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hier gehts ab sofort weiter
21 November 2007
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drogenpolitik in afghanistan ist erfolgreich
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die drogenproblematik und schattenwirtschaft in afghanistan mit dem ganzen opium und so duerfte bekannt sein. und ja, man hat es endlich geschafft, den opiumanbau zu reduzieren. aber die afghanen sind ja nicht bloed:
[via fefe]
But largely ignored in the celebration was the fact that many farmers in Balkh simply switched from opium poppies to another illegal crop: cannabis, the herb from which marijuana and hashish are derived.anstatt opium wird jetzt vermehrt cannabis angebaut, das bringt ohnehin viel mehr ein. :)
As the Afghan and Western governments focused on the problem of soaring Afghan opium production, which hit record levels this year and remains a booming industry, cannabis cultivation increased 40 percent around the country, to about 70,000 hectares this year - from about 50,000 hectares last year, the United Nations said in an August report.
And even though hashish is less valuable per weight than opium or heroin, the report said, cannabis can potentially earn a farmer more than opium poppies because it yields twice the quantity of drug per acre and is cheaper and less labor-intensive to grow.
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Labels: bunt gemischt, politik
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