Cannabis in Yemen
Appearance
![]() Location of Yemen (dark green) | |
Medicinal | Illegal |
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Recreational | Illegal |
Cannabis in Yemen is illegal. Cannabis is less common in Yemen than khat.[1]
History
Cannabis is listed as one of the agricultural products of Yemen during the Rasulid dynasty (1229-1454).[2]
Economy
Yemen is Saudi Arabia's principal source of drugs.[3]
In 2007, Yemen was the fifteenth-most prolific producer of cannabis resin, comprising 0.4% of seized cannabis globally.[4]
References
- ^ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2004). World Drug Report 2004. United Nations Publications. pp. 1996–. ISBN 978-92-1-148185-3.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tim Mackintosh-Smith (3 June 2014). Yemen: The Unknown Arabia. The Overlook Press. pp. 151–. ISBN 978-1-4683-0998-0.
- ^ ê–igo MorŽ Mart’nez (15 May 2011). The Borders of Inequality: Where Wealth and Poverty Collide. University of Arizona Press. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-0-8165-2932-2.
- ^ Ginny Hill (2017). Yemen Endures: Civil War, Saudi Adventurism and the Future of Arabia. Oxford University Press. pp. 317–. ISBN 978-0-19-084236-9.