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Morocco offers 3000 legal cannabis farming permits in 2024

The national authority for the regulation of cannabis-related activities (ANRAC) offered 3000 this year, for the production, processing, and import of cannabis-related products compared to just 609 last year. The number of farmers who received farming permits rose to 2600 in the provinces of Taounate, Chaouen, Al Hoceima, while 200 permits were delivered to activities […]

Moroccan Mohamed Boudra Elected President of UCLG-World

Mayor of the city of Al Hoceima and chairman of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Municipal Councils (AMPCC), Mohamed Boudra was elected, on Friday in Durban, President of the Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG-World). The candidate of Africa was elected by consensus following the withdrawal of Russian candidate, Mayor of Kazan, […]

Morocco braces for another dry year

The specter of drought is still haunting Morocco for the fourth consecutive year amid delayed rainfall and emptying reservoirs. The alarm bell was rang by water minister Nizar Baraka who warned that some cities should prepare for a rationing of water as part of measures to reduce demand. “The country is heading to a fourth […]