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Posted on June 27, 2009 | tags

 
 

World: Afghanistan’s cash crop, opium, won’t get destroyed anymore

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  • During the Bush administration, those fighting in Afghanistan fought the war on drugs head-on by destroying opium poppy plants – a huge cash crop in the country. The Obama administration is reversing this policy, letting these beautiful, drug-riddled plants live, but investing hundreds of millions in new crops that don’t get you high. But what’s the fun in that? source
 
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