Afghanistan: Thinking about Alternative Livelihoods

Joshua Foust reflects on the suggested plans to legalize and cultivate marijuana in Aghanistan in an attempt to eradicate opium production. In the Afghan situation – with a weak central government, widespread anarchy, and an active insurgency with international support – this idea is probably a bit too audacious to be practical, he says.

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