Swaziland is a tiny country within South Africa, one of only two monarchies left in Africa (the other is Morocco and at least Morocco feigns not being an absolute monarchy).
Swaziland has a horribly high HIV-positive rate (over 25%, the highest rate in the world) and is generally completely dependent on its neighbor, (or rather, surrounder) South Africa. So today's story is about a grandma whose three daughters all died (the article is ambiguous but suggests AIDS) and left her with 11 grandchildren to take care of. So what does she do? Grow marijuana!
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Random Kate Thoughts: I've visited Swaziland and on the whole it tries pretty hard to fulfill a lot of "African" stereotypes--of drum circles and starving children, corrupt kings and flags with spears on them. This particular story is a fascinating one. If Swaziland or South Africa were like California, where medical marijuana is legal, these women would have a real livelihood in front of them, instead of living in constant fear of the police, being strong-armed by middlemen with a monopoly over their crop, and having hungry mouths waiting to be fed keeping them from any real bargaining power.
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