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- Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalize marijuana cultivation.
- The cannabis plant has been farmed illegally in Lebanon in the fertile Bekaa Valley.
- According to the United Nations, Lebanon is the third largest supplier of cannabis resin in the world after Morocco and Afghanistan.
- Apart from Lebanon, Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent also involved in this opium production.
- The Golden Crescent includes three countries namely Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Together they form a crescent in the map and hence the name Crescent.
- The Golden Triangle includes Thailand, Myanmar and Laos.
- The regions meet at the confluence of Ruak and Mekong River and hence forming a golden triangle.
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