Authorities in Morocco announced the official start of its first legal cannabis growing season, two years after the country’s parliament passed a law to regulate an already widespread activity.
The first batch of cannabis seeds, imported from Switzerland, was delivered to farmers and agricultural co-operatives in the northern provinces of Al Hoceima, Chefchaouen, and Taounate.
Those who received the seeds had to sign receipts to keep track of the distributed quantities. Last October, a Moroccan state agency began the process of issuing cannabis cultivation permits a year after the law was passed by parliament.
Cannabis, more commonly known as “keef” in Morocco, is already widely grown in the country illegally. Authorities say that the new legal framework aims to improve farmers’ incomes and deter drug traffickers who smuggle cannabis to Europe.
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