Center Party youth vote to legalize marijuana
The youth organization of the Center Party voted Friday to support the legalization of marijuana, reports Swedish Television news. Their main argument in favor of legalization is that the ban on the drug does not work.
"By controlled sales we can help more people and take away an important source of income for organized crime,” said Hanna Wagenius, the chair of the Center Party youth organization.
The official policy of the Center Party youth organization is now that cannabis should be classified in the same category as alcohol, meaning while you recognize the health risks inherent with the use of the drug, you treat it the same as alcohol.
The result of the vote was unexpected since a majority had earlier been against the proposal.
The Center Party voted down a proposal to legalize marijuana at its national conference in 2011.
