ACEH - Many of the green field discoveries that became marijuana fields in Aceh, especially in Bireuen District, make the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) plan to include the area into the Grand Design Alternative Development (GDAD) .GDAD is a step BNN initiated by BNN Head Budi Waseso in October 2017. The purpose of the move is to make people aware that cannabis fields can be converted as vegetable fields, fruit, until the object of nature tourism, thus distancing the community from the concept of planting narcotic plants.
"The village of Meunasah Bungo, Peudadada Sub-district, Bireun District, has great potential to be a tourist attraction, with hills overlooking rice fields, forests and oceans," said BNNK Bireun Saiful Fadhli in Lhokseumawe, as quoted by Antara on Monday / 3/2018).
"The circulation of marijuana also triggers the circulation of other narcotics, including shabu.From intelligence information, there has been a barter between marijuana and shabu through rat trails in aceh, along coastal villages in Sumatra, even in Papua, where marijuana is bartered with smuggled goods , "said Budi Waseso, as quoted from the official website of BNN.
Aceh Police Data in 2016 mentions 482 hectares of marijuana land has been destroyed.
Minister of National Development Planning, Bambang Brodjonegoro admitted quite enthusiastic about the steps taken by this BNN. According to him, the program needs to get cross-sectoral support.
"Still there must be considered, the first crop must have economic value, such as coffee, coconut, cocoa and other food crops," said Bambang.
"Secondly, the importance of clear target market so that the farmers do not lose, that is, ideally, the farmers already have a target market like a big company that became partners," he concluded.