News:2007-02-28/Report/morocco-begins-a-cannabis-eradication-campaign-in-taounate-after-larache

NewsReport28 February 2007

Morocco begins a cannabis eradication campaign in Taounate after Larache

Bladi reported that, according to a UNODC report to be presented in Vienna, the area under cannabis in Morocco fell by 40 per cent and hashish production by 62 per cent in 2006 compared with 2005, owing to poor weather and the authorities' eradication efforts. Bladi said that after the results obtained in Larache province, the government had begun a new eradication campaign in Taounate province.

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PlaceTaounateFès-MeknèsMorocco

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2007-02-28 Report Morocco begins a cannabis eradication campaign in Taounate after Larache Bladi reported that, according to a UNODC report to be presented in Vienna, the area under cannabis in Morocco fell by 40 per cent and hashish production by 62 per cent in 2006 compared with 2005, owing to poor weather and the authorities' eradication efforts. Bladi said that after the results obtained in Larache province, the government had begun a new eradication campaign in Taounate province. https://www.bladi.net/baisses-spectaculaires-de-la-production-de-drogues-au-maroc.html Morocco Fès-Meknès Taounate