cannabisnews.com: Hun Sen Urges Cambodians to Stop Planting MJ!





Hun Sen Urges Cambodians to Stop Planting MJ!
Posted by FoM on June 26, 1999 at 11:20:24 PT
Will they listen?
Source: CNN
PHNOM PENH, CambodiaPrime Minister Hun Sen urged Cambodian farmers Saturday to stop planting marijuana.
Hun Sen, speaking in observance of World Anti-Narcotics Day, said in an address broadcast on radio nationwide that all Cambodians need to fight the country's growing drug-trafficking problem. "I would like to appeal to the people of Cambodia, especially the farmers, please don't have any dealings in marijuana," Hun Sen said.Marijuana has traditionally been used as a herb and cooking ingredient in some dishes in Cambodia, and rural families often grow a few plants in their gardens. Heroin is transshipped through Cambodia from Laos and Thailand, marijuana is grown in rural plantations and amphetamines are produced in secret laboratories along the rugged western border with Thailand. Until a recent crackdown, a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of marijuana could be openly purchased for as little as dlrs 25 at a Phnom Penh market place known for selling tourist trinkets. Several large hauls of marijuana have been seized in recent years from container ships that sailed from Cambodia. The country's underfunded narcotics officials readily acknowledge that corruption in the police and military perpetuate the trade. The United States has pushed hard for Cambodia to stamp out its drug trafficking problem. Hun Sen urged government agencies and the private sector to work with international anti-narcotics agencies. "The economy of a developing country cannot improve unless it is a legal economy that is supported by the international community," Hun Sen said. 
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