For centuries, the mountains of the Rif, which extends from the city of Tangier up to the eastern border with Algeria, have been a centre of cannabis farming. Morocco is to this day the biggest ...

Only two years ago, Abdesselam Ichou began growing cannabis legally as part of Morocco’s legalisation of the plant for medicinal and industrial uses in an impoverished part of the country. Now ...

A farmer inspects plants in a cannabis field in the village of Azila, in Morocco's Ketama region, near the marginalized and underdeveloped mountainous region of Rif, Sept. 16, 2022.

Only two years ago, Abdesselam Ichou began growing cannabis legally as part of Morocco's legalisation of the plant for medicinal and industrial uses in an impoverished part of the country.Now, he is ...

The North African country passed a law in 2021 allowing the cultivation of medical and industrial-use cannabis in areas of Rif, ... Morocco's cannabis regulating agency. For Ichou, it was "a ...

In Morocco, cannabis growers come 'out of the shadows' ... The North African country passed a law in 2021 allowing the cultivation of medical and industrial-use cannabis in areas of Rif, ...

The North African country passed a law in 2021 allowing the cultivation of medical and industrial-use cannabis in areas of Rif, a mountainous region that has lo.

In its first harvest of legal, low-potency cannabis last year, the country reported an output of 296 tonnes, according to ANRAC, Morocco's cannabis regulating agency.

World In Morocco, cannabis growers come ‘out of the shadows’ By. AFP. Published. July 28, 2024 ...

In Chefchaouen, Hoceima, and Taounate -- the Rif provinces where non-recreational cannabis cultivation is legal -- the number of farmers went from 430 to 3,000 in a year, according to ANRAC.

Only two years ago, Abdesselam Ichou began growing cannabis legally as part of Morocco's legalisation of the plant for medicinal and industrial uses in an impoverished part of the country.