Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Lebanon
Increased production
Increased potency
Repressive legislation
Global prohibition
Perfect Climate
Hot, dry days and humid nights, with no rain during the cannabis plant's
flowering and fruiting season
Lebanon (Beqaa)
Stability in region
Instability in region
Higher quality
Current Trends
Morocco
Morocco's cannabis cultivation fell from an estimated high of 134,000 ha in 2003, to 47,500 ha
in 2011, or a 65% decrease (Chouvy and Afsahi, 2014, UNODC, 2003 and UNODC, 2013).
Lebanon
In 2004 and 2005, the area given over to cannabis cultivation was estimated at 3275 ha and
6150 ha respectively
But almost all of these crops were then destroyed in eradication campaigns, and production
was negligible (In 2004, 87% of the cultivated areas were destroyed, and in 2005, that number
reached 97% based on data provided by the Lebanese security services).
Today there are no official sources in Lebanon. Production is believed to have increased
significantly in past years, as producers take advantage of political instability in the region.
The Syrian Civil War made closed the drug routes to Jordan and Turkey and the major
production is sent to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and East European countries.
The global prohibition of cannabis and the global sustained demand have created
opportunities for poor farmers in the Rif and the Beqaa regions to survive and get wealthy.
Conclusion
Lebanon has always been a producer of hashish and cannabis for export but production is
dropping
Lebanon stays relevant because of its high quality which comes with a higher price.