Cannabis Found Growing in Helsinki Parks, Roadsides
Cannabis plants have been found with increasing frequency in parks and on roadsides in the Helsinki region. Sharp-eyed observers have even seen hemp plants growing in municipally maintained flowerbeds.
In Helsinki, cannabis plants have been spotted in the Diana Park, Kaivopuisto, and along the major thoroughfare Mannerheimintie.
The sudden proliferation of hemp has come as a surprise to municipal authorities and to police. The city’s Parks Department says that the City is not responsible for the plants. Police consider it a passing phenomenon.
Previously, hemp plants have been found mainly in forest plantations and in home gardens.
YLE