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Wasted: the Drought That Drugs Made 
Posted by CN Staff on October 14, 2002 at 16:56:11 PT
By Alex Perry 
Source: Time Magazine
Ask the villagers of Dalicharbolak how bad things are in the desert and they show you a boy named Saifudden. He is five, but looks two. He is too weak to walk, crawl or do anything but loll in his bearer's arms. He is bald, and his arms and legs are like sticks. Mohammed Akbar, 48, says Saifudden is an orphan. "Well, soon anyway." Akbar explains that Saifudden's father fled this ravaged village three months ago because of the drought and that his mother is dying fast. Ask about food and the villagers say that, born in the year the rains first failed, Saifudden has never tasted fruit, vegetables or meat. 
Ask about water and their anger boils over. "They're killing us here," says Akbar, pointing over the horizon to the lush plains upstream. "They're taking all the water. I haven't seen water in our ditches for four years. And all for chaars." Chaars is charas—hashish, pressed cannabis resin. Production is booming here in Afghanistan, aggravating a famine brought on by years of drought and war. A healthy field of hemp needs plenty of water. Dope growers in the mountains siphon off the streams that still flow, while hash farmers in the plains dig wells up to 100 meters deep to reach the water table. The combined effect of drought, reduced water from the hills and the cannabis cultivators' new boreholes is catastrophic, says Bertrand Brequeville of French aid group Action Contre la Faim. "It's only the rich drug producers who can afford the pumps to irrigate the land. They pump all day, and all the wells in the villages around them dry up." Driving west from Mazar-i-Sharif, northern Afghanistan's main city, you catch the smell almost immediately. Baking in the midday sun, marijuana bushes the size of a man give off the same dank stench that permeates hip parties from New York City to New South Wales. For the decade before the Soviet army invaded in 1979, the teahouses of Afghanistan were the toking tourist's hangout of choice. And even during 23 years of war, when the Afghans fought the Soviets and then one another, the hash trade thrived. "Afghan black" remained a staple sale for cannabis dealers across the world. Mazar-i-Sharif gave its name to a particularly potent variety. And last year, in the final weeks of the Taliban, Amsterdam's coffee-shop owners even boasted they were doing their bit for the war on terror by buying blocks stamped with a golden Northern Alliance stencil reading "Freedom for Afghanistan." Now, as Afghanistan emerges from war, dope farming has never been so good—and the drought never so bad. The Taliban banned hash production, but in the postwar chaos of lawless fiefdoms that dot the land, growers and traders across the country are finding themselves free once again to cultivate and export hashish without fear, and often with warlord protection. Moreover, the international perception that cannabis is a relatively benign drug—prompting some authorities across Europe and Australia to decriminalize its use—has persuaded drug-policing agencies to largely ignore it. So, while opium cultivation is monitored to the acre, neither Interpol, the U.N. Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention nor the U.S.'s Drug Enforcement Agency can offer even rough estimates for how much hashish Afghanistan produces or what the trade is worth. But around Mazar it's almost impossible to find a field where hemp is not being grown, either openly or poorly hidden behind watermelons or knee-high cotton plants. "Everybody's farming chaars now," says former Taliban fighter Faizullah, 27, watering a verdant six-hectare oasis of hemp surrounded by desert. Cannabis used to be outlawed by the Taliban. "But now," says Faizullah, "it's a free-for-all." Once grown and pressed, Afghan hash is sold to freelance truck and jeep drivers who take it to Tajikistan or Kabul, where it is resold at four times the price. It's then smuggled via Central Asia or Pakistan to the West, where Afghan hash finds many eager buyers. But as dope smokers celebrate the new "enlightened" view of pot, any thought of the distant, parched land where it is grown has been lost in the haze. Back in the dust-bowl fields around Mazar, the growing foreign demand and new freedom to exploit it translate into a rare chance at riches. While prices are minimal compared with the eventual $3,000 to $8,000 a kilo that Afghan hash fetches in the West, Northern Alliance commander Akbar Khan says farming anything except cannabis makes little sense. "A kilo of wheat sells for 20,000 Afghanis (40¢)," he explains. "But a kilo of chaars will sell for 10 million ($200)." The choice to grow drugs may be financially astute, but the effect on water supplies is disastrous. There hasn't been significant rain in most of Afghanistan for five years. Action Contre la Faim says even in Kabul only 30% of residents have sufficient water, defined as 15 liters a day for washing, cooking, farming and drinking and less than 250 people per water access point. That figure drops to 10% in large swaths of the north and even zero across the south. With dope growers exacerbating the shortage, centuries-old water holes and underground courses have evaporated. Crops downstream of hemp fields have withered and failed. With nothing to eat or drink and plagued by choking dust, entire villages and towns have emptied. "Whole parts of the country are turning into desert," says Brequeville. "And that's irreversible—there's no way back from the desert." Tensions over water have even led to murder. Last month, in a village called Shakhshirale close to the Turkmenian border, hash farmers shot dead a man who walked all day to demand two buckets of water. And in Saifudden's village of Dalicharbolak, the men there admit that after 12 people died of malnutrition over the summer, some among them gunned down two cannabis growers who were hoarding water upstream. An hour's drive to the east of Dalicharbolak, a village headman says his is the only settlement out of 38 nearby that has potable water—in effect, a single half-meter-wide well must provide for 60,000 people. The headman claims that anyone is welcome to use his well, but the guards fingering AK-47s and a mounted heavy machine gun around the borehole suggest otherwise. Perhaps the starkest illustration of what cannabis is doing to Afghanistan is to be found at the village of Deh Naw, half an hour to the north of Mazar along Afghanistan's main north-south highway. Just out of sight of the hash hills upstream, the desert is swallowing Deh Naw whole. Five-meter-high sand dunes have crashed over the village's mud walls like desiccated tidal waves, burying houses, blocking streets and suffocating the vines and the mulberry, fig and pomegranate trees that once blossomed here. The 600 villagers survive by gathering desert thornbushes—used for lighting fires—and trading them for access to fetid water from a ditch half a day's ride away by donkey. Abdul Shakur, 63, says every few weeks a huge sandstorm traps him, his wife and their 11 children inside their hut for days on end. Four months ago, the storm came at night and lasted four days; Shakur and his neighbors dug out a family of five after a dune enveloped their front door and all their windows. "The storms are terrible," he says. "Even if you have something to eat, you can't open your mouth or it just fills with sand. All you can do is hide and sleep." Shakur has given up blaming anyone for Deh Naw's troubles. He knows the landowners for whom he once worked the fields around Deh Naw are the same people who now deprive that land of water for the sake of greater profits in the hemp-rich hills. But after 23 years watching a succession of conquerors—the Soviets, the Taliban, and now the Northern Alliance and the Americans—come and go, he has learned to focus on survival. "I don't know about governments or armies or landowners or chaars," he says. "All I know is sand, and all I dream of is water." Note: Afghanistan's villages are drying out—because hash farmers need the water.Source: Time Magazine (Asia)Author: Alex Perry - DalicharbolakPublished: October 21, 2002 - Vol. 160 No. 15 Copyright: 2002 Time Inc.Contact: letters time.comWebsite: http://www.time.com/time/asia/Related Articles:War on Drug Begins in Afghanistan http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread12494.shtmlA New Low in the War on Drugshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11943.shtmlBush Administration Cut Faustian Deal with Talibanhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread10954.shtml 
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Comment #22 posted by The GCW on October 16, 2002 at 05:09:54 PT
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Comment #21 posted by The GCW on October 16, 2002 at 05:07:04 PT
Naaps
This is an unnatural product of the discredited war on the plant, cannabis.+ Naaps,It is good to hear from You. One reason, is that, I have sent many LTE's to NV. and monitor how many I send for effectiveness (I've almost sent too many, before the election). Now, if You are on line, after an absence, You may have not used up Your welcome, in LTE's written to NV. newspapers... If others are reading this, keep in mind that if You have not been writting letters to the editors, it may be a perfect time to write a couple. The site at MAP, is well set up to do just that, with a minimal amount of trouble. Even to write LTE's that You know will not get published, they make the position clear to news papers, and that changes some things...Nevada rules.Plus, there is OHIO's 1; Canada's senate report, and others, pertinent, right now. It's election time... Oh, Arizona, California, and a few others, too... 
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Comment #20 posted by DdC on October 16, 2002 at 02:38:22 PT
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Comment #19 posted by DdC on October 15, 2002 at 21:46:12 PT
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Comment #18 posted by DdC on October 15, 2002 at 20:53:45 PT
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on October 15, 2002 at 14:50:42 PT
idbsne1
You're very welcome. We know the laws are wrong. When we know that a law or laws are wrong we really need to do all we can to help bring awareness and then change. We are in the year 2002 and prohibition against Cannabis has gone on way to long. We must keep on keepin' on! The puzzle is being completed. When the whole puzzle is complete we will then see how all we do now will have made a difference. It just isn't time for the puzzles completion but almost time I believe.Never look back but always look ahead is my motto.
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Comment #16 posted by idbsne1 on October 15, 2002 at 14:42:06 PT
Thanks Kevin.....
"We need to put a little more effort into seeing the consequences of our actions."VERY well said.I agree FoM....I do believe SOME Americans are STARTING to see the truth....it's just I know too many that don't care....I believe that we will win... just why does so much suffering have to happen when the truth is not just out there, but staring them in the face.Thanks FoM for keeping us positive.... you are CN's very own positive motivation....:)idbsne1 
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Comment #15 posted by Kevin Hebert on October 15, 2002 at 11:42:27 PT:
My response to Time
Dear Editors:It is shameful that drought grips Afghanistan, that what little water exists is hoarded by cannabis growers. How did this happen? The answer is simple: like many drug-related problems, the drought is the direct cause of the US-led "War on Drugs".By making cannabis illegal, we ensure that only criminals can produce it. Criminals by their nature do not care if their crimes hurt other people. The real crime, though, is that the United States wastes billions of dollars and millions of lives by pursuing an ill-advised war on American
drug users.If American companies were allowed to produce cannabis, and sell it under a regulated system as alcohol is sold, problems such as the drought in Afghanistan would disappear overnight. We need to put a little more effort into seeing the consequences of our actions. Cannabis did not create
drought conditions in Afghanistan -- criminals did. But make no mistake, those criminals were created by the US Government.                Sincerely,
                Kevin Hebert
               
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on October 15, 2002 at 08:34:44 PT
Naaps
It really is good to have you back. It really bothered me that you couldn't get here. Did you get your home computer on line like you said you were going to try to do? 
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Comment #13 posted by Naaps on October 15, 2002 at 06:43:33 PT
Thank You, FoM
I'm very pleased to be back, especially after receiving kind words of support from several regular contributors whom I respect. Let's all work to undermine this unnecessary and harmful prohibition. Incidentally, FoM, I like the new posting preview page.
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on October 14, 2002 at 23:29:57 PT
idbsne1
You asked why people can't see the truth. I think they are. That's why Walters has been traveling around trying to say how wrong we are. If we weren't a serious threat he wouldn't be pushing so hard. That's just my opinion though.
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Comment #11 posted by idbsne1 on October 14, 2002 at 23:28:35 PT
Notice....
how marijuana and hemp are used interchangably in this article? Because, they are BOTH the same, of course.The Devil's Weed. So ALONG with the MJ initiatives, we can make sure everyone ALSO votes against the HEMP initiatives.When the shit hits the fan, and these monsters are standing in front of a Congressional Committee....I wanna be there to demand their heads.idbsne1
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Comment #10 posted by idbsne1 on October 14, 2002 at 23:22:49 PT
Why?
can't people see the truth?idbsne1
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Comment #9 posted by idbsne1 on October 14, 2002 at 23:20:50 PT
You BETCHA!!!!!!
Naaps said, "I seriously wonder if this article wasn’t written and edited for some clandestine ONDCP contribution."THERE is NO other explanation!! NOTHING IN TIME ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR THE ARRESTS OR THE COMPASSION CLUB CLOSURES!!!!!!!!! Yet, it coincides with the War on "Terror", to the commercials linking terrorism with drugs, to the cannabis initiatives that are on the ballot this November, to the recent announcement that THE ONDCP was starting an anti-marijuana campaign; ALL OF THIS IS PLANNED AND INFLUENCED.DAMN TIME MAGAZINE.
DAMN THE MEDIA.
DAMN THE GOVERNMENT.idbsne1
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on October 14, 2002 at 23:18:23 PT
Welcome Back, Naaps!
I was just getting ready to call it a day and saw your comment. It is great to have you back. I'm very happy to see you. Good time for news too. It is slow today but the next few weeks are going to be very busy. I hope the Nevada Initiative passes. It seems to be the overall most important issue currently on CNews. It's important because it could really help with a better understanding in all the states. You missed the raids at WAMM too. Here's a page with pictures and articles about the raid.http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/valc.htmhttp://www.freedomtoexhale.com/eventpics.htm
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Comment #7 posted by Naaps on October 14, 2002 at 23:09:13 PT
I'm Back!!!
After too long an absence, I finally am plugged in again and happy to be in the fold, ready to post and comment. I missed everyone sorely, I missed the flow of news – though some of it is nasty and spiteful; but, CannabisNews is my favorite website, and I’m very pleased to be back.Reading this article, the author is too trite in his analysis leading to the headline and his later conclusions. A drought running for five years is a terrible but natural phenomenon, the coping mechanisms of the people, the strength of their society, laws affecting the distribution of wealth, and more importantly resources, isn’t that significant? Starting with a poignant image of a wasted child, the reader is manipulated or coursed into believing “hip parties from New York City to New South Wales” and by extension the wealthy people attending these parties are somehow to blame, in a perverted flip-flop of the usual theme that countries producing drugs export harm.The fact is that in drought conditions any cultivation be it for watermelons, cotton, wheat or cannabis will require water which may ultimately be shortchanging a child or underprivileged person. But in a post war chaos of lawless fiefdoms what is one to expect? There’s plenty of pain to scapegoat on the back of cannabis if one is slanted, and prepared to oversight, other better explanations. I seriously wonder if this article wasn’t written and edited for some clandestine ONDCP contribution. There isn’t a single mention of the economics of supply and demand, whereby an agricultural commodity’s value is inflated through an irrational prohibition to approximately the value of gold on an equal weight basis. There isn’t a mention of global trade, which means the prohibitions of nations on foreign continents affects the prices, and hence influences desperate Afghani farmers on what crops they should cultivate. There’s no self-examination for the policies of prohibition in the face of genuine suffering and harm. No, just a smug article toeing the official line. Given the superior commodity price and that cannabis is a traditional crop no one should be surprised that it is ardently cultivated and defended with guns. This is sad, but the spiral of pain and problems extends as much from the history of Afghanistan - war-torn and disputed, with the infrastructure of laws and social code severely eroded, and worse, capriciously subjected to a debilitating drought, it only makes sense for superior cash crops to be cultivated.  
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Comment #6 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on October 14, 2002 at 19:25:14 PT
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Comment #5 posted by p4me on October 14, 2002 at 19:12:04 PT
That demon weed is an evil doer
There hasn't been significant rain in most of Afghanistan for five years.Gee, you would think lack of rain would have something to do with the drought. Probably not though. Those watermelons they talked about don't need water either probably. Actually, I thought cannabis used very little water not that changes the fact the Afgans should be raising vegetables.But that brings us back to the media. Does everyone know what the ABC is? I mean it was picked up as a story by the BBC and I put that BBC link up here. It is the Asian Brown Cloud that could kill over a half a million people in Central Asia as in India and surrounds. It is a cloud of particles 2 miles thick that blots out the sun and only the size of the continental United States or so. It is just pollution that made it to several news sources in August and caused the monsoons to change and some might say all the record rain that led to flooding most of Western Europe. The ABC does not get mentioned here even though it has to be highly suspect as a cause of the drought. It is all forgotten to demonize the most demonized of all plants even though it is the planet and people's future salvation.The ABC is caused in large part to burning wood and coal because petroleum is too expensive. Maybe those Afgans are burning that cannabis stalk that is supposed to grow four times the pulp of a tree and keeping that brown cloud alive. I really do wonder if they make clothes from the fiber. You know if this guy really knew anything he would have written something for an inquiring mind and answered the issue.Here is the link to a Google search with the exact phrase, "Asian Brown Cloud": http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=Asian+Brown+Cloud&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images I am pretty sure it is still there but it seems like it became politically incorrect to report on it after August.Remember future journalist, if you want in on that corporate and federal money and any kind of career, be sure and learn how to demonize things. You can start with cannabis as that is historically and currently the thing to be demonizing. After the insanity is ended you can still use your demonizing skills for the next monster. Or if you want to show reality here is a tip for really informing a braninwashed America and sure to overwhelm people not used to honesty in journalism. "Busch is a dickhead. Goddamn George Busch."1
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Comment #4 posted by mayan on October 14, 2002 at 18:12:32 PT
Afterburner...
You are right on target!from the article -"It's only the rich drug producers who can afford the pumps to irrigate the land. They pump all day, and all the wells in the villages around them dry up." How did these drug producers get rich in the first place? Because prohibitionist policies have made the cannabis & opium plants worth their weight in gold! Unfortunately, the U.S. Government is the biggest drug-dealer in the worl!d. THE BUSH-CHENEY DRUG EMPIRE: 
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Comment #3 posted by canaman on October 14, 2002 at 18:05:55 PT
The U.N. needs to strike down it's cannabis ban.
Nations need to start pressuring the U.N. to start a dialog addressing the worldwide ban on cannabis. Cannabis already is the earths most valuable plant but it's way, way overpriced due to prohibition. Cannabis needs to relegalized and allowed into the global marketplace, we need real "free trade". Prohibition kills! End the War! Give peace a chance!
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Comment #2 posted by afterburner on October 14, 2002 at 17:40:58 PT:
U.S., Help Afghanistan: Legalize Cannabis.
The prohibitionist policies of the overlord countries has driven prices sky-high and is responsible for this Afghani travesty. It's dog eat dog in Afghanistan, with the underdog starving. When we legalize, then we can buy legally from farmers instead of smugglers, and the Afghani government can regulate production, so that it does not suck the life out of the community.
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Comment #1 posted by Duzt on October 14, 2002 at 17:09:02 PT
environment
It's not the US' policies of destroying the environment to make a few bucks, it's a few cannabis growers in Afghanistan watering their plants that is causing them to receive no rain. Our government will pay for the damage they have and are causing around the world with terrible policies that make a few rich and a lot suffer, I hope they all rot in hell, if the devil will take them.
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