The Moroccan government issued this Monday the first authorization for the import of cannabis seeds so that farmers can legally grow the plant for pharmaceutical and industrial uses, following the legalization in 2021 of this type of cultivation and commercialization in the Kingdom.
According to Spanish news agency EFE, the authorization was delivered today by the National Office of Health Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) to the beneficiary, who previously had another permit from the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC), the agency that controls cannabis cultivation since the legalization.
Beneficiaries explained to EFE that the authorization allows them to import the first seeds that meet the required legal criteria of allowed tetrahydrocannabinol or THC minus 1%.
These seeds will be delivered to about twenty farmers who have requested to start the legal cultivation of this plant.
The permits follow a number of previous authorizations granted to farmers willing to cultivate cannabis in Morocco’s select eligible regions.
In June 2021, the Moroccan Parliament passed a law that regulates for the first time the therapeutic and industrial uses of the cannabis plant.
Beneficiaries of the authorizations will have to submit monthly reports to ANRAC on the production and sale of cannabis, and on the state of warehouses, seeds, plants and products, among other measures, to avoid any criminal use of the plant.
ANRAC has determined nine permits for cannabis-related activities: cultivation and production, creation and operation of nurseries, import and export of cannabis seeds and plants, processing and manufacturing, transportation of cannabis and its products, commercialization and import and export of cannabis and its products.
About 250 permits were delivered by ANRAC so far since the beginning of the process in October 2022, two thirds of them are farmers.
Morocco additionally inaugurated the first plant for the processing of cannabis and extraction of materials for the food and medical industries, announced this Monday the Bio Cannat Cooperative in Morocco.
In a Facebook post, the Bio Cannat Cooperative in Morocco said it has built, in partnership with its members and public and private partners, the first production unit for the processing of cannabis and extraction of cannabidiol (CBD), Cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinol (CBN) and others.
This production unit had obtained the national permit for the processing of cannabis last October, noting that it is located in the area of Bab Bard, in the region of Chefchaouen (north).
This is the first unit of exploitation of cannabis for food and pharmaceutical industries, at the national level, it says.
According to the cooperative, the above-mentioned substances are used in many food, industrial, medical and paramedical industries because of their many scientifically proven benefits to relieve pain and help treat many diseases.
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