Top 10 cannabis-growing countries

In a legal cannabis market, every company tries to sell the best products. The result is generally an increase in the production and quality of weed, and a diverse range of products: space cake, skin creams, lubricants, etc...

However, industrialists and even traffickers have not waited for this new market to grow their own products. cannabis themselves. From the Netherlands to Jamaica Top 10 weed-growing countries.

Afghanistan

One of the countries of origin of the first cannabis strains to travel to the West, Afghanistan has long supplied the West with hashish (and heroin). Afghan cannabis strains are known for their acrid, powerful aromas and high resin production.

Albania

Albania is one of Europe's biggest producers of illegal weed. Tucked away deep in the Albanian mountains, villages such as Lazarat are veritable weed factories, hence the country's nickname of the weed granary of Europe. By 2012, 33,000 plants had been officially eradicated from 154 different sites. A pittance compared to the country's overall production, which supplies the whole of Europe.

Canada

Production of medical cannabis is so strong in Canada that the country supplies virtually any country in the world. which authorizes the therapeutic use of cannabis without, at first, having sufficient production facilities to meet demand. Companies such as Tilray and Canopy Growth are taking on a major role in this new industry.

Colombia

In addition to cocaine, Colombia has a certain expertise in the cultivation of excellent weed. One example is the Colombian Gold and all its derivatives. The country's climate is perfect for growing weed, and illegal growers would love to have a legal circuit to get on the right side of the fence and distribute their weed without fear of repression.

United States

Now that 28 states have legalized the medical use of cannabis and 8 have legalized its recreational use, things are hopping in the land of the pot. Northern California is known for its outdoor organic cannabis cultivation, while new states with less favorable climates, such as Colorado, are investing heavily in indoor production.

Jamaica

Naturally, Jamaica produces impressive quantities of weed, not all of it of good quality. The harvest is often piled flat in bags and left to wither until consumed.

The recent decriminalization should encourage local growers to move upmarket, and future dispensaries to distribute quality grass.

Morocco

Morocco is Europe's main hash supplier. In 2012, UNODC estimated 52,000 hectares cultivated for a production of 38,000 tonnes. In comparison, Lebanon, also known for its famous hashish, would only grow cannabis on 3,500 hectares.

Mexico

Historically, the word «marihuana» comes from Mexican Spanish, and was used to describe a mixture of herbs used for medicinal purposes. The term was used to denigrate the herb that Mexicans brought with them to the United States, which at the time was of very low quality.

Local growers have improved since then, and Mexican weeds have given rise to well-known varieties such as Mexican Sativa. Mexico has always been a major supplier of weed to the USA.

Nigeria

We're switching continents to Africa. Cannabis isn't legal in Nigeria, but that doesn't stop it from being a major domestic supplier, and for the continent, as the Kenya. Weed is quite common there, even if the laws are not consumer-friendly.

Netherlands

Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Amsterdam's traditional coffeeshops. Although coffeeshops are currently not allowed to sell legally, and must therefore rely on the black market, the country unofficially produces hundreds of tons of cannabis every year.

Some of the the best weed in the world were created there in the 70s and 80s by today's famous growers like Shantibaba and Neville, and now within the large seed banks.