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Proposal: the government must make rules on drug driving in Greenland

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folket­ings­beslut­ning om at indføre regler for narkotikakørsel i Grønland

Parliamentary resolution · B 32 (2026-27) · By-, Land- og Trans­port­min­is­ter­iet

All proposals for parliamentary resolutions by Inuit Ataqatigiit, Naleraq

In short

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  • Proposed by: Inuit Ataqatigiit (Naaja H. Nathanielsen); Naleraq (Qarsoq Høegh-Dam)
  • What is proposed:
    • The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) to require the government to introduce a bill during the current parliamentary session.
    • The bill is intended to introduce rules that make driving under the influence of intoxicating substances a separate criminal offence in Greenland.
  • Who would be affected: The proposal concerns driving under the influence of intoxicating substances in Greenland.
  • When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.

Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.

What the proposal says:

  • The government must introduce a bill during the current parliamentary session.
  • The rules must make driving under the influence of intoxicating substances in Greenland a separate criminal offence.
  • The rules must cover, among other things, limit values and saliva tests.
  • The rules must also include other necessary control and enforcement powers.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Source: the Official Report of the Danish Parliament (Folketingstidende) and ft.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Formålet med be­slut­nings­forsla­get er at indføre regler i den grønlandske færdselslov om kørsel under påvirkning af euforiserende stoffer. Der er i dag ikke regler for narkotikakørsel, herunder grænseværdier for euforiserende stoffer, eller hjemmel til at udtage spytprøver. Forslagsstillerne finder den gældende lovgivning mangelfuld, og at der i samarbejde med Naalakkersuisut bør udarbejdes klare regler, som både forbyder narkotikakørsel og giver Grønlands Politi de nødvendige redskaber til effektivt at håndhæve området.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 20 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1st reading · 24 November 2026
    Scheduled by the Danish Parliament
  3. Adopted or rejected
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament