News:2019-11-08/Report/interior-ministry-report-gives-cannabis-area-in-the-north-of-about-47-500-hectares

NewsReport8 November 2019

Interior Ministry report gives cannabis area in the north of about 47,500 hectares

Hespress reported that the Interior Ministry's report on its work in 2019 put the area under cannabis in the northern provinces at about 47,500 hectares, down by about 65 per cent from 134,000 hectares, from the latest assessment by satellite imagery. The ministry said the authorities continued campaigns against the crop in the 2018 and 2019 seasons, destroying hundreds of hectares, alongside development programmes.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyMinistry of the Interior

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2019-11-08 Report Interior Ministry report gives cannabis area in the north of about 47,500 hectares Hespress reported that the Interior Ministry's report on its work in 2019 put the area under cannabis in the northern provinces at about 47,500 hectares, down by about 65 per cent from 134,000 hectares, from the latest assessment by satellite imagery. The ministry said the authorities continued campaigns against the crop in the 2018 and 2019 seasons, destroying hundreds of hectares, alongside development programmes. https://www.hespress.com/524960-524960.html Morocco Ministry of the Interior