From Cannabis to Cabernet
Lebanon has produced wine for thousands of years. When Lebanese farmers started growing cannabis and opium poppies in the 1940s, the region became one of the world’s largest narcotics trafficking hubs, and the US wanted it stopped. Some farmers have been converting their fields to grapes, and reinvigorating Lebanon’s wine culture.
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Roads & Kingdoms
Published: Aug 23, 2017
Length: 15 minutes (3,792 words)