nordicdrug.news

Latest Relevant Stories

341 relevant stories in the database

Showing 125 of 34
← PreviousPage 1 of 2Next →
"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.

SydsvenskanSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
A sawed-open door led police to a cannabis cultivation site in Kortepohja, Jyväskylä18 Apr 2026

Sahattu ovi johti poliisin kannabisviljelmälle Jyväskylän Kortepohjassa

KeskisuomalainenFIdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

NWTSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

Yle UutisetFIdrug policy
Read original →Details
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

VisirISdrug policy
Read original →Details
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<

RUV FrettirISdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

AftenpostenNOdrug policy
Read original →Details
- 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.

DagbladetNOdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

Jyllands-PostenDKdrug policy
Read original →Details
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

KeskisuomalainenFIdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

AftonbladetSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

SVT NyheterSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

VisirISdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

BarometernSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
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...

NWTSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
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

RUV FrettirISdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

Helsingin SanomatFIdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

Ilta-SanomatFIdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

NWTSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

VGNOdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

NRK NyheterNOdrug policy
Read original →Details
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>

Svenska DagbladetSEdrug policy
Read original →Details
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

Article from BT

Wallnot.dkDKdrug policy
Read original →Details
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.

Ekstra BladetDKdrug policy
Read original →Details
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

Ekstra BladetDKdrug policy
Read original →Details