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I'd say there's a broad acceptance in Sweden for the restrictive alcohol policy: - age limit of 20 (18 in restaurants) - state monopoly on sales of alcoholic
by gerikson 4y ago
I'd say there's a broad acceptance in Sweden for the restrictive alcohol policy:
- age limit of 20 (18 in restaurants)
- state monopoly on sales of alcoholic beverages >3.5% ABV
- high taxes on alcoholic beverages
Of course, there's a lot of gray imports from the EU, and some home production (hembränning). These have probably taken the edge off political opposition to the monopoly.
- vintermann 4y agoThere's acceptance, but at least not in here Norway, not exactly approval. A broad majority in the political parties have agreed that the main line in alcohol policy is restricting harms by restricting access - they refer to this consensus themselves explicitly, so it's not a conspiracy theory by any means. But that's politicians, drawn from the activist class. I'm quite certain there's a lot less consensus in the people, and possibly many "quit bothering us over alcohol, why can't it be cheap and accessible?" votes to be populistically fished for.
- gerikson 4y agoIf there's a big fault line developing in Sweden it's about recreational drugs (weed, specifically). The politicians will have a harder and harder time holding the hard line as more and more countries and regions legalize.