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In this January 9, 2017, photo, a saleswoman holds up a locally produced t-shirt made out of Hemp in Pyongyang, North Korea, which has been getting some pretty high praise lately from the stoner world. The claim that marijuana is legal in North Korea and that if any laws do exist they aren't enforced is emphatically not true according to the North Korean penal code, which lists it as a controlled substance in the same category as cocaine and heroin, and the people who would likely be called in to try to get any foreigner violating them out of jail. Hemp is, in fact, grown in North Korea with official sanction. It's used to make cooking oil and military uniforms and belts. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this January 9, 2017, photo, a saleswoman holds up a locally produced t-shirt made out of Hemp in Pyongyang, North Korea, which has been getting some pretty high praise lately from the stoner world. The claim that marijuana is legal in North Korea and that if any laws do exist they aren't enforced is emphatically not true according to the North Korean penal code, which lists it as a controlled substance in the same category as cocaine and heroin, and the people who would likely be called in to try to get any foreigner violating them out of jail. Hemp is, in fact, grown in North Korea with official sanction. It's used to make cooking oil and military uniforms and belts. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



In this Friday, January 6, 2017 photo, pedestrians and cyclists are reflected in the Pothong River as they cross a bridge at the start of their work day in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this Friday, January 6, 2017 photo, pedestrians and cyclists are reflected in the Pothong River as they cross a bridge at the start of their work day in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



Service personnel and civilians lay flowers before the bronze statue of leader Kim Jong Il on New Year's Day in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Service personnel and civilians lay flowers before the bronze statue of leader Kim Jong Il on New Year's Day in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)



In a photo taken on November 27, 2016 a female traffic police officer directs traffic on a road in Pyongyang. Believed to be hand-picked for their looks, Pyongyang's female traffic police are a familiar sight at intersections around the capital, where traffic volumes have noticeably increased in recent years. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

In a photo taken on November 27, 2016 a female traffic police officer directs traffic on a road in Pyongyang. Believed to be hand-picked for their looks, Pyongyang's female traffic police are a familiar sight at intersections around the capital, where traffic volumes have noticeably increased in recent years. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A propaganda troupe perform before the Arch of Triumph on the last day of the 200-day campaign in Pyongyang on December 15, 2016. North Korea wrapped up a 200-day mass mobilisation campaign aimed at boosting an economy struggling with upgraded UN sanctions imposed after its two nuclear tests this year. Coming hard on the heels of a similar 70-day campaign that ended in May, the 200-day version kicked off in early June, pushing extra hours and working weekends. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)

A propaganda troupe perform before the Arch of Triumph on the last day of the 200-day campaign in Pyongyang on December 15, 2016. North Korea wrapped up a 200-day mass mobilisation campaign aimed at boosting an economy struggling with upgraded UN sanctions imposed after its two nuclear tests this year. Coming hard on the heels of a similar 70-day campaign that ended in May, the 200-day version kicked off in early June, pushing extra hours and working weekends. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)



A general view shows the Monument to the Founding of the Workers Party (top R) and the Pyongyang city skyline on November 28, 2016. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A general view shows the Monument to the Founding of the Workers Party (top R) and the Pyongyang city skyline on November 28, 2016. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



Female students of the Pyongyang International Football Academy take part in a training and aerobics session in Pyongyang on December 2, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

Female students of the Pyongyang International Football Academy take part in a training and aerobics session in Pyongyang on December 2, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



In this photo taken on December 2, 2016, commuters wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

In this photo taken on December 2, 2016, commuters wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A propaganda troupe perform before the Arch of Triumph on the last day of the 200-day campaign in Pyongyang on December 15, 2016. North Korea wrapped up a 200-day mass mobilisation campaign aimed at boosting an economy struggling with upgraded UN sanctions imposed after its two nuclear tests this year. Coming hard on the heels of a similar 70-day campaign that ended in May, the 200-day version kicked off in early June, pushing extra hours and working weekends. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)

A propaganda troupe perform before the Arch of Triumph on the last day of the 200-day campaign in Pyongyang on December 15, 2016. North Korea wrapped up a 200-day mass mobilisation campaign aimed at boosting an economy struggling with upgraded UN sanctions imposed after its two nuclear tests this year. Coming hard on the heels of a similar 70-day campaign that ended in May, the 200-day version kicked off in early June, pushing extra hours and working weekends. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)



This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 18, 2016 shows the memorial service for leader Kim Jong Il at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on December 17, the fifth anniversary of his demise. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA)

This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 18, 2016 shows the memorial service for leader Kim Jong Il at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on December 17, the fifth anniversary of his demise. (Photo by AFP Photo/KCNA)



In a photo taken on December 2, 2016 a female traffic police officer directs traffic on a road in Pyongyang. Believed to be hand-picked for their looks, Pyongyang's female traffic police are a familiar sight at intersections around the capital, where traffic volumes have noticeably increased in recent years. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

In a photo taken on December 2, 2016 a female traffic police officer directs traffic on a road in Pyongyang. Believed to be hand-picked for their looks, Pyongyang's female traffic police are a familiar sight at intersections around the capital, where traffic volumes have noticeably increased in recent years. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A young woman poses for a picture next to an ice sculpture at the Pyongyang Ice Sculpture Festival in Kim Il Sung Square on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2016. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)

A young woman poses for a picture next to an ice sculpture at the Pyongyang Ice Sculpture Festival in Kim Il Sung Square on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2016. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)



A boy spins a top while other children look on as North Koreans come out to mark the start of 2017 on New Year's Day in Pyongyang on January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)

A boy spins a top while other children look on as North Koreans come out to mark the start of 2017 on New Year's Day in Pyongyang on January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)



A girl flies a kite as North Koreans come out to mark the start of 2017 on New Year's Day in Pyongyang on January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)

A girl flies a kite as North Koreans come out to mark the start of 2017 on New Year's Day in Pyongyang on January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)



North Koreans bow before statues of former presidents Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il at the Mansu Hill Grand Monument on New Year's Day in Pyongyang on January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)

North Koreans bow before statues of former presidents Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il at the Mansu Hill Grand Monument on New Year's Day in Pyongyang on January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Won-Jin/AFP Photo)



North Koreans gather to watch a New Year's fireworks display at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)

North Koreans gather to watch a New Year's fireworks display at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)



North Korean children gather near the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium to play folk games on the first day of the year, on Sunday, January 1, 2017, in Pyongyang North Korea. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)

North Korean children gather near the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium to play folk games on the first day of the year, on Sunday, January 1, 2017, in Pyongyang North Korea. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)



North Koreans react as they gather to watch a New Year's fireworks display at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)

North Koreans react as they gather to watch a New Year's fireworks display at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, January 1, 2017. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)



North Korean children gather near the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium to play folk games on the first day of the year, on Sunday, January 1, 2017, in Pyongyang North Korea. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)

North Korean children gather near the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium to play folk games on the first day of the year, on Sunday, January 1, 2017, in Pyongyang North Korea. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)



In this December 11, 2016 photo, residents pass by the towering Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. Thirty years after work began on what was then one of the tallest hotel projects ever attempted, the inside of the structure has yet to be completed and mystery swirls over whether it ever will ever open for guests. (Photo by Eric Talmadge/AP Photo)

In this December 11, 2016 photo, residents pass by the towering Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. Thirty years after work began on what was then one of the tallest hotel projects ever attempted, the inside of the structure has yet to be completed and mystery swirls over whether it ever will ever open for guests. (Photo by Eric Talmadge/AP Photo)
12 Jan 2017 11:33:00