Lebanon becomes first Arab country to legalize cannabis farming - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Apr 22, 2020

A farmer is seen in a green of cannabis plants in a field overlooking a lake in Yammouneh in West of Baalbek, Lebanon August 13, 2018. Picture taken August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RC1701D184F0 — A farmer is seen in a green of cannabis plants in a field overlooking a lake in Yammouneh in West of Baalbek, Lebanon Aug. 13, 2018. — REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

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Lebanese members of Parliament attend a legislative session in a theatre hall to allow social distancing amid spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in UNESCO Palace building in Beirut, Lebanon April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RC2Y8G9Q09EO

Lebanese parliament reconvenes with anti-virus measures in place

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Customers wearing face masks and gloves queue outside a supermarket, during a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RC23ZF91BZ0E

Lebanon calls on international donors to provide coronavirus relief funds

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