Lebanon to Destroy 2025 Cannabis Harvest
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r/Lebanon discusses the government’s decision to confiscate and destroy Lebanon’s 2025 cannabis harvest, despite earlier assurances that compliant crops could be sold under state supervision. The announcement highlights the dispute’s impact on farmers in the Bekaa and the North and raises questions about trust and the implementation of cannabis regulation.
Cannabis farmers’ hopes dashed: 2025 season harvest to be confiscated and destroyed
The government's decision to destroy the 2025 cannabis harvest has created a significant rift with farmers in the Bekaa and the North, who feel betrayed by the Cannabis Regulatory Authority. The government has decided to prohibit the sale of the 2025 season's harvest, ordering its complete confiscation and destruction under an official plan. This comes despite promises made to the farmers by the Regulatory Authority.
The Authority, led by its president, had toured farms and met with growers before the harvest. It listened to their demands and concerns, and they reached a shared vision for the sector's future through legalization and regulation, benefiting both the state and the farmer. The Authority's head, Dani Fadel, went further. He assured farmers that this year's harvest would be sold, framing it as a crucial first step to build trust and encourage their participation under the new cannabis regulation law. The plan was for the crop to be laboratory tested, with any portion meeting international standards approved for sale.
The farmers co-operated with Mr Fadel, who, in a previous special interview with "Al-Modon", promised doubled profits for both growers and the state. Furthermore, Mr Fadel promised farmers the launch of an electronic platform. They would use this platform to register and declare their lands, cultivation, and, consequently, their harvests, as a preparatory step toward legalizing the cannabis promotion and sales process.
Those promises, however, masked disagreements within the Cannabis Regulatory Authority itself. Members were split into two camps. The first view, held by four members including the president, advocated for a pragmatic, temporary arrangement. This would allow the 2025 cannabis crop to be sold under state supervision, thereby avoiding economic and security losses and preparing the ground for implementing Law 178/2020, rather than destroying the crops and wasting the agricultural effort.
The second view, supported by three members, held that the 2025 season's crop is ill...
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