News:2011-03-03/Report/us-narcotics-report-says-morocco-cleared-a-further-9-400-hectares-of-cannabis-in-2010

NewsReport3 March 2011

US narcotics report says Morocco cleared a further 9,400 hectares of cannabis in 2010

The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2011 said that, according to the press, Morocco cleared a further 9,400 hectares of cannabis in 2010, pursuing eradication despite opposition in growing areas. The report cited press reports that farmers in the Chefchaouen region attacked a police station and clashed with police, and that growers criticised the aerial spraying of defoliants, which they said had destroyed their food crops.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyGovernment of Morocco

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2011-03-03 Report US narcotics report says Morocco cleared a further 9,400 hectares of cannabis in 2010 The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2011 said that, according to the press, Morocco cleared a further 9,400 hectares of cannabis in 2010, pursuing eradication despite opposition in growing areas. The report cited press reports that farmers in the Chefchaouen region attacked a police station and clashed with police, and that growers criticised the aerial spraying of defoliants, which they said had destroyed their food crops. https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2011/vol1/156362.htm Morocco Government of Morocco