News:2010-03-01/Report/us-narcotics-report-gives-8-338-hectares-of-cannabis-eradicated-in-morocco-in-2009

NewsReport1 March 2010

US narcotics report gives 8,338 hectares of cannabis eradicated in Morocco in 2009

The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2010 said Moroccan officials reported eradicating 8,338 hectares of cannabis in the northern provinces during the 2009 campaign: 2,032 hectares in Taounate, 6,066 in Chefchaouen, 5 in Tetouan, 3 in Al Hoceima and 232 in Larache. The report put the area under cannabis at 52,000 hectares in 2009, down from 134,000 in 2003.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyGovernment of Morocco

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2010-03-01 Report US narcotics report gives 8,338 hectares of cannabis eradicated in Morocco in 2009 The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2010 said Moroccan officials reported eradicating 8,338 hectares of cannabis in the northern provinces during the 2009 campaign: 2,032 hectares in Taounate, 6,066 in Chefchaouen, 5 in Tetouan, 3 in Al Hoceima and 232 in Larache. The report put the area under cannabis at 52,000 hectares in 2009, down from 134,000 in 2003. https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2010/vol1/137198.htm Morocco Government of Morocco