BothReutersandNational Public Radiohave run reports over the past week on the plight of season migrant laborers who come from Syria to theBekaato help harvest cannabis and produce hashish—activities just winding down now. But thos… Read article here: High Times
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Egypt: Author Faces Prison for Writing About Hashish
Egyptian activist attorneyNasserAminis challenging a law that calls for writers to be imprisoned for words that violate the country's "morals." The challenge comes in the trial of novelistAhmedNaji, who could face two years in p… Read article here: High Times
Crackdown on Portugal Hashish Connection
Portugal's Public Security Police (PSP) announced last week the seizure of 128,000 "individual doses" of hashish in a Lisbon raid, which also saw one arrest. Read article here: High Times
Lebanon’s Hashish Valley Arms Against ISIS
Reporting from Lebanon's hashish heartland of theBekaaValley on Jan. 5, Public Radio International spoke to cannabis farmers who say they are ready to resist any ISIS incursion into their fastness. AliNasriShamas, who runs a mechanized hashish … Read article here: High Times
5.59 Tons of Hashish Nabbed At Sea
Australian navy crews boardedboats in waters off the Horn of Africa, and a search turned up 5.59 metric tons of hashish. High Times
Morocco-Libya Hashish Pipeline?
Moroccan police have announced the seizure of nearly 30 tons of hashish in Casablanca, one of the largest hauls in the top cannabis-exporting country in years. High Times
Saudi Hashish Seizures: Taliban Blowback?
The arch-puritanical rulers of Saudi Arabia can't be happy about this. A Saudi border patrol ship intercepted a boat loaded with a half-ton of hashish bound for the kingdom's shores on the Persian Gulf Sept. 6 — after an exchange of fire with the crew, in which t… High Times