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Customs Agency Reports Surge in Dangerous Synthetic Cannabis

The Customs Agency discovers more spiked cannabis. The new substances are reminiscent of those that occurred in the deadly spice wave of the 2010s.

Customs Agency Reports Surge in Dangerous Synthetic Cannabis

The Government Classifies Plant Drug as Narcotic

The popular plant-based drug kratom is now being classified as a narcotic by the government, reports P3 News. This follows a proposal from the Public Health Agency earlier this year.

The Government Classifies Plant Drug as Narcotic

Imported as soap - this is how the plant drug is to be stopped

The Public Health Agency wants to classify the drug kratom as a narcotic, which is becoming increasingly popular. In 2023, 42 tons of the plant were imported.

Imported as soap - this is how the plant drug is to be stopped

Plant drugs are pouring in – Customs Agency can only watch

Cultivation boxes for hallucinogenic mushrooms and tons of plant parts that can be used to get high pass the border to Sweden completely legally every year. The drugs are sold openly on the internet and in stores, and at the border, the Customs Service can only look on – since the products are not illegal in the form they are delivered.

Plant drugs are pouring in – Customs Agency can only watch