Research:2015-03-01/Journal article/are-moroccan-cannabis-growers-able-to-adapt-to-recent-european-market-trend

Research record1 March 2015Journal article

Are Moroccan cannabis growers able to adapt to recent European market trend?

Kenza Afsahi

International Journal of Drug Policy · 2015

A short commentary tracing how European demand has shaped Moroccan cannabis supply since the 1960s, from kif grown for local consumption to hashish produced for export. Afsahi sets out the arrival of the sieving technique with European visitors in the 1960s, Morocco's position as the leading supplier to the European market through the 1980s and 1990s and the pressure placed on that position by the growth of cannabis cultivation inside Europe. The author argues that Rif growers have changed production strategies each time European demand shifted, and that those adjustments have strengthened rather than weakened the illicit economy. Read alongside the terroir and hashish-revival records for the demand-side account of why local varieties gave way to imported hybrids.

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Published1 Mar 2015

TypeJournal article

VenueInternational Journal of Drug Policy

Year2015

DOI10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.11.012

CountryMorocco

Growing regionRif Mountains

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2015-03-01 2026-08-11 Are Moroccan cannabis growers able to adapt to recent European market trend? Journal article Geography Kenza Afsahi International Journal of Drug Policy 2015 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.11.012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.11.012 A short commentary tracing how European demand has shaped Moroccan cannabis supply since the 1960s, from kif grown for local consumption to hashish produced for export. Afsahi sets out the arrival of the sieving technique with European visitors in the 1960s, Morocco's position as the leading supplier to the European market through the 1980s and 1990s and the pressure placed on that position by the growth of cannabis cultivation inside Europe. The author argues that Rif growers have changed production strategies each time European demand shifted, and that those adjustments have strengthened rather than weakened the illicit economy. Read alongside the terroir and hashish-revival records for the demand-side account of why local varieties gave way to imported hybrids. Morocco Rif Mountains