Copenhagen Makes Fourth Bid to Legalise Cannabis to Help Reduce Gang Warfare
Danish government unlikely to grant request for trial legalisation programme.
Copenhagen officials are trying to legalise cannabis - despite the Danish government rejecting a proposed trial three times previously.Â
The city government, led by Mayor Frank Jensen, has made its fourth formal request that the capital is allowed to carry out a trial legalisation programme where sales are exclusively handled by public authorities.Â
The coalition of the left-wing Red-Green Alliance and the libertarian-leaning Liberal Alliance (LA) said the trial is necessary to prevent the increasing number of shootings in the city which they believe are linked to rival gangs attempting to control the local market.Â
LA council member told Danish broadcaster DR: “The past months have seen an intensification in the fight between gangs to dominate the lucrative and illegal market. That causes insecurity for residents.”
The move came just months after a market selling cannabis in the "hippie" district was torn down following a...
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