January 2004 Archives
"I just heard that Ali Lamrabet was pardoned today, along with several other journalists. I would have preferred for the courts to rectify his situation rather than the king, but at this point I'm too thrilled by the news of his release to be cynical."
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | £7bn cannabis crop strips Morocco of trees and soil
"Cannabis production is expanding so fast in Morocco that it is causing soil erosion and the destruction of long-established forests, the UN reported yesterday."
The increase in production is apparently driven by spiraling European demand. Europe, like the United States, is left in the position of publicly deploring drug production while paralyzed by its own insatiable consumption.
