Laos destroyed 104.6 metric tons of cannabis under cultivation in 1996 and seized 1.09 tonnes of processed marijuana in 35 cases, according to the US narcotics report for the following year. The eradication campaign was part of a wider opium-reduction programme.[1]
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References
- US Department of State — 1997 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Laos1996: 104.6 metric tons of cannabis under cultivation destroyed; 1.09 t processed marijuana seized.
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