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full screen A graffitied container at the entrance to Pusher Street in the Christiania sanctuary in Copenhagen in September 2023. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
The Danish government is prepared to contribute the equivalent of SEK 21 million for a recasting of Pusher Street in the Christiania district.
The idea is to bring about a physical change to the notorious street stump, which has become known for open drug sales in so-called hashish booths.
But a condition, according to the government, is that the municipality of Copenhagen and the Funden Fristaden Christiania also contribute.
Denmark’s Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard (S) has previously promised that Pusher Street will be closed for good in 2024. He believes that a physical change to the area is necessary to create a safer environment, which attracts a new type of visitor.
“The government is ready, both with political measures and now also financial support,” he says in a press release.
After several high-profile acts of violence, residents of Christiania have also wanted Pusher Street to be closed. The police have many times gone in and demolished hashish stalls on the street, but hashish sales have quickly resumed.