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In 2012, Albania seized 21.2 metric tons of cannabis, nearly twice the amount seized in 2011. [5]Albania made global headlines and "placed itself on the cannabis map" in 2013 when the Albanian State Police (ASP) tried to shut down production in Lazarat, one of the heaviest producing towns in the mountainous southern regions that are said to be the "heartland" of Albanian cannabis production.
Police have been targeting groups from the western Balkans, which they say are predominantly Albanian.
World map of annual cannabis prevalence. This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population. The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.
In 2012, two young Dutch tourists were able to enter the village. They filmed the cannabis cultivation there and uploaded the video to YouTube. [2] The video caused a scandal in Albania. Lazarat was subsequently dubbed "Europe's marijuana Mecca". The scandal causes political-diplomatic reactions which forced the Tirana to take action. [1]
For the record: 3:07 p.m. Oct. 28, 2024: An earlier version of this article said EPIC seized about 77,000 plants.It was 750,000. Two major state programs to combat illegal cannabis recently sent ...
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
Cannabis legalization efforts were paused in multiple U.S. states. [48] Erik Altieri, the executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said, "Cannabis is a safe and effective treatment that millions of Americans rely on to maintain productive daily lives while suffering from diseases and ailments. It is the ...
Ma (cannabis), Chinese word, the oldest name for cannabis, predates written history, ma is the root of the English word hemp and the German word hanf, etc., and the origins of words including the Greek name cannabis and the Mexican-American name marihuana can be traced back to ma. An excellent stub for an article about the word ma was recently ...