Trying to live down its reputation as Europe's top pot producer, two monthsago Albaniaofficially declared itself "marijuana-free," with Interior MinisterSaimirTahiriboasting that 99.2 percent of cannabis plants seen on aerial ma… Read article here: High Times
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Albania Seizes 500,000 Cannabis Plants in Major Crackdown
Albanian authorities say they have confiscated about half a million cannabis plants this year, arresting 240 suspected growers and drug traffickers. Read article here: High Times
Albania: Armed Forces Battle Marijuana Growers
Hundreds of Albanian police, backed by armored vehicles, stormed the southern village of Lazarat June 16 after cannabis growers apparently fired machine-guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at officers sent in on a drug raid. High Times
Albania Emerges as Top Euro Pot Hub
Italian police say Albania, the impoverished Balkan country just across the Adriatic Sea, is the source for vast quantities of pot entering G8 and EU member Italy. High Times