https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A majority in Copenhagen Municipality’s city council (Borgerrepræsentation) wants to legalize cannabis, but the government remains opposed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190912/copenhagen-city-council-supports-cannabis-legalization-trial Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:40:34 +0200 copenhagen-city-council-supports-cannabis-legalization-trial Seven people, including a Dane and a number of tourists, have received hospital treatment after consuming baked products containing cannabis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190905/seven-hospitalized-after-eating-hash-cakes-from-denmarks-christiania Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:41:58 +0200 seven-hospitalized-after-eating-hash-cakes-from-denmarks-christiania A string of parties on both sides of the political aisle have declared their support for decriminalising the sale of cannabis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180611/five-danish-political-parties-support-legalisation-of-cannabis Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:48:27 +0200 five-danish-political-parties-support-legalisation-of-cannabis A police raid on the Pusher Street market in Copenhagen resulted in violent confrontations on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180601/police-officers-return-to-christiania-after-violent-scenes Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:12:07 +0200 police-officers-return-to-christiania-after-violent-scenes Stands selling marijuana and related products in the alternative enclave of Christiania in Copenhagen have become more and more improvised after repeated police actions against the market. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180530/after-five-raids-in-five-days-christiania-hash-traders-stop-rebuilding-market Wed, 30 May 2018 15:22:47 +0200 after-five-raids-in-five-days-christiania-hash-traders-stop-rebuilding-market Police in Copenhagen tore down stands in the Pusher Street market area in Christiania for the third consecutive day on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180528/danish-police-in-new-christiania-clampdown-as-hash-market-pulled-down Mon, 28 May 2018 11:40:37 +0200 danish-police-in-new-christiania-clampdown-as-hash-market-pulled-down The Social Democrats, the largest party in opposition in Denmark, will not change their position on legalisation of cannabis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180517/danish-mps-pro-legalisation-cannabis-comments-do-not-change-party-line Thu, 17 May 2018 12:50:58 +0200 danish-mps-pro-legalisation-cannabis-comments-do-not-change-party-line Henrik Sass Larsen, a leading MP with the opposition Social Democrats, says Denmark should decriminalise cannabis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180516/decriminalise-cannabis-danish-politician Wed, 16 May 2018 19:41:52 +0200 decriminalise-cannabis-danish-politician Police seized a large amount of narcotics and items in a raid in the alternative enclave of Christiania in Copenhagen on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180124/danish-police-arrest-13-in-tense-christiania-raid Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:22:45 +0100 danish-police-arrest-13-in-tense-christiania-raid A man in Copenhagen could face a custodial sentence after making a huge mistake while carrying a large quantity of cannabis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171222/danish-man-carrying-1000-joints-gets-into-police-car-mistaking-it-for-a-taxi Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:21:23 +0100 danish-man-carrying-1000-joints-gets-into-police-car-mistaking-it-for-a-taxi Canadian medical marijuana producer Canopy Growth said Monday its joint venture Spectrum Cannabis has been licensed to grow pot in Denmark for sale throughout the European Union. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171219/canadian-cannabis-firm-licensed-to-produce-in-denmark Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:33:25 +0100 canadian-cannabis-firm-licensed-to-produce-in-denmark Copenhagen Police have deployed a drone as part of a surveillance operation this week in the Christiania area of the Danish capital. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171130/danish-police-use-drone-in-operation-against-christiania-cannabis-trade Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:47:03 +0100 danish-police-use-drone-in-operation-against-christiania-cannabis-trade A Danish police investigation into a cannabis trade network has revealed connections all over the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171120/danish-police-lift-lid-on-country-wide-cannabis-network Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:51:31 +0100 danish-police-lift-lid-on-country-wide-cannabis-network 12 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation of a criminal network which police believe to be responsible for widespread organised smuggling and sale of cannabis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171026/denmark-police-arrest-12-for-narcotics-and-cannabis-smuggling Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:08:28 +0200 denmark-police-arrest-12-for-narcotics-and-cannabis-smuggling Police carried out a raid on a Hells Angels clubhouse in the Copenhagen district of Amager on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170405/copenhagen-hells-angels-raid-aimed-at-christiania-cannabis-trade-police Wed, 05 Apr 2017 20:04:11 +0200 copenhagen-hells-angels-raid-aimed-at-christiania-cannabis-trade-police Two men have been charged with driving under the influence of narcotics after their car crashed into a Second World War memorial in Esbjerg. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170405/intoxicated-drivers-damage-danish-ww2-memorial Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:27:46 +0200 intoxicated-drivers-damage-danish-ww2-memorial More than 80 percent of Danes are in favour of legalising the medical use of cannabis, a new survey has found, increasing the chance that a pilot scheme planned for next year will lead to an end to prohibition. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170227/four-of-five-danes-support-legalising-medical-cannabis Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:44:00 +0100 four-of-five-danes-support-legalising-medical-cannabis Could it be fourth time’s a charm for legal weed in the Danish capital? https://www.thelocal.dk/20161215/copenhagen-to-once-again-push-for-legal-cannabis-trial Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:10:38 +0100 copenhagen-to-once-again-push-for-legal-cannabis-trial Copenhagen Police said on Tuesday that its Task Force Pusher Street, which focuses on the illicit cannabis market in Christiania, had broken up what it called a “joint factory”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161115/police-bust-hells-angels-joint-factory-at-christiania Tue, 15 Nov 2016 15:41:17 +0100 police-bust-hells-angels-joint-factory-at-christiania The Danish government on Tuesday announced that as of 2018, doctors will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis to certain patients. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161108/denmark-approves-medical-cannabis-trial Tue, 08 Nov 2016 10:16:34 +0100 denmark-approves-medical-cannabis-trial