Lebanon is considering legalising the cultivation and exportation of cannabis for medical purpose to help revive the economy.
It may take months before it comes to a vote in parliament.
This is not the first time that the idea of capitalising on the underground cannabis market has been floated.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon.
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