Sweden: Metropolitan focus on cannabis

On Friday, April 27, Maria Larsson, Minister for Children and the Elderly, Councillors Anna Koenig Jerlmyr (Stockholm), Dario Espiga (Gothenburg) and Carina Nilsson (Malmoe) will present “Trestad” (Tricity) – a metropolitan project with focus on cannabis. The initiative is a collaboration between the three biggest cities in Sweden – Stockholm, Gothneburg and Malmoe – to reduce and prevent young people from using cannabis. Tricity is part of the work against cannabis. The cities have previously conducted a joint project on prevention, The project, which runs through 2014, is based on past experiences and is designed to develop knowledge of prevention, early intervention and treatment.