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Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Morocco is a major cannabis producer and has allowed the cultivation, export and use of the drug for medicine or in industry since 2021 – but it does not allow it to be used for recreational purposes. AFP

Rabat, Morocco (Reuters) – Morocco's king has pardoned nearly 5,000 people convicted or wanted on charges linked to illegal cannabis cultivation, the justice ministry has said.

Morocco is a major cannabis producer and has allowed the cultivation, export and use of the drug for medicine or in industry since 2021 – but it does not allow it to be used for recreational purposes.

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