Egypt declares 1-year jail term for ‘illegal drug’ users and 25 years for drug traffickers

  Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday officially banned several types of “synthetic” hashish. According to a ministry statement, the ban applies to six “extremely addictive” substances found in artificial hashish, which has recently become popular among Egyptian youth. The ministry refrained from providing the technical names of the newly-banned substances. Egyptian law draws a sharp … Continue reading Egypt declares 1-year jail term for ‘illegal drug’ users and 25 years for drug traffickers