Big Business vs Drug Dealers: The Battle Over Lebanon’s Weed Industry
Big Business vs Drug Dealers: The Battle Over Lebanon’s Weed Industry
Lebanon, a country that has been illegally exporting cannabis for decades, has become the first Arab country to legalize the plant for medicinal export.
Despite a collapsing economy, COVID-19 and an explosion that devastated Beirut in 2020, investors are flocking to Lebanon to capitalize upon the new laws.
VICE’s Rony Karkar explores the nuanced relationships between investors and drug lords in an unprecedented time for the country.
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Lebanon’s Green Gold Rush
Is there any academic paper on the subject ?
Lebanese hashish in the 1980s was the best & still is but sadly the weed has overtaken the hashish market big time in the last 20 years
Interesting mindset. Money over errrthang
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說到食物，不要以為那些被拒絕的人只吃垃圾。相反，他們學會了在被忽視的肉類和蔬菜中尋找營養。他們學會了清潔，切塊，調味和慢燉慢燉的野菜和肉類，在食品
The hash guy is a ranting moron, I couldn’t help myself but to pause the video and remove myself.
Pp
4:42 False information, Hezbollah was actively protecting Lebanon’s borders, especially in Shia regions like the Berkaa Valley. The Lebanese army, just like the Lebanese state, does nothing but exploit the people and peddle corruption.
Great video Vice!
The issue for the farmers and most people involved in Cannabis in Lebanon is that the whole country is corrupted regardless criminal or governement activity, also politically it will be hard for groups from areas like Beqaa to do business with the only other country in the region legally cultivating cannabis and conducting business globally which is Israel due to political reasons, On a global scale Lebanons instability really holds it back from propelling in this industry but it isnt impossible.
1:19 – "They don’t want a government that they neither trust nor respect stepping into their world." they spittin the STR8 up truth
seeing the banner "inside lebannons war on weed" after just saying the government legalized it. I mean how hard up are you for a more spicy story? the news of it being legal was good enough. And 2 videos by different journalist in under 2 weeks? I miss the days when the original guys actually did the investigative work instead of paying fresh new kids to go do it.
The only person that made sense and spoke the truth in this documentary is Ali the cannabis farmer!
Ali has talked about the reality of latín América.
The same happens with mexican druglords, they help people more than the gov.
Who’s job was it to photoshop smiles on Cambodian genocide victims?
Hayda bou ali mech ali 👌ahla 3alam 🙏❤️
A pardon is kind of useless to someone who has an arrest warrant that the government cannot or will not ever execute. If the the American guy wants the illegal hash farmers to accept his offer he is going to have to convince the Lebanese government to come down hard on illegal farmers with warrants.
these so called illegal cannabis farmers are trying to tell these guys that they export the plants to be sold and that is why legalizing it in lebanon isn’t relevant but they cant say that to inciminate themselves lol
I don’t get it. Is planting marijuana legal or not? They mentioned that it was for medicinal use to export, but how do I plant it in the first place? Like what is the required paperwork?
The weed trade ha please
It’s not like these businessmen can just pull the genetics they need for their business, out of thin air. People were persecuted for untold years to cultivate and create them, ONLY TO LOSE THEM??
👆👆 No one does like him, his a legit and reliable coke dealer. You are real cannabis vendor man
Looks like a bunch of bunk weed. Meanwhile in Canada we are smokin the best weed known to man for dirt cheap.
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It took me 30 minutes to pinpoint this guys house:
34.129839, 36.029106
LOL!
Once again a great doc. from Vice.
Daniels wife is fire
Mr ali can u send me some samples here in mumbai india i want bulk here in india for mr modi
I remember driving through the mountains and smelling the lovely smell of weed. It’s beautiful. Every drug should be illegal but weed
I would think that the US will be taking over the CBD trade after the millions of acres of hemp get harvested this year.
ALI IS A BOSS
٤ اسابيع قبل حظر المنتجات الزراعية اللبنانية .. الله يكون بعون لبنان
Funny thing is that this Ali guy probably supports Hezbollah, who basically controls every aspect of lebanese politics. Hypocrites.
50k yacht master on his wrist lmao
Weed is legal our government is not..it’s that easy
That investor with his plastic wife need to be taken care of
here he comes with his patented portable device…. and doesn t say how much thc this plants have.
Lebanese Red or Lebanese Black anyone?
My friends and I became glutinous 🤞
It’s Ironic Cash IS Hash . Since Hash has been stopped to N. America in the turn of the century , there has been no cash for peace and Love and the enjoyment of natural living in the youth of the western world . The Youth support organic living and natural compliments to our well – being , not to mention the medical benefits. We must Liberate Lebanon from Iranian Bonds ,not only for the West but also all of Humanity . Love should be Law .
Shiat Ali ☝🏽☝🏽313
Albano ott 😀 Kann man genauso gut Brokoli rauchen, würde wahrscheinlich sogar noch besser schmecken.
I’m proud of the farmers for not giving into the hyena government looking to steal their craft "legally". The goverment moves the "posts" until it suits their agenda. Why does the government want to legalize in the first place when evidence shows it only has positive properties.. those scavengers make me sick
This was pretty fascinating. Netflix turn this into an anime series.
great ass weed just what the pot world needed lmao
Sure it is taxed by Iranian militias what ever that means .The govt should tax it then export to the stoner westerners lol .I bet the DNA of the weed is thousands of years old ?
These are some smart farmers, government bite the dust, stay away with your greedy hands from honest workers
That lebanese investor’s wife is a 274747474/10
THC is just as magical if not more than CBD !
When he said person is guilty before even doing a crime you know he has been suffering a lot from government .
Trust the govt? 🤣🤣🤣🤣