While the inhabitants of the free district of Christiania have decided to close the Pusher Streetknown for its free sale of cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms but also for its score-settling, the mayor of Copenhagen, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, invites the city’s residents, experts and MPs to a debate meeting around the legalization of cannabis.
Five times the government asked the municipal council for authorization, five times “no”
Now the Copenhagen City Council is trying its luck again. In light of the latest shooting at the sanctuary, in which one man lost his life and several others were hit, the city of Copenhagen is now calling for a panel discussion where the legalization of cannabis is on the agenda. day.
“For me, there is no doubt that legalization is one of the tools we should use to undermine the illegal market. I respect that this is a divisive issue, but I hope we can now begin a nuanced discussion,” the mayor said in a press release.
The meeting will take place today September 18.
The Copenhagen City Council has long wanted to establish a pilot program for the controlled legalization of cannabis in the capital. With the recent closure of Pusher Street, a new debate will take place this week.
On five occasions, the municipal council asked different governments for authorization to implement such a program, and on five occasions the response was negative.
