That’s what Jonas Ali Ghanizadeh says, who is the first candidate for the Green Party in Sør-Trøndelag. – The problem that comes from responsible use is the illegal market. He wants the municipality of Trondheim to be a trial project for the cultivation and sale of cannabis. The matter will be dealt with by the city council. Photo: Ingunn Moen / Ingunn Moen – The illegal market is something we can solve through a local regulation, to gain experience that we can then proceed with for a responsible regulation for the entire country. According to FHI, 30 percent of us have tried cannabis at one time or another in our lives. – It has become a dairy cow and huge source of income for the criminal gangs. We have the opportunity to do something about it, says Ghanizadeh. He says that there has gradually gained a lot of good experience from countries such as Canada and Germany. Those who believe cannabis should be legalized point out that the ban in practice does not hinder access to cannabis now. Others are skeptical and believe there are too many negative effects of cannabis use. Should it be legalized in Norway? Fears consequences for the young – the last thing I think is that we will make our young people a test rabbits for a political project that MDG here suggests, says Maje Helen Sævik. Sævik is the first candidate for the Christian People’s Party in Sør-Trøndelag. She says the proposal in practice is a legalization of cannabis. – It will give a normalization and express a kind of harmlessness around a narcotic drug that we know is very harmful. Especially for our young people, who are developing and who are extra vulnerable. Photo: Trond Odin Myhre Johansen / news – The Public Health Principle and the Protection of the Most Vulnerable in Society must be more important than those who want to make a joint for a kind of recreation purpose. She refers to Canada where you see that people between the ages of 20-24 are those who use cannabis most. – That is, young people who still have a brain that are developing and who are therefore extra affected by cannabis. Want a wine monopoly for cannabis Ghanizadeh says that we have tried to criminalize alcohol as well, and that so much dangerous beverages on the market and money were then into criminal gangs. – Fortunately, we did something about it, and we introduced an incredibly wise model for the sale of drugs, which is the Norwegian model with the Vinmonopolet in particular, he says. He also refers to the ban on marketing, access to access, price control and content regulation. – This means that even though the healthiest in the world is to refrain from any drug, you have control over that use in a good way. He envisions that farmers in Trondheim should be able to grow cannabis in the same way as other legal commodities. He will take place in the Vinmonopolet, or something reminiscent of it. – Is not a case – cannabis is an illegal drug today. That is, it is under the Criminal Code. She says the proposal for Ghanizadeh and MDG is a large paradox. – As a municipality, we do not get an exemption from the Penal Code. So this case is not a matter, as I see it politically. If responsible use Ghanizadeh is aware that it is not the opinion that more people should smoke hashish. – What KrF and others often do is that they see only the level of use as the only indicator. But there are also other indicators of whether a drug policy is good. He points out how much money goes to punish people, money going to the illegal market and whether people who need help get it. – There are many things that show whether a drug policy is good or not. Sævik says one must rather strengthen preventive work and the work that is about caring for those who end up in intoxication and addiction. You can see the entire debate between Sævik and Ghanizadeh in Dagsnytt 18. Published 09.05.2025, at. 21.38
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