News:2025-11-03/Report/interior-ministry-report-gives-illicit-cannabis-area-of-about-20-627-hectares-in-2025

NewsReport3 November 2025

Interior Ministry report gives illicit cannabis area of about 20,627 hectares in 2025

Hespress reported that the Interior Ministry's report on its work for the 2025 budget year put the area under illicit cannabis at about 20,627 hectares in 2025, against about 134,000 hectares in 2003, a fall estimated at 85 per cent. The ministry said its work included applying Law 13-21 on the licit uses of cannabis and keeping cannabis products out of illegal channels.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyMinistry of the Interior

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2025-11-03 Report Interior Ministry report gives illicit cannabis area of about 20,627 hectares in 2025 Hespress reported that the Interior Ministry's report on its work for the 2025 budget year put the area under illicit cannabis at about 20,627 hectares in 2025, against about 134,000 hectares in 2003, a fall estimated at 85 per cent. The ministry said its work included applying Law 13-21 on the licit uses of cannabis and keeping cannabis products out of illegal channels. https://fr.hespress.com/448256-maroc-les-cultures-illegales-de-cannabis-reduites-de-85.html Morocco Ministry of the Interior