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According to some claims, pushers in the \u2018free state\u2019 of Christiania are selling more than in 2004 when the police first launched a crackdown<\/p>\n<p>Now Social Democrat spokesman Lars Aslan Rasmussen says that de-criminalising the cannabis trade would stop the cash flow, reports Seven59.dk and B.dk.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbNot only have we wasted eight years pursuing a futile policy in Christiania, we\u2019ve helped to create a multi-million income for criminal bikers so they can traffic more weapons and women,\u00ab he said. \u00bbIt\u2019s a major, major problem.\u00ab<\/p>\n<h2>Wants trial scheme<\/h2>\n<p>A majority at City Hall wants to set up a <a href=\"node\/12419\">trial scheme with state-controlled cannabis cafes throughout the capital<\/a>, an idea that was dismissed by the Justice Ministry last year. <\/p>\n<p>Police Commissioner Steffen Th. 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