"But as a result, the authorities in Helmond, including international armed forces, are turning a blind eye to cannabis production and in a situation similar to that which arose in Morrocco's Rif Valley last year, hashish production is on the up."

Which can only be good news for the discerning patrons who regularly make the pilgrimage to visit the Amsterdam Coffee Shop scene year on year, where the Afghani genetic strains have long remained a popular choice for people visiting Holland, a country in which cannabis use is tolerated by the Dutch government under carefully controlled conditions and in certain zones.

So much so, that cannabis now plays a huge part in the Dutch tourism industry, an economy which is attracting literally millions of tourist euro's every year, who come in search of original and authentic Afghan hashish, which is grown from plants similar to that shown below.

Afghani #1 - by Sensi Seeds

The plants from the fast, heavy, compact side of the cannabis family tree are named after India, and it’s true that these strains are commonly grown for charas (hashish) in the mountainous north of the country.

However, the most perfect examples of the dark, ultra-resinous Cannabis Indica genotype are actually found hundreds of kilometres to the northwest, in the mountains of Afghanistan.

Dedicated students of Indica bloodlines often refer to these varieties as ‘Afghanica’ when speaking of their favourites and as ‘hash plants’ when talking generally of the strains found across India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

But since the onset of poppy eradication the farmers, in a bid to earn a living in a hostile environment are more turning (or returning) their hands to cannabis production, which will ultimately impact the west.

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