ASUNCION, Paraguay (CNN) -- Mexico and Paraguay are the top two marijuana-producing countries in the world, a U.N. report says. Mexico is the top marijuana producer, a U.N. report says. Here, a member of Mexico's army guards a drug seizure. While reports of the war on drugs in Mexico are common and well-documented, the fact that tiny, landlocked Paraguay is No. 2 in the world may surprise some. But most countries in South America, notably Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, cite Paraguay as the main source for the marijuana on their market, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Most South American nations cite Paraguay as top source for marijuana, U.N. says
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Small, landlocked country is No. 2 marijuana producer after Mexico, U.N. report says
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Growers cultivate marijuana in Paraguay out of "economic necessity," official says
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Paraguayan authorities says it's too hard to catch growers, eradication efforts costly
And two of those countries -- Brazil and Argentina -- report an increase in marijuana use due to the ready availability of the crop coming from @placeholder.
Paraguay produces more than half of the 10,000 metric tons marijuana grown in all of @placeholder, the United Nations says.