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Canada troops battle 10-ft Afghan marijuana plants
Continue to the storyCanadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-feet high marijuana plants. General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defence staff, said on Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana. One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."