal controversial construction projects, to the decriminalisation of cannabis, Swiss News examines the issues and the potentially far-reaching consequences of voters' decisions.

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Switzerland's four million-plus registered voters will be asked to make five decisions on November 30, involving environmental groups' rights to appeal building plans, drug-use policies, changes to the statutory retirement age and laws governing sex offenders.

In total, there are four popular initiatives to be voted on and one change to the existing law on narcotics to be approved. Under Swiss law, popular initiatives to change Federal...

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