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Health
Gurvinder Singh

India’s farmers risk jail to grow lucrative cannabis crop

Cannabis cultivation in Odisha is done in remote areas, mostly in the hills where it is hard for the police to reach [Gurvinder Singh/Al Jazeera]

Odisha, India – Ajay Rout is an Indigenous farmer in a remote village in a southern district of India’s Odisha state.

The village is surrounded by forest and hills, with the nearest market 10km (6.2 miles) away.

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