Why was coffee banned in Sweden? An 18th-Century Tale of Political & Health Panic
                                
                                
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                                Between 1756 and 1823, coffee was prohibited on no less than five separate occasions in Sweden. The seemingly bizarre decision to outlaw the beloved beverage stemmed from a complex mixture of economic policy, questionable health beliefs, and royal paranoia, which all contributed to the various times coffee was banned in Sweden.