The surprisingly mild verdict (he got acquitted) that Andreas Thörn, a 37 y o man from the city of Västerås received in last August in the lower District Court of Västmanland, was appealed by the general prosecutor in his case.Andreas had been cultivating and consuming cannabis in order to fight the pain that he contracted […]
Author: Sam
Swedish customs staff grew marijuana at work
When not even Swedish customs officials refrain from cultivating marijuana isn’t it high time to legalize the plant?It may be that the grow was limited and included only a few plants, but still, the two custom officers were doing this during working hours and the plants were found adjacent to their office. Now the two […]
Severe complaints from JO against Swedish police
The Swedish Ombudsman of Justice (JO) directs severe criticism of the Police Authority in Dalarna, who forced a person suspected of a minor drug offence to leave a urine sample through a catheter.Also there was coercive measure without any formal decision taken, which is being judged as totally unacceptable.
The difference between soft drinks and soft drugs
SR (the Swedish Public Service radio) reports about a store in Västerås that is selling Cannabis Energy drink containing extracts of hemp seeds. The owner of the shop gets to express his views in the story and so does a fundamentalist from RNS (Drugfree Sweden Organization). The drug warrior Staffan Hübinette reveals his ignorance by […]