Whether we like it or not, it seems that everything in life is political. Therefore, it’s no great surprise that Lebanese hashish production in the Bekaa Valley would be a hot-potato of a political issue, not only in Lebanon, but her neighboring countries as well.
Considering the fact that hashish profits potentially offer a funding [...]
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2 Jun, 2008
As we continue to cover the resurgence of Hashish making in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, it’s looking like time to bring the economics of prohibition to the forefront. According to the Reuters’ article we’re reproducing to accompany this journal entry, a cannabis field of 1,000 square metres is worth $1,000 to its owner at harvest, [...]
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2 Jun, 2008
While 2007 may have marked a significant resurgence for hashish production in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, predictions for 2008 perhaps looks even more fruitful. Here’s a short feature on the immediate future of the Buds of Bekaa from an Israeli daily newspaper named Harretz. . .
As fighting flares up, Lebanese cannabis growers expect a bumper [...]
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1 Jun, 2008