The signs put up by the community of the formerly very cannabis-friendly, self-governing hippy commune in Denmark’s capital city are clear: Please don’t buy your weed here any more.
Freetown Christiania was established in 1971 when anarchist squatters took over an abandoned military barracks near the centre of Copenhagen. Today, several hundred residents live in somewhat permanent structures built across the stretch of land, less than 30 minutes walk from Denmark’s parliament building.
For decades cannabis was sold and smoked freely in the self-proclaimed autonomous enclave, a kooky experiment that was tolerated to varying degrees by Danish authorities over the years.
Gradually, organised gangs took control of the markets an
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