Liberia's Kush Crisis: A Generation at Risk Amid Hidden Trade and Growing Addiction

Liberia is grappling with a growing 'kush' crisis, where young people are being lured into addiction by the lucrative black market trade of cannabis products. The crisis has been described as a 'generation at risk', with children and teenagers increasingly turning to marijuana as an escape from poverty and lack of opportunities. Family members and community leaders have sounded the alarm on the devastating impact of substance abuse, which is now spreading rapidly across the capital city of Monrovia. Authorities are struggling to address the crisis, which threatens to undermine progress made in rebuilding the country after years of civil war.