hashish

Another significant trend in the region is the direct exchange of Moroccan hashish for South American cocaine via West Africa, said Bird.

Over the years, there have been many attempts to halt the illegal hashish sales which have often ended in violent clashes between criminal gangs and police, with trading then quickly resuming.

The plan is to create “a new Christiania without the criminal hashish market,” said Mette Prag, coordinator of a new public housing project in the enclave.

Once the illegal trade is gone, “there might be some people selling hashish afterward, but it’s not going to be in the open.”

Since then, successive Danish governments have wanted to close Christiania because of the open sale of hashish, among others, often leading to tense relations.