Pubdate: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 Source: New York Times (NY) Copyright: 2000 The New York Times Company Contact: 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212) 556-3622 Website: http://www.nytimes.com/ Forum: http://forums.nytimes.com/comment/ Section: World Briefing Author: Elizabeth Olson LEGALIZING MARIJUANA The Swiss cabinet has proposed making it legal to smoke marijuana, but said other drugs should remain illegal for now. The proposed revisions of the country's drug laws must now be submitted to Parliament. In 1998 the Swiss voted down legalizing all drug consumption, but cannabis is widely used in the country. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart