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[no->en] Åtvarar mot e-sigarettar med syntetisk cannabis15 May 2026

Åtvarar mot e-sigarettar med syntetisk cannabis

[no->en] Tullverket i Sverige seier dei finn cannabis i e-sigarettar. Politiet i Noreg er bekymra for at stoffa skal nå ungdom her.

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[sv->en] Man döms till fängelse – men mopedbeslag hävs15 May 2026

Man döms till fängelse – men mopedbeslag hävs

[sv->en] En man i 55-årsåldern får fängelse efter att ha kört moped påverkad av cannabis. Det är inte första gången han ställs inför rätta för liknande brott.

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[sv->en] Känd kriminell fast i knarkrazzia15 May 2026

Känd kriminell fast i knarkrazzia

[sv->en] Flera personer misstänks ha langat narkotika från en lägenhet i Varberga. Efter en längre tids spaning slog polisen till och hittade omkring ett kilo cannabis. Nu åtalas samtliga vid Örebro tingsrätt för narkotikabrott.

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[sv->en] MS-sjuke Tomas, 43, hittade rätt – i cannabis: ”Höjt livskvaliteten”12 May 2026

MS-sjuke Tomas, 43, hittade rätt – i cannabis: ”Höjt livskvaliteten”

[sv->en] Förskrivningen av Sativex, ett cannabisbaserat munhålespray, har ökat kraftigt i Sverige, framför allt de tre senaste åren. Förra året fick 2 119 personer läkemedlet på recept, enligt Fass och Läkemedelsverket. 43-årige Thomas Taserud från Askim i Göteborg fick diagnosen multipel

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[no->en] Aðstandendur „Kannabis Inc“ dæmdir í fangelsi11 May 2026

Aðstandendur „Kannabis Inc“ dæmdir í fangelsi

[no->en] Fjórir karlmenn hafa verið dæmdir fyrir skipulagða brotastarfsemi og stórfellt fíkniefnalagabrot með því að hafa selt ótilgreint magn af amfetamíni, hassi, maríhúana, kókaíni, MDMA, metamfetamíni, LSD, Diazepam, sveppum, nammi sem innihélt kannabis og óþekktum töflum. Í fórum þei

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A pair of men arrived in Finland to distribute dozens of kilos of cocaine and cannabis – years in prison8 May 2026

Mieskaksikko saapui Suomeen levittämään kymmeniä kiloja kokaiinia ja kannabista – vuosia vankeutta

The drugs were sent from Italy to Vantaa, Turku, and Tampere. Instructions were given by a person who used the alias “Morpheus”.

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[sv->en] Småbarnsmamma var knarkkurir – levererade till halva Sverige7 May 2026

Småbarnsmamma var knarkkurir – levererade till halva Sverige

[sv->en] En 25-årig småbarnsmamma från Eskilstuna döms nu för att ha fraktat ungefär 200 kilo cannabis till städer i Halland, Skåne, Stockholm, Göteborg, Östergötland, Sörmland och Uppland. Hon har också fraktat amfetamin, kokain och hundratals tabletter tramadol. Tingsrätten beskriver he

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Watch the police’s dramatic car chase – refused to stop despite a flat tire4 May 2026

Se polisens dramatiska biljakt – vägrade stanna trots punktering

He initially pulled over obediently at the roadside – but when the police officer approached the driver’s door, the man suddenly floored the accelerator. Under the influence of cannabis, without a driver’s license, and with a passenger in the car, he began a highly dangerous escape through the Eksjö area. Not even the police spike strip made him give up. Everything was captured on video.

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Accused of poisoning a colleague with cannabis30 Apr 2026

Ákærður fyrir að eitra fyrir samstarfsfélaga með kannabis

A man in his sixties has been charged with an endangerment offense for giving his co-worker at the fish farming station in Þverá in Vatnsfjörður in Vesturbyggð a cake containing an unspecified amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active substance in cannabis.

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Drug dealer in Nässjö sentenced to six years in prison29 Apr 2026

Knarklangare i Nässjö döms till sex års fängelse

Two men in Nässjö have been sentenced to six years in prison for aggravated drug offenses. In one of the men's apartments, 1.8 kilograms of amphetamine, five kilograms of cannabis, and just under half a kilogram of cocaine were found.

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Sri Lanka | 110 kilos of cannabis found on monks returning from Thailand27 Apr 2026

Sri Lanka | Thaimaasta palanneilta munkeilta löytyi 110 kiloa kannabista

Police believe the monks may not have known what they were carrying with them.

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Dozens of cannabis plants were grown in Teuva – the charges were dismissed as time-barred27 Apr 2026

Teuvalla kasvatettiin kymmeniä kannabiskasveja – syytteet hylättiin vanhentuneina

According to the District Court, the act met the elements of the offense, but the right to bring charges had expired due to the statute of limitations.

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Monks in Sri Lanka arrested for drug smuggling27 Apr 2026

Munkar i Sri Lanka gripna för narkotikasmuggling

More than 20 Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka have been arrested with a total of 110 kilograms of cannabis, authorities in the country said.

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Monks in Sri Lanka arrested for drug smuggling27 Apr 2026

Munkar i Sri Lanka gripna för narkotikasmuggling

More than 20 Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka have been arrested with 110 kilos of cannabis, the authorities say in…

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Experts warn: Now you can buy cannabis on Wolt25 Apr 2026

Eksperter advarer: Nu kan du købe cannabis på Wolt

On the delivery platform Wolt, it is now possible to order legal cannabis products, but experts strongly warn against consuming them. Wolt emphasizes that the sale takes place within the framework of the law.

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Illegal to sell honey with erectile dysfunction drugs, according to the Director General of the Medicines Agency25 Apr 2026

Lögbrot að selja hunang með stinningarlyfjum að mati forstjóra Lyfjastofnunar

<p>Rúna Hauksdóttir Hvannberg, Director General of Lyfjastofnun, says the law is being broken by the sale of honey containing erectile dysfunction drugs and substances that produce cannabis-like effects.</p><p>There is no way to trace the origin of the drugs.</p><p>She says people may be putting their health at risk by consuming such drugs.</p><p>The little cousin of the drug Spice and honey conta

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Trump moves marijuana down to a lower severity category23 Apr 2026

Trump færir marijúana niður um alvarleikaflokk

<p>The Donald Trump administration has decided to move marijuana down in classification, making it easier for people to use cannabis for medical purposes. Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the directive today.</p><p>Marijuana will be moved from Schedule I, which includes substances considered the most dangerous, to Schedule III.</p><p>The change does not mean that marijuana use will be legalize

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The USA is implementing a radical change in drug policy23 Apr 2026

USA gennemfører radikal ændring af narkotikapolitikken

Marijuana is being moved to a category of less dangerous substances in the United States, but it is not being legalized at the federal level.

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Substances | The United States eases cannabis regulation: The biggest change in decades23 Apr 2026

Päihteet | Yhdysvallat keventää kannabiksen sääntelyä: Suurin muutos vuosikymmeniin

As a result of the decision, the tax burden on the cannabis sector will likely decrease, and research on medical cannabis will become easier.

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Duterte charged with crimes against humanity23 Apr 2026

Duterte ákærður fyrir glæpi gegn mannkyni

<p>The International Criminal Court, ICC, has approved that Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines, be charged with crimes against humanity. The judges unanimously agreed that there were substantial grounds to believe that killings and attempted killings had been committed in harsh operations in the name of the war on drugs during Duterte's term in office, from 2016 to 2020.</p><p>It

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Reclassifies cannabis in the USA23 Apr 2026

Omklassifiserer cannabis i USA

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to reclassify cannabis to a less dangerous category in the federal system.

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Four charged after major seizure of hand grenades and cannabis in Klippan22 Apr 2026

Fyra åtalas efter stort fynd av handgranater och cannabis i Klippan

What began with a routine police check of a woman under the influence of narcotics developed into a substantial seizure of firearms, hand grenades, narcotics, and counterfeit banknotes. Three men and one woman are now being prosecuted following the police's discovery in an apartment storage unit in Klippan.

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Must be stopped21 Apr 2026

Må stoppes

A restrictive drug policy is about protecting children and young people, safeguarding public safety, and ensuring that those struggling with addiction actually receive healthcare.

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Ikea bag led to suspected drug ring21 Apr 2026

Ikea-kasse ledde till misstänkt knarkhärva

A forgotten Ikea bag in Malmö led police to an apartment in Landskrona. There are now suspicions of an international cannabis ring, in which a 21-year-old man is charged with aggravated drug smuggling. Two younger women from Malmö are also suspected of having been involved.

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"The ban has failed. It is time to legalize cannabis."19 Apr 2026

”Förbudet har misslyckats. Det är dags att legalisera cannabis.”

Legalizing the use, possession, and sale of cannabis is a central part of the fight against gang crime, writes Oskar Johansson Milesson, district chair of LUF, Liberala ungdomsförbundet, in Skåne.

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A sawed-open door led police to a cannabis cultivation site in Kortepohja, Jyväskylä18 Apr 2026

Sahattu ovi johti poliisin kannabisviljelmälle Jyväskylän Kortepohjassa

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144 kilos of cannabis in the car – psychology student and friend sentenced to prison16 Apr 2026

144 kilo cannabis i bilen – psykologstudent och vän döms till fängelse

A psychology student and his friend have been sentenced to prison after being stopped by customs with 144 kilos of cannabis.

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Cannabis medicines are causing confusion: in Helsinki, HUS sees hardly anything good in them, while Turku is closely monitoring Denmark15 Apr 2026

Kannabislääkkeet hämmentävät: Helsingissä HUS ei näe niissä juuri mitään hyvää, Turku tarkkailee tiiviisti Tanskaa

Cannabis-based medicines divide experts. There is disagreement about their effectiveness, harms and necessity — as well as about whether the topic should even be discussed.

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Have sold all kinds of narcotics through “Kannabis Inc”14 Apr 2026

Hafi selt alls konar fíkniefni í gegnum „Kannabis Inc“

Four men have been charged with organized criminal activity and a major drug offense for selling an unspecified quantity of amphetamine, hashish, marijuana, cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, LSD, Diazepam, mushrooms, candy containing cannabis, and unknown tablets. Stickers labeled "Kannabis Inc" were found in their possession, and they communicated through a chat with the same name on Telegram. One

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Concealed four kilograms of cannabis in an Airfryer box13 Apr 2026

Faldi fjögur kíló af kannabisefnum í Airfryer-kassa

<p>The District Court of Reykjavik has sentenced a man in his fifties to four months in prison, suspended for two years, for attempted violation of narcotics laws.</p><p>The man was charged with trying to receive just under four and a half kilograms of marijuana that had been concealed in a box that was supposed to contain an Airfryer oven.</p><h3>Police replaced the substances with fake material<

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Norwegians among those convicted in major cocaine case in Sweden13 Apr 2026

Nordmenn blant de dømte i stor kokainsak i Sverige

Five men, three of them Norwegian, have been convicted of aggravated drug offenses after smuggling cocaine into Sweden.

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- Should be a stark warning13 Apr 2026

- Bør være en skrekkadvarsel

Centre Party leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum believes the trial against Marius Borg Høiby shows the consequences of a "naive" drug policy.

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Vanopslagh keeps a low profile on cocaine and cannabis in party conference speech11 Apr 2026

Vanopslagh holder lav profil om kokain og cannabis i landsmødetale

The LA chairman found no reason to address his own cocaine case during the party’s national convention.

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Police seized cocaine and cannabis in Kortepohja, Jyväskylä – 24-year-old sentenced to more than two years in prison10 Apr 2026

Poliisi takavarikoi kokaiinia ja kannabista Jyväskylän Kortepohjassa – 24-vuotiaalle yli kahden vuoden vankilatuomio

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Smuggled 30 kilos of cannabis in on board9 Apr 2026

Smugglade in 30 kilo cannabis i bord

Five people are convicted of aggravated drug smuggling after a package from the United States was found to contain more than 30 kilograms of cannabis.

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Five people are convicted of cannabis smuggling in Bord9 Apr 2026

Fem personer döms för cannabissmuggling i bord

Five people are sentenced to prison for involvement in the smuggling of a total of 32.8 kilos of cannabis hidden in two tables imported from the USA. The sentences range from two to six years in prison. A business owner from Jönköping is also sentenced to a five-year ban on conducting business.

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Women's health, medical cannabis and public health — opportunities for Iceland9 Apr 2026

Kvenheilsa, læknisfræðilegt kannabis og lýðheilsa — tækifæri fyrir Ísland

Iceland is known for its women leaders and for being a leading nation in the field of gender equality. With strong participation by women in politics and a focused emphasis on equality in healthcare, working life, and family life, the country has set an international example in policymaking that supports women's welfare.

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55-year-old drove drunk again – police seized the moped9 Apr 2026

55-åring körde rattfull igen – polisen tog mopeden

After driving a moped under the influence of cannabis, a resident of Högsby is now on trial for aggravated unlicensed driving and drunk driving. The man has a long history of similar offenses.

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Arrested with cocaine in the forest in Karlstad – convicted for cannabis possession8 Apr 2026

Greps med kokain i skogen i Karlstad – döms för cannabisinnehav

The police formed suspicions about a married couple who were seen coming out of a small wooded area in Karlstad. In the wooded area, cannabis resin and cocaine were found, and in the couple’s home...

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One person arrested for cannabis cultivation near Ísafjörður7 Apr 2026

Einn handtekinn vegna kannabisræktunar í nágrenni Ísafjarðar

<p>The Westfjords Police arrested one person after a cannabis cultivation operation was discovered near Ísafjörður yesterday.</p><p>A statement says that police officers noticed a strong smell of cannabis during patrol yesterday. They traced the smell to a nearby house, and when they arrived there it became clear that there was a "fairly substantial" cannabis cultivation operation indoors.</p><p>O

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Citizens’ initiatives | Nearly 140 doctors wanted cannabis to be legal, including ten psychiatrists3 Apr 2026

Kansalaisaloitteet | Lähes 140 lääkäriä halusi kannabiksen lailliseksi, joukossa kymmenen psykiatria

Healthcare professionals justified supporting the cannabis initiative by helping patients. The initiative was rejected in Parliament in February.

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Several drug-impaired drivers stopped overnight in Mikkeli – they were driving trucks and vans2 Apr 2026

Yöllä pysäytetty useita huumekuskeja Mikkelissä – ajoivat kuorma- ja pakettiautoja

The men are suspected of having driven under the influence of amphetamine and cannabis.

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Psychology student arrested with 143 kilos of cannabis: "Was bored"31 Mar 2026

Psykologistudent greps med 143 kilo cannabis: ”Hade tråkigt”

When customs inspectors stopped the psychology student and his friend, they discovered that their small car was packed with cannabis.

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Boyfriend sold cannabis - excluded from the party29 Mar 2026

Kjæresten solgte cannabis - eksludert fra parti

The Danish politician Cecilie Liv Hansen was elected to the Danish Folketing after Monday's election. Now she has already been expelled from her party.

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Partner sold cannabis: Danish member of parliament expelled from party29 Mar 2026

Samboeren solgte cannabis: Dansk folketingspolitiker kastet ut av parti

The expulsions of politicians Cecilie Liv Hansen and Jacob Harris could prove decisive for which bloc manages to form a majority in the Folketing in Denmark.

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Expelled from the party after drug scandal29 Mar 2026

Utesluts ur partiet – efter drogskandal

<p>A member of parliament is being expelled because her partner sold cannabis, while the party leader who took cocaine is allowed to remain. Two drug scandals are shaking Danish politics – something that could throw a wrench into the government negotiations. </p>

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Girlfriend of disgraced LA politician keeps quiet: Will not disclose how much cannabis he has sold28 Mar 2026

Kæreste til vraget LA-politiker klapper i: Vil ikke oplyse, hvor meget cannabis han har solgt

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Langballe on cannabis bombshell: - Deeply critical for Liberal Alliance28 Mar 2026

Langballe om cannabis-bombe: - Dybt kritisk for Liberal Alliance

Cecilie Liv Hansen's boyfriend has written on Facebook that the politician's expulsion from LA is due to his sale of cannabis. If that is to be believed, it is, according to political commentator Anders Langballe, very problematic for the party.

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The boyfriend admits: 'I have sold cannabis'28 Mar 2026

Kæresten indrømmer: 'Jeg har solgt cannabis'

Cecilie Liv Hansen has been kicked out of Liberal Alliance, and on Facebook her partner is now speaking out, where he admits to having sold cannabis

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Three Swedes caught with 55 kilos of cannabis at the airport27 Mar 2026

Tre svenskere fanget med 55 kilo cannabis i lufthavnen

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Cannabis was cultivated in an apartment block flat27 Mar 2026

Ræktuðu kannabis í blokkaríbúð

<p>Karl and his wife were yesterday sentenced to five months in prison for cannabis cultivation. The sentence is suspended for two years, but the court confiscated 123 cannabis plants, 370 grams of cannabis stems and 12,590 grams of cannabis leaves, as well as one air filter, five LED light fixtures, one yellow light lamp, four LED light bulbs, four timers, three transformers and one mobile phone.

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Espoo | Police were called to a 100-person teen party because of noise26 Mar 2026

Espoo | Sadan hengen teinibileisiin kutsuttiin poliisi metelin vuoksi

The party was held in an ordinary detached house, where a police patrol detected the smell of cannabis.

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Espoo | A party with more than a hundred young people was interrupted in Kivenlahti, police suspect a drug offense25 Mar 2026

Espoo | Yli sadan nuoren juhlat keskeytettiin Kivenlahdessa, poliisi epäilee huumausainerikosta

Evidence of cannabis and cocaine use was found at the party venue, police say. The incident that occurred on Saturday is being investigated as a drug offense.

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Dock cabinet and drug factory – father had a secret cultivation in Malmö24 Mar 2026

Dockskåp och knarkfabrik – pappa hade hemlig odling i Malmö

Behind a locked door in the townhouse, an advanced cannabis cultivation operation with tents, fans and professional lighting was hidden. Police struck after the suspected grower’s partner raised the alarm. Now a man in his 30s is being brought to trial after nearly one kilo of narcotics was seized.

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Tere Sammallahti, who wants to lead the National Coalition Party, would blow up Finland’s drug policy and pension system22 Mar 2026

Kokoomuksen johtoon haluava Tere Sammallahti räjäyttäisi Suomen huumepolitiikan ja eläkejärjestelmän

Member of Parliament Tere Sammallahti, who wants to become vice chair of the National Coalition Party, speaks directly in an interview with IS about two taboo topics in Finnish politics.

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The walk turned into a nightmare: “She thought she was going to die”18 Mar 2026

Lufteturen utviklet seg til et mareritt: – Trodde hun skulle dø

Lone and Magnus thought they were about to lose their dog, Ebba, when she suddenly became lethargic, distant, and unsteady. At the veterinarian, they were told that she had ingested cannabis.

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Norway among the top in Europe for several drugs: “I am concerned”18 Mar 2026

Norge i Europa-toppen for flere rusmidler: – Jeg er bekymret

At the same time, wastewater shows that fewer people are using cannabis in Oslo.

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The 15-year-old reveals the secret: "My parents have no idea."29 Jan 2026

15-åringen røper hemmeligheten: – Foreldrene mine aner ingenting

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