Sharp increase in the import of drug plants
today at 03.05 Johan Edgar
Imports of the plant kratom have increased from 7.2 tons in 2020 to around 39 tons last year, P3 News reports.
The plant is legal and can, among other things, be used in soap production. But it also contains the narcotic substance mitragynine, which can produce opioid-like effects.
– 39 tonnes, that’s a huge amount. There will be a lot of soap if soap is to be made from these plants, says Jenny Åberg, an expert at the Swedish Customs Service, to the radio.
– We at the Customs are not allowed to do anything about it because at the time of import it is a plant and not classified as a drug, she continues.
According to Joakim Strandberg at the Public Health Authority, several authorities and even the government have discussed how the plant can be regulated. (TT)
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Can be EU protected Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT
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Doctor’s warning: Kratom increasingly popular among young people
Imports of the kratom plant have increased sharply, reports P3 News.
It is about an increase from 7.2 tons to around 39 tons since 2020 until last year.
Customs suspects that everything should not be used for soap.
– These are huge amounts, there will be a lot of soap if soap is to be made from these plants, says Jenny Åberg, at the Swedish Customs Service, to P3 and adds that the development is worrying.
In, among other places, Umeå, the field group discovered green powder among junior high school youth, which later turned out to be kratom.
Now doctors warn that kratom is on the rise among young people.
– We get several young people in treatment who use this, says Juan Figueroa, at Maria Ungdom in Stockholm.
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Why don’t you write anything about shooting in Belgrade????
Ana
We certainly haven’t missed that! Here you can read a whole article about the event in Serbia!
Interesting, I had no idea they make champagne in Kalix…
Always learn something new from you Ab..
thanks.
Maat.
Huh! Don’t you know the famous Kalix champagne?!
Joking aside. Have changed the notice so that it will be clearer what is meant ;)!
What are the rules now with loose dogs?
Saw on my walk a dog running around in a paddock and a bird flying around and screaming. It probably has young or eggs in the grass.
Isn’t it tethered now?
Was it the case that the incredibly obedient dogs are allowed to go loose but then at most one leash length from the owner?
Want to be able to show the owner the correct letter when it happens again.
Stephen
Can you write about Tove’s killers Johanna and Maja about their upbringing and adolescence? Were there any classmates who thought they behaved in a creepy way when they were growing up? Did they have problems at home?
Charlotte
Hi Charlotte!
Here you can read about them. And here you will find all the reporting on the murder of Tove.
What has happened in Serbia? Sad man talking, what is he saying?
Lotta
Nine people, including eight children, have been shot dead in a school.
You can read more about it here.
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