Our right-wing government loves to follow in America’s old footsteps… it’s sooo much better that we put a ton of young teenagers in really expensive “prisons”, instead of removing the monopoly that criminals’ have: their biggest cash cow, cannabis.
When one says “criminal gangs in Sweden”, they’re mostly referring only to blue-collar crime. And yes, it is one of their largest income sources after the various types of fraud (tax, welfare, and personal frauds).
Det uppskattas att 100–150 ton narkotika importeras till Sverige årligen och de vanligaste typerna av narkotika som smugglas in i Sverige är hasch (52 %), marijuana (22 %), kokain (12 %), amfetamin (11 %) och övrigt 3 % (Polismyndigheten, 2021c). Tillsammans motsvarar dessa narkotikapreparat ett försäljningsvärde på 10–15 miljarder kronor av vilket ca 80 % (8,3–12,5 miljarder kronor) årligen uppskattas återinvesteras i ny narkotika. De resterande 20 % är brottsvinster och utgör 1,2–2,8 miljarder kronor (Figur 1), vilket beräknas vara mindre i verkligheten med tanke på transport, logistik, förvaring, omkostnader och beslag av narkotikapartier.
So 74% is cannabis. And then consider, how many of those other drugs would have reduced exposure if cannabis users weren’t “forced” to socialize with dealers?
Our right-wing government loves to follow in America’s old footsteps… it’s sooo much better that we put a ton of young teenagers in really expensive “prisons”, instead of removing the monopoly that criminals’ have: their biggest cash cow, cannabis.
Diverting tax money to prisons will help them defund things like healthcare and education, so it’s a win-win.
It’s almost like conservatism is an ideology based on returning the working class to feudalism or something.
Thankfully the working class outside of the largest city centres all vote conservative.
I doubt cannabis is the biggest business of organized crime.
When one says “criminal gangs in Sweden”, they’re mostly referring only to blue-collar crime. And yes, it is one of their largest income sources after the various types of fraud (tax, welfare, and personal frauds).
Source: https://polisen.se/contentassets/98c220457ffa421cb604859eb2f3b142/den-kriminella-ekonomin-240916.pdf
So 74% is cannabis. And then consider, how many of those other drugs would have reduced exposure if cannabis users weren’t “forced” to socialize with dealers?
I’m with you
But looking at prosecuted youth, cannabis is pretty much in the lead everywhere
We shouldn’t destroy the life of our youth just for smoking a fucking joint