News:2022-11-04/Report/interior-ministry-report-gives-cannabis-area-of-about-28-000-hectares-in-2022

NewsReport4 November 2022

Interior Ministry report gives cannabis area of about 28,000 hectares in 2022

SNRTnews reported that an Interior Ministry report attached to its budget put the area under illicit cannabis at about 28,000 hectares in 2022, down by about 80 per cent from about 134,000 hectares in 2003. The report also gave seizures of more than 511 tonnes of cannabis resin and more than 328 tonnes of kif plant in 2021.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyMinistry of the Interior

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2022-11-04 Report Interior Ministry report gives cannabis area of about 28,000 hectares in 2022 SNRTnews reported that an Interior Ministry report attached to its budget put the area under illicit cannabis at about 28,000 hectares in 2022, down by about 80 per cent from about 134,000 hectares in 2003. The report also gave seizures of more than 511 tonnes of cannabis resin and more than 328 tonnes of kif plant in 2021. https://snrtnews.com/article/58277 Morocco Ministry of the Interior