Moroccan authorities continue their search for ways to take the regulation of cannabis to the final stages.
Legislators are open for local discussions in the agricultural areas, starting from the Al Hoceima region, Eastern North of Morocco, hoping to reach Chefchaouen and Taounate next.
A study day will take place in the region of Tangier-Tetouan Al Hoceima to discuss laws and regulations related to the matter, along with local stakeholders.
Larbi El Mahrachi, Vice President of the Tangier-Tetouan Al Hoceima region is leading a preparatory committee, in preparation for the study day entitled “Indian hemp activities, production, transformation, and manufacture.”
Interested associations studying the various steps of the legalization of cannabis cultivation will be present on this study day.
The law and regulations of Indian hemp have limited the cultivation areas of this plant to five main regions, namely, Ouazzane, Taounate, Chefchaouen, Al Hoceima, and Tetouan.
Some other North regions demand to be included in the national strategy for the cultivation of the plant.
El Mahrachi, vice president of the region of Tangier-Tetouan Al Hoceima said that meetings held around this matter aim to expand this conversation, considering that everyone has now moved towards the scientific and technical aspects of it.
He declared that the region is rooting for the success of the projects related to the cannabis regulations.
El Mahrachi added, in a statement to Hespress AR, that the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region will keep up with the farmers technically and through studies, pointing out that radical drastic changes are to be expected.
He confirmed that talks about supporting the farmers through an investment fund are ongoing.
According to the vice president, this support will be provided through associations and cooperatives, noting that there are many investment requests, that the region is not interested in.
The requests are coming from many countries, including Germany, Israel, Canada, Spain, and others.
He added: “The study day will be in September, and it will discuss many points with the concerned associations.”
By legalizing the uses of cannabis, Morocco seeks to attract global investments, especially from companies specializing in the legal uses of cannabis for medical and industrial purposes.
The Moroccan government aspires to develop legal cannabis cultivation in order to improve farmers’ income and protect them from international drug smuggling networks.
The law stipulates that all activities related to cannabis and its products will be subject to the licensing system, and a national agency will be created entrusted with coordinating between all government sectors and national and international partners, to develop an agricultural and industrial chain concerned with cannabis.
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