In Brief...

Two thousand cannabis plants were torched in Kampong Thom on Tuesday. According to the Cambodia Daily it is not illegal to plant cannabis for personal consumption (e.g. 4-10 plants is OK). But the punishment for getting busted with 2 000 little trees? The three owners were not arrested but "educated that the product of the plant, marijuana, was illegal". They had to promise never to plant such a large crop again.