The cannabis produced there ends up mostly in the EU (via Montenegro by ship to Italy or the land route via Croatia). EU countries simply pay more for weed then potatoes so it's the market working as expected IMO (but sadly also as intended). The way to address this is to legalize it like Portugal which curbed addiction rates and freed up the legal system with more important work.
The cannabis produced there ends up mostly in the EU (via Montenegro by ship to Italy or the land route via Croatia). EU countries simply pay more for weed then potatoes so it's the market working as expected IMO (but sadly also as intended). The way to address this is to legalize it like Portugal which curbed addiction rates and freed up the legal system with more important work.