Moroccan farmers have completed the planting phase of the third legal cannabis cultivation season for the local “Beldia” variety, marking a new step in the Kingdom’s effort to build a regulated industry focused on medical and pharmaceutical applications.
This year’s cultivation covered around 2,200 hectares, slightly down from approximately 2,600 hectares planted last season, while about 2,000 hectares were harvested in 2024, according to sector data.
Morocco legalized cannabis in 2021 for medical, pharmaceutical and industrial uses, launching a state‑regulated framework aimed at integrating farmers, cooperatives and manufacturers into formal supply chains.
The “Beldia” strain, indigenous to Morocco, has become central to this strategy given its suitability for therapeutic and industrial derivatives rather than illicit use.
Officials say the objective is to create a fully integrated ecosystem connecting production, processing and distribution.
The success of this model remains heavily dependent on the commercialization of end products, which are sold under strict medical prescription requirements.
The agency reports that more than 110 cannabis‑based products have been approved and registered by Morocco’s medicines regulator, and are available through more than 600 authorized distribution points.
