What’s The Deal With Weed In Sweden?
This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission.
Sweden is in the news again. But digging deeper, is just a frosty nanny state?
Sweden is home to the Northern Lights, Abba, incredible nature and wildlife, cold winters and cool classic design. IKEA, Ericsson and Volvo are among the global companies that started in Sweden. It is a democracy with a parliament and a ceremonial monarch (who are related to the British Royal Family). But it is also a nanny state? The country is rough on alcohol and even rougher on cannabis. In today’s world, it is a bit of a surprise Sweden and marijuana aren’t a good match.
The traditional toast of skål is also a call of good cheer, but drinking in Sweden takes a bit of an effort. Sweden has a long and …