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Morocco's war on cannabis
By Richard Hamilton
BBC News, Morocco


Morocco has dramatically reduced its production of cannabis.


Olive trees are being grown as an alternative to cannabis

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the north African country, which was the biggest supplier of hashish in the world, has now cut production of the crop by almost 50% over the past three years.

The Moroccan government says it plans to completely eradicate cannabis by 2008.

We drove into Morocco's cannabis country: the Rif mountains, where they have been growing cannabis, or "Kif" as it is called, since the 15th Century

"It's not a question of replacing cannabis with apples, vines or avocados. The question is replacing the incredibly dynamic economy of cannabis, with an equally dynamic economy - that is also legal."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6426799.stm

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The Rif has historically been the poorest part of Morocco. I am skeptical "diversification" will work there. Reminds me of Afghanistan and the attempt to weed it off opium production.

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