The Local Sweden

Reefer madness: why are Swedes so scared of pot?

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:40:00 +0100

Sweden may be progressive in many ways, but the country's reactionary attitude toward marijuana leaves American graduate student David Olson wondering what exactly the Swedes have been smoking.

Swedish police smoke out major marijuana find

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:27:00 +0200

Police in Oskarshamn in southern Sweden unearthed a large-scale marijuana farm on Saturday night.

Customs workers grow cannabis at work

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:10:00 +0200

Two Swedish Customs workers in southern Sweden have been reported to the police after growing cannabis plants at work, an act the pair claims was purely for research purposes.

Swedish politicians fear legalized pot in Denmark

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:07:00 +0100

Politicians in southern Sweden are smoking mad over plans by the mayor of Copenhagen to legalize the sale of cannabis in the Danish capital.

Sweden 'self-sufficient' on marijuana: police

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:45:00 +0100

Reports of home-grown marijuana in Sweden have quadrupled in the last decade, according to police, who claim there is now enough domestically-grown weed to supply the needs of Sweden's pot-smokers.

Deserted Swedish homes used to grow cannabis

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:12:00 +0200

A growing trend in northern Sweden has seen cheap houses being snapped up by cannabis enthusiasts who use the houses as drug labs, with police shutting down another on Sunday.