Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned more than 4,800 farmers accused of illegally growing cannabis, according to the justice ministry.
The monarch "has kindly granted pardon to 4,831 people convicted,
prosecuted or wanted in cases linked to the cultivation of cannabis," the
ministry said in a statement, as reported by AFP.
Morocco is the world's leading cannabis producer, according to the United Nations. It adopted a law in 2021 on the production and medical use of the drug, authorizing its cultivation in rural provinces in the northeastern Rif region.
A Moroccan court is considering whether to proceed with war crimes charges against an Israeli soldier, Moche Avichzer, who is
Hamid Marah, Director of Morocco's National Center for Energy, Nuclear Sciences, and Techniques (CNESTEN), and Rafael Mariano Grossi,
Devastating wildfires in central and northern Portugal have stretched emergency services to their limits, with reinforcements from Spain and Morocco
Morocco is advancing plans to expand offshore wind energy production to enhance renewable energy capabilities, according to Moroccan media citing
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