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Iran Hangs Nine Convicted Drug Traffickers
Iran is one of the worst places in the world to get caught selling drugs, and 2023 has been a particularly deadly year in the Middle Eastern country for convicted drug traffickers with another slough of executions reported this week.
CIA Says 1953 Iran Coup Was Undemocratic in Podcast Episode
For the first time since a decades-old CIA-backed coup overthrew the leader of Iran, the clandestine agency has acknowledged the actions they took did not meet an American standard of democracy.
Taliban Bans Weed Cultivation
Violators will be punished accordingly, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada decreed.
Lebanese Parliament Passes Law To Legalize Cannabis Cultivation
Lebanon has officially legalized the cultivation of medicinal and industrial cannabis.
Lebanon’s Parliament Preparing To Vote On Legalizing Cannabis
Is Lebanon about to enter the legal cannabis space?
Researchers in Lebanon Hope to Study Medical Benefits of Cannabis
Lebanon is one of the world's top illegal weed producers. Now, one of its major universities will be studying medical marijuana.
Well-Known Guitarist Deported from Middle East for a Vape Pen
D.J. Williams had no idea he had a hash oil cartridge stashed in his luggage when he felt…
First-Ever Seizure of ‘Jihadi Drug’ Captagon in Western Europe
ISIS’s years-long rampage across the Middle East has been fueled by two things (in addition to a massive…
Was Your Pot Grown by ISIS? Report Claims the Terrorist Organization Now Sells Weed
Bereft of easy cash from the sale of oil, to which the world remains hopelessly addicted, the black-clad…