Despite Legalisation, Morocco's Black Market Cannabis Trade Still Dominates
MOROCCO, JUL 29 – Legal cannabis farming grew fourteen-fold to nearly 4,200 tonnes last year with 5,000 farmers licensed, but illegal cultivation still covers over 27,100 hectares, officials say.
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Despite legalisation, Morocco's black market cannabis trade still dominates
Beneath the blazing summer sun, Abderrahman Talbi surveyed the neat rows of flourishing cannabis blooms in compact fields, reflecting on how his life has changed since he joined Morocco's burgeoning legal cannabis industry two years ago. Like many farmers in the northern Rif mountains who have long grown the crop illegally, Talbi is relieved that raids and seizures by the authorities are no longer a worry. "I can now say I am a cannabis farmer w…

Legal cannabis blooms in Morocco but black market still beckons
BAB BERRED, Morocco - Beneath the blazing summer sun, Abderrahman Talbi surveyed the neat rows of flourishing cannabis blooms in compact fields, reflecting on how his life has changed since he joined Morocco's burgeoning legal cannabis industry two years ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Inside Morocco’s Cannabis Culture and Legal Industry Shift: From Kif to Clinics - Cannabis News World
Discover the rich history of Moroccan cannabis, from ancient kif traditions to the rise of a legal medical cannabis market in the Rif Mountains. The post Inside Morocco’s Cannabis Culture and Legal Industry Shift: From Kif to Clinics first appeared on High Times.
Morocco’s legal cannabis trade struggles against black market dominance – The North Africa Post
In the scorching heat of Morocco’s Rif mountains, Abderrahman Talbi tends his cannabis plants without the fear that has haunted farmers here for generations. “I can now say I am a cannabis farmer without fear,” he tells Reuters. “Peace of mind has no price.” Two years after Morocco legalized cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial […]
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