Two million m² needed to grow marijuana

The amount of land the Netherlands would have to devote to growing marijuana to meet domestic demand would be two million square metres – the equivalent to 300 football pitches, reports the AD newspaper on Monday, without quoting sources.


The cities of Tilburg and Eindhoven have volunteered to begin experimenting with growing ‘state marijuana’ in an effort to cut out organised crime.

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