Published February 26, 2021
The Icelandic Pirate Party has a new best friend in Ásmundur Friðriksson, MP for the Independence Party.
An unlikely alliance of liberal Pirates and this staunch right-winger has been formed due to a common interest in cannabis, according to Indicator– Despite long-standing hostility.
Ásmundur has added legal cultivation of the plant in Iceland for the production of drug cannabis, which has long been the policy of Pírata. He wants to see further discussions within the government and the health system to formulate a new policy towards cannabis consumption.
Björn Leví Gunnarsson, Member of Parliament for the Pirate Party, is surprised but happy to have Ásmund in his ranks.
“Pirates last submitted a proposal for use and cultivation of medicinal hemp in 2018, but then Asmund did not want to join. This is therefore a welcome turn from him, “said Björn. “The news that Ásmundur is basically a pirate comes as a pleasant surprise to us.”
And if you do not know the left hand from the right as far as Icelandic political parties go, let The Grapevine guide you.
Source: The Nordic Page