Lebanon becomes first Arab country to legalise cannabis for medical use (The National)

Lebanese legislators approved a law on Tuesday legalising the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial use.
The decision, which makes Lebanon the first Arab country to legalise marijuana growing, offers economic incentives for the debt-ridden state.
It makes the state the sole proprietor for trading cannabis, which has been grown illicitly for decades in Bekaa, in the east of the country.
Lebanon's Parliament approved the bill in its session on Tuesday, despite opposition from Hezbollah representatives.
Hezbollah's allies in the government, including representatives of President Michel Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri, supported the decision.
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/lebanon-becomes-first-arab-country-to-legalise-cannabis-for-medical-use-1.1009334, 21.4.2020