Morocco’s Cannabis Farmers Eye Legal Market as Medical Use Bill Advances
28 April 2021
The draft legislation on the medical use of cannabis delights some producers in the mountainous region of Kétama who want to seize the opportunity.
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Moroccan Cannabis Farmers Form Committee to Advocate for Legalization Interests
26 April 2021
Indian hemp farmers in the provinces of Al Hoceima and Chefchaouen have created a coordination committee for the areas of origin of the cannabis plant. It is mandated to (…)
French Authorities Bust Major Moroccan Drug Ring Operating for Two Decades
25 April 2021
The French gendarmes have dismantled a major Moroccan drug trafficking network based in the Île-de-France region and in Lyon. In total, thirteen people were indicted, nine of (…)
Drug Money Laundering: Underground Bankers in Morocco Aid Traffickers, French Official Warns
19 April 2021
Divisional Commissioner Anne-Sophie Coulbois, head of the Central Office for the Repression of Major Financial Delinquency (OCRGDF), says that traffickers use underground (…)
Syrian and Kurdish Well-Drillers Boost Morocco’s Cannabis Industry
15 April 2021
Cannabis growers in northern Morocco, the region par excellence of cannabis cultivation, are calling on the expertise of Syrians and Kurds to carry out well drilling at reduced (…)
Morocco’s Cannabis Legalization Sparks Land Rush in Ketama, Doubling Prices
9 April 2021
The adoption of the draft law on the legal uses of cannabis in Morocco has generated great interest for investors in the Tangier region and others who are flocking to Ketama (…)
Moroccan Party Leader Calls for Amnesty for Cannabis Farmers Ahead of Legalization
5 April 2021
The Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), Abdellatif Ouahbi, calls for a general amnesty for farmers convicted of cannabis cultivation. With his (…)
Moroccan Party Leader Urges Cannabis Law Reform to Protect Small Farmers
31 March 2021
After the legalization of the use of cannabis, some drug traffickers are trying to seize the land of small farmers. A maneuver denounced by Mohand Laenser, Secretary General of (…)
French Narcotics Office: Moroccan Ties Prominent Among Top Drug Traffickers
28 March 2021
Moroccans or people with links to Morocco are on the list of the most powerful drug barons in France. Originally titled "top 25", this ranking by the narcotics office has been (…)
Major French Cannabis Trafficker Arrested in Dubai, Faces Extradition
24 March 2021
Considered the main importer of cannabis in France, Moufide Bouchibi alias "Mouf", on the run in Morocco in 2012, was arrested in Dubai. He will be extradited to France where (…)