Albania

Arts, Culture & Media
Merita Halili
Arts, Culture & Media
Merita Halili
An Albanian state police officer holds a piece of freshly cut cannabis near the town of Kruja. Most of the pot produced in Albania is grown outdoors, on public land. Growers take advantage of the country’s Mediterranean climate and mountainous terrain.
Economics
Riding along with Albania’s pot police
Jetmir Gjini used to grow marijuana -- lots of it. Now he and his family are back to herding sheep.
Economics
In Europe’s former pot capital, now the only grass is for sheep