tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122451429473715088.post673482015190808792..comments2023-12-24T02:17:30.156-08:00Comments on Stopwar.ca: Battle for Musa Qala ragesDave Marklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837352848243369278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122451429473715088.post-46524832659734828112007-12-09T16:21:00.000-08:002007-12-09T16:21:00.000-08:00The Times of London recently reported on marijuana...The Times of London recently reported on marijuana production in Afghanistan. Its resurgence is a result of the war on opium. Quote:<BR/>Farmers in Balkh province were banned from cultivating opium last year and have switched to another cash crop, a rich source of income that is still tolerated by the authorities.<BR/><BR/>"Balkh's burgeoning hashish industry does not pay farmers quite as much as the heroin factories used to for good-quality opium. But the rich black cannabis resin produced around the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif still pays about four times the price of cotton or wheat. It is highly prized by Afghan usersand is exported in large quantities to Pakistan and Europe."Dave Marklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837352848243369278noreply@blogger.com