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Cannabis

The following articles have been tagged with "Cannabis":

Sweden approves medical 'marijuana'

Science & Technology: 12 Feb 12
Medicinal cannabis is now available as a prescription medicine in Sweden after the Medical Products agency approved a cannabis-based mouth spray for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. READ »

Poor-quality pot keeps grower out of prison

National: 25 Nov 11
Despite being caught with enough home-grown cannabis to warrant a prison sentence, a man in western Sweden escaped with probation and a 500 kronor ($75) fine because the drugs were of such poor quality. READ »

Hunting dog sniffs out secret pot plantation

Society: 25 Aug 11
A hunting dog in southern Sweden proved it had a nose for more than wild game after it caught a whiff of what turned out to be a marijuana plantation hidden deep in the forest. READ »

Medical 'marijuana' coming to Sweden

Science & Technology: 18 Aug 11
Doctors in Sweden may soon be writing prescriptions for cannabis, as authorities are close to approving a new cannabis-based mouth spray aimed at patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS). READ »

Sweden targets cannabis use

Society: 17 Jul 11
Cannabis use is increasing sharply in Sweden, particularly among young men in larger cities, and a government initiative to combat this is now in the works. READ »

Swedish airport reports record heroin bust

National: 13 Jul 11
Swedish customs officers at Skavsta airport, south of Stockholm, made the airport’s largest bust of heroin to date when they confiscated over a kilo of the drug on Friday. READ »

'Record bust' of hashish in southern Sweden

National: 7 Jul 11
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for organising the smuggling of close to half a ton of hashish, and over nine kilogrammes of amphetamine. READ »

Duped dope buyer freed after buying real grass

Society: 20 Jun 11
A 58-year-old Swedish man arrested following a suspected drug purchase has been cleared after officers discovered that the plastic bag he bought contained neither marijuana nor hashish. READ »

Most Swedes sober when losing their virginity: study

Society: 8 Apr 11
Three out of four young Swedes are sober when they have sex for the first time, a new study shows. READ »

Suicide bomb 'may have been cannabis press'

National: 1 Mar 11
An apparent cannabis enthusiast has provided what could be a key clue to Swedish investigators who had previously been stumped by a cylindrical object found near the body of the Stockholm suicide bomber. READ »

Kids with 'smart' parents smoke more weed: study

Science & Technology: 22 Nov 10
Cannabis use among Swedish high school students is more common among those with university-educated parents, according to a new study published by the National Institute of Public Health. READ »

Body Shop hemp ad falls foul of Swedish authority

National: 20 Oct 10
The use of hemp leaves in an advert commissioned by ethical cosmetics chain The Body Shop, has been condemned by a Swedish municipality, which has claimed that it hampers work to tackle youth drug use. READ »

High figures for Swedish marijuana seizures

Society: 18 Oct 10
Swedish customs agents are nabbing more cannabis smugglers than in past years, and people traveling across the Öresund Bridge with small amounts of the drug figure prominently in the statistics. READ »

Gothenburg sweet shop selling 'cannabis'

Society: 13 Apr 10
A sweet shop in central Gothenburg has started selling synthetic drugs that have not yet been classified as narcotics but whose effect is the same as cannabis. READ »

Police bust record studio cannabis ring

National: 9 Mar 10
Stockholm police have busted a network of cannabis growers. One of the suspects is a record producer who cultivated the plants in his studio. READ »

Hemp farmer wins state pay out

Society: 26 Feb 10
A hemp farmer in Halland in western Sweden has won a court ruling stating that his crop was illegally seized by the Swedish state. The man has been awarded 10,000 kronor compensation after his ten year legal battle. READ »

Dope smoker reports psychedelic hash to police

Society: 22 Feb 10
A 26-year-old man walked into a police station in southern Sweden last week to complain about the quality of his hash, asking for a lump to be tested for traces of LSD after his girlfriend took on the appearance of a dolphin. READ »

Cannabis farm found at Swedish primary school

Society: 19 Feb 10
A water leak led on Thursday to the discovery of a small cannabis farm in a school in southern Sweden. READ »

Police raids uncover cannabis-growing network

National: 30 Jan 10
Six men have been arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis in three apartments in the Stockholm area. Police believe the green-fingered gang are part of an extensive network of plant growers and dealers. READ »

Pot smoking can damage young brains: study

Science & Technology: 9 Nov 09
Smoking marijuana is more harmful for young people than previously believed, according to a Swedish study. READ »

Prison for 'Stockholm Syndrome' accomplice

National: 31 Jul 09
One of Sweden’s most notorious criminals, 62-year-old Clark Olofsson, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his involvement in a drug smuggling syndicate. READ »

Ex-cop charged for 'neglecting' to return evidence

National: 9 Mar 09
A former Gothenburg-area police officer was charged on Monday for having pilfered several pieces of police evidence and taking out a loan in another person’s name. READ »

State to compensate Swede for broken 'hash' pipe

Society: 4 Mar 09
Sweden’s National Police Board has been ordered to pay a man 300 kronor ($33) in compensation after police destroyed his pipe during a drug raid. READ »

Sahlin evokes Obama in cannabis gaffe

Politics: 1 Feb 09
S we can! exclaimed the Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin at a party conference in Västerås on Saturday. She intended to evoke US president Barack Obama, but used the name of a cannabis advocacy group. READ »

Police bust international narcotics ring

National: 11 Jan 09
A major international drug smuggling ring has been busted in an operation involving police in Norway and Sweden. More three quarters of a tonne of narcotics has been seized and 30 people are under arrest. READ »

Home-grown cannabis flourishes in Sweden

National: 8 Jan 09
Marijuana in Sweden is increasingly being grown domestically rather than smuggled into the country, and police suspect Vietnamese crime networks are behind the proliferation in cannabis growing operations. READ »

Teenager dies of 'net drug' overdose

National: 15 Dec 08
An 18-year-old girl has died in Stockholm after overdosing on mephedrone, a drug that until now has been freely available for purchase on the internet. READ »

Four in custody after major cannabis bust in Stockholm

National: 12 Dec 08
Police in Stockholm confiscated 140 kilogrammes of cannabis and arrested four men last weekend in raids carried out at several suburban locations last weekend. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Copenhagen

Travel: 8 Dec 08
Sponsored article: Perched on the other side of the Öresund strait, cosmopolitan Copenhagen is just a short train ride away. READ »

UK citizen wanted in record pot bust

National: 3 Dec 08
Swedish authorities plan to issue an arrest warrant for a 33-year-old British citizen wanted in connection with one of the largest marijuana busts in the country’s history. READ »

Cannabis growers face five years in jail

Society: 22 Sep 08
Two men suspected of involvement in a major cannabis-growing operation in southern Sweden were sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for serious narcotics offences. READ »

Swedish police seize thousands of baffling cannabis plants

National: 17 Sep 08
Police in Skåne in southern Sweden confiscated a field full of cannabis on Tuesday, but have yet to determine whether the plants were actually meant to be dried and smoked. READ »

World anti-drug forum gathers experts in Stockholm

Society: 7 Sep 08
Stockholm will this week host experts, politicians, police and anti-drug activists from 82 countries to share ideas and devise strategies for stopping drug abuse worldwide. READ »

Cannabis found on Swedish military training area

National: 5 Sep 08
A group of Swedish soldiers made an unexpected discovery when they came across a group of suspicious looking plants during a training exercise in Skövde in western Sweden. READ »

Pranksters turn public park into sprawling pot farm

Society: 1 Aug 08
No one noticed the marijuana plants towering above the flowers in a public park in the northern Swedish town of Luleå until a local newspaper received an anonymous tip - and some help from a vacationing Jamaican. READ »

Bust nets ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ accomplice

National: 21 Jul 08
Swedish police reported on Sunday that Clark Olofsson, one of Sweden’s most notorious career criminals, was among six suspects arrested in a massive narcotics raid over the weekend. READ »

Swedish teens shun condoms and cigarettes

Society: 25 Jun 08
Swedish teens drink and smoke less than their peers in most other countries, but when it comes to sex, young people in Sweden are far from being the most careful. READ »

14 years for cannabis crime

National: 20 Jun 08
Two men, aged 50 and 47 years old respectively, were sentenced on Thursday by Falu district court to 14 years for aggravated narcotics smuggling. READ »

Finns in demo for jailed MS patient

National: 5 Feb 08
Demonstrators in Finland staged a protest on Monday evening in support of a Swedish multiple sclerosis patient who was sentenced to jail after growing cannabis for medicinal purposes. READ »

MS patient jailed for cannabis use

Society: 25 Jan 08
A Swedish multiple sclerosis patient is to go to jail for one year for smoking cannabis. The court said her belief in the healing properties of cannabis was 'an aggravating factor.' READ »

Sweden's cocaine use on the up

Society: 20 Jan 08
Use of cocaine in Sweden is on the up, according to police and customs officers, who now want better cooperation with South American authorities. READ »

Controversial hemp farmer wins award

Society: 29 Nov 07
Farmer Ulf Hammarsten was barred from growing hemp. But Ulf fought the law and Ulf won. READ »

Three held over drug seizure

National: 5 Nov 07
Three men have been remanded in custody for smuggling hundreds of kilos of cannabis into Sweden last week. READ »

Couple shocked to find cannabis in garden

National: 12 Aug 07
Helge and Helga Nilsson's grew quite fond of the 1.5 metre plant in their garden. It was only when they saw a TV report on drugs that they realised what it was. READ »

Dozens of youngsters in reggae fest drug arrests

Society: 12 Aug 07
Dozens of parents across Sweden received unwelcome calls from social workers in Uppsala this weekend. The message: you're child has been arrested for doing drugs at the town's reggae festival. READ »

Dutch man held after record cannabis seizure

National: 28 Jul 07
A 34-year-old Dutch citizen has been remanded in custody on suspicion of drugs smuggling after being caught trying to bring 225 kilogrammes of cannabis into Sweden. READ »

Man prosecuted for sale of chocolate cannabis

National: 10 Jul 07
A 20-year-old man in southern Sweden has been charged with fraud after disguising a bar of chocolate as cannabis. READ »

More cannabis in Sweden than previously thought

Society: 11 Jun 07
Swedish authorities have seriously underestimated the size of the country's cannabis market, according to a new police report. Around 25-30 tonnes of cannabis are sold in Sweden every year, rather than the 3 tonnes previously estimated. READ »

Politician admits taking cocaine

Politics: 9 May 07
Six percent of Swedish MPs say they have tried illegal drugs, with Centre Party MP Fredrik Federley admitting trying cocaine. "It's good that they're honest," one anti-drugs campaigner says. READ »

Moroccan jailed for 45 kilo hash trade

National: 21 Jul 06
A Swedish court on Friday jailed a Moroccan man for five years for selling 45 kilos of hash in the Netherlands for re-sale in Sweden. READ »

Drugged cake man guilty of assault

National: 17 Mar 06
A 28 year old man has been given a conditional jail term and 100 hours of community service after serving his colleagues at a Stockholm botanical garden a cake laced with cannabis. READ »

Prison for Swedish cannabis growers

National: 15 Nov 05
Two cannabis growers have been jailed for almost five years after police found two cultivation rooms behind a secret door in a Gothenburg industrial building. READ »

Swedish police arrest 130 at reggae festival

Society: 15 Aug 05
Of 10,000 people attending a reggae festival in Uppsala over the weekend, 130 were detained by police, mostly for possession of cannabis. Coincidentally, there were no reports of violent crime. READ »

Drugged cake "a bad joke"

National: 31 Oct 04
A staff party at the Bergianska Botanical Garden ends in a bad trip to hospital for 13 people who tucked into cake prepared by one of their colleagues - and the police aren't laughing. READ »

Sweden hits drug supply and demand

Society: 14 Oct 04
Progress on two fronts in Sweden's battle against drugs: Swedish customs officials report record drugs seizures and a common-sense programme to help young drug addicts begins in Stockholm. READ »

Performance drug "easily accessible"

Science & Technology: 16 Sep 04
The papers hit upon a rich vein of drug stories this week - but it's office workers and fitness enthusiasts who are the latest groups to be targeted. READ »

Booze and drugs await foreign students in Sweden

National: 9 Sep 04
As universities across the country open their doors to more foreign students than ever before, news of extra-curricular activities suggests they'll be playing as hard as they work - and suffering the consequences. READ »

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Smörgåsbord: 24 Jun 04
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