“In its quest to join the EU, Albania is trying to destroy a large chunk of its economy: About 800 police officers have been deployed to seize bags filled with marijuana and burn plantations around the village of Lazarat, which has been producing about 900 metric tons of the stuff a year, according to one estimate. The socialist government of Prime Minister Edi Rama apparently hopes that the destruction of the pot will help win over EU officials. At prevailing prices in Colorado, which recently legalized recreational use of marijuana, the annual output of Lazarat would be worth about $7.6 billion, equivalent to almost a third of Albania’s gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. ”
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-06-18/help-albania-legalize-pot
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