Imagine, as John Lennon used to say. Just imagine if pot were legal. Could it help desperate Iraqi farmers create their own form of a "green economy"? NPR reports on the shift from opium growing to the cultivation of cannabis in Iraq, and it presents some interesting economic aspects of life there. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19336834
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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Can't blame them there. The war has so destabilized their ability to earn a living, much like the poor state of our economy, that dealing in buzz is a great way to supplement one's income.
I hope they don't shut down poppy production totally, both plants are of great use to mankind and should be nurtured.
As usual, Marijuana saves the day. ;-]_~
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