Morocco Set to Legalize Cannabis Production for Medical Use
The Claim
Morocco will legalize cannabis next week.
News posted on
Emerging story
News that Morocco will legalize cannabis next week is widely circulating online. Users have shared this claim expressing their excitement, and calling it amazing news.
In addition, a Moroccan news website reported that Morocco has proposed to decriminalize cannabis production.
morocco will legalize cannabis next week WTFFF
— hiba benchinoune (@HBenchinoune) February 25, 2021
omg morocco just legalized cannabis siuuuuuuuu now ima have to try it tbh #imjustfollowingthelaw
— 𝓛 (@louizahh) February 25, 2021
Morocco is legalizing cannabis next week. THATS AMAZING! (i'm not being ironic, this is good)
— Sig (@Sig86966356) February 25, 2021
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found this claim true, but the claim neglects part of the story, aiming to promote certain news and prevent other news from spreading.
Social media users and news websites that reported this claim didn’t mention that Morocco plans to allow the farming, export, and domestic sale of cannabis specifically for medical and industrial use.
The Moroccan government believes this move will help impoverished farmers in the Rif Mountains amid a growing legal global market for the drug, according to Reuters.
#Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use. By doing so, it seeks to gain access to the booming legal international market for the drug. This should also help to alleviate the economic hardship in the Rif region. By @AhmedEljechtimihttps://t.co/sCXgoUmQdV
— Bauke Baumann (@BaukeBaumann) February 26, 2021
Legalizing the use of cannabis in Morocco has been a hot issue, particularly after some MPs campaigned for allowing cannabis to be used for medical purposes.
#cannabis #marijuana #cannabiscommunity Morocco seizes 9.5 tonnes of cannabis in refrigerated truck :: https://t.co/jSJTIBCWwx
— The Medical Marijuana Blog (@MMPconnect) February 24, 2021
Around 9.5 tonnes of cannabis resin was seized from a refrigerated lorry near Morocco’s capital Rabat, the national security https://t.co/VSlpl1JMel pic.twitter.com/2UUbkVYjwV
Some 400,000 Moroccan farmers are involved in the cultivation of cannabis over 73,000 hectares.
🌿👩🌾🌿 Responses to COVID-19 impacts must include Moroccan cannabis farmers. En International Drug Policy Consortium: https://t.co/V3F93XUMbO 📷: Europan External Action Service#drogas #marihuana #cannabis #hachis #marruecos #coronavirus #agricultura #soma
— Proyecto Soma (@proyecto_soma) October 5, 2020
