Evidence has suggested that cannabis has been present in Egypt since circa 3000 BC.
Although Cannabis use is illegal in Egypt, it is often used privately by many. Cannabis is grown throughout the year in the Sinai Peninsula and in Upper Egypt.
The trade is largely focused in Sinai, and the area has been the main target of eradication efforts, with 7 million cannabis plants (along with 10.3 million opium plants) eradicated there in 1994.
Wikipedia article “Cannabis in Eygpt”