Sweden has a long history where proponents of abstinence to alcohol have been influential in health care decisions and politics. This naturally extends to the view on drugs.
Combine this with a historical Lutheran view of probity and personal responsibility, and it's easy to see why drugs have been branded as entirely detrimental.
Sweden is a lot more liberal when it comes to the sale and promotion of alchohol nowadays, even if it's hard to believe. The view on recreational drugs is following, albeit slowly. It will be harder and harder to justify treating weed as akin to heroin as people are exposed to cultural norms in the US (where most popular culture comes from here)
As an example, Sara Skyttedal, MEP for the Christian Democrats, has publicly advocated for legalization of certain drugs. Considering her party is part of the right-wing coalition in government, this is kinda big, especially as KD is historically full of teetotallers.
Isn't that Bejerot, the same scumbag who "invented" Stockholm Syndrome to silence a female hostage who criticised hs mishandling of an hostage situation?
Yes, Nils Bejerot was the guy. He saw drug addiction almost as a ”cultural virus” that needed to be stomped out of society. He educated the swedish police on these matters. Sometimes known as the ”father of swedish drug policy”.
He has been discussed on some podcasts, but only in swedish afaik. (Yes I am a swede)
I'd like to know who the man is and what the story is about, tbh. This was just banter.