News:2023-11-02/Report/interior-ministry-report-gives-cannabis-area-of-about-29-557-hectares-in-2023

NewsReport2 November 2023

Interior Ministry report gives cannabis area of about 29,557 hectares in 2023

TelQuel reported that the Interior Ministry's annual report for 2023, cited by Alyaoum24, put the area under cannabis at about 29,557 hectares in 2023, against about 134,000 hectares in 2003, a fall of 77 per cent.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyMinistry of the Interior

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2023-11-02 Report Interior Ministry report gives cannabis area of about 29,557 hectares in 2023 TelQuel reported that the Interior Ministry's annual report for 2023, cited by Alyaoum24, put the area under cannabis at about 29,557 hectares in 2023, against about 134,000 hectares in 2003, a fall of 77 per cent. https://telquel.ma/instant-t/2023/11/02/la-superficie-reservee-a-la-culture-du-cannabis-au-maroc-a-diminue-de-77-en-20-ans 1839031/ Morocco Ministry of the Interior