Morocco’s king pardons more than 4,800 cannabis farmers
A farmer checks crops of cannabis in the commune of Mansoura, in the Chefchaouen region southeast of Tangiers, on July 18, 2024. - Morocco passed a law in 2021 allowing the cultivation of medical and industrial-use cannabis in areas of Rif, a mountainous region that has long been a major source of illicit hashish, a stronger derivative of cannabis, smuggled to Europe. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Morocco’s king pardons more than 4,800 cannabis farmers

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned more than 4,800 farmers accused of illegally growing cannabis, the justice ministry said Monday. The monarch “has kindly granted pardon to 4,831 people convicted,…

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