Morocco’s cannabis farmers: ‘Poor and living in fear’

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In #Morocco’s impoverished #Rif mountains, #cannabis farming provides an essential economic lifeline. Now, the Moroccan government looks set to #legalise the drug’s use, cultivation and export for medicine and industry. But many farmers, who say they face poverty, the fear of arrest and exploitation by dealers and traffickers, are not convinced the law change will do much to improve their lives.

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34 Comments

  1. ICONIC TV Channel 2 By Mar Derfoufi on January 19, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    Moroccan Hashish we OWN THE HASHTAG & THE MACDONALD HASH BROWN



  2. Robert Moray on January 19, 2022 at 7:41 pm

    0:43 BIG Respect to the Moroccan people and youth who stand up and speak truth such as this Man.
    As a Legal Canadian Medical Hashish Maker and Seed Genetics Breeder , I would love to partner with willing Farmers .
    May our future be so. No Law, soldier, Mafia or gun can destroy a people who have chosen a certain road.

    ‘Nothing is true, everything is permitted’ – Hassan -I Sabbah, the ‘Old Man of the Mountain’



  3. Mnd0vrMnky on January 19, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    Do they need seasonal workers?



  4. Harlz Zap on January 19, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    lol legal, so what, more of a world glute of cannabis. Canadians are producing subpar cannabis that has bad shelf life and backed up in holding for more than a year + could supply, leaving the consumers with harsh ganja. Most concentrates are still shatter made from BHO because real hash would be low yields the farmers would lose, but we see it time and again, the farmers of Morocco will be pushed out and a few players left in the end paying little money to any farmer left to tend to garbage herb. Canada has a few big players left and constantly watching prices drop. In the end, .50cents a gram will be inevitable and only sun grown, non energy consumption will win



  5. eggypickle on January 19, 2022 at 7:46 pm

    There’s opportunity for these farmers in legalisation and I hope they’re able to make use of it. There will undoubtedly be people trying their very best to continue to take their cut but I hope they can fight it and win. It’s their product, they should be able to offer it up on the legal market and keep as much of the profit of their labour as possible.

    There’s strength in numbers, co-ops are the key with lots of small producers. Good luck Moroccan cannabis farmers!



  6. LG on January 19, 2022 at 7:47 pm

    Cant believe in 2021 this is still even being debated, especially in morocco ffs who gives two fuks its a bit of weed. A wonder who the pricks are from each country who made this illegal they must have been the poshest pricks alive



  7. American reject 0 on January 19, 2022 at 7:48 pm

    Does anyone understand a word he’s saying ? This is France English ?



  8. ICONIC TV Channel 2 By Mar Derfoufi on January 19, 2022 at 7:48 pm

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  9. Sasha EL on January 19, 2022 at 7:49 pm

    Calling someone poor financially makes the person who said poor in the mind.



  10. A. L. on January 19, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    Ask your French farmers France 24 if they are rich and they will surely tell you they are earning much less than the minimum wage in France and leading a miserable life.



  11. Alae Eddine on January 19, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    ❤❤



  12. ferndawg on January 19, 2022 at 7:59 pm

    support your local cannabis farmers.



  13. Eltute Gonzalez on January 19, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    Bad seeds



  14. marco mac on January 19, 2022 at 8:01 pm

    marrocan King became billionair allowing the plantatión of hachis.
    we send aid money for the rich marrocan King.



  15. SaintTeddy on January 19, 2022 at 8:03 pm

    Boys it’s time to move to a new location



  16. Caderbavah Muhammad siddick on January 19, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    Thanks lot for sharing ❤💚🧡👍



  17. Antichi Valori on January 19, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    Morocco is beautiful, each countries has its problem, and for sure moroccan government will find a solution for this farmers.



  18. Bhupen Baniya on January 19, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    I want to visit Morocco someday and see those beautiful mountains getting high.



  19. Randal Roe on January 19, 2022 at 8:07 pm

    Back in the 60s and early 70s Hash was very common 7$ a gram Very expensive back then



  20. Gary Fenstermacher on January 19, 2022 at 8:07 pm

    I enjoyed the farmers son. If it could be that easy



  21. ICONIC TV Channel 2 By Mar Derfoufi on January 19, 2022 at 8:08 pm

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  22. Randomly Relatable on January 19, 2022 at 8:09 pm

    In morocco we have no rights no employment no justice no education system no healthcare fuc this hell



  23. ICONIC TV Channel 2 By Mar Derfoufi on January 19, 2022 at 8:09 pm

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  24. D Crank on January 19, 2022 at 8:12 pm

    Use me as a “thank you button”



  25. Some One on January 19, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    French farmers are more poor than this fellow country people in ketama



  26. ICONIC TV Channel 2 By Mar Derfoufi on January 19, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    WE ARE HASHINSHINS Translates as ASSASSINS We Work in The Dark Serve The LIGHT



  27. Jayne Hinds on January 19, 2022 at 8:15 pm

    Blessings to the farmers and growers xx



  28. hasna CHr on January 19, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    As berber Moroccan like woaaaaah! That’s fascinant specially seen a woman out there😍



  29. nono nono on January 19, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    Il faudrait sous contrôle la législation du haschisch



  30. ICONIC TV Channel 1 Mar Derfoufi on January 19, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    #Morocco #Rif #cannabis
    Morocco’s cannabis farmers: ‘Poor and living in fear’



  31. aaron WRLD on January 19, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    so last summer i got this bud from @t it was epic…so i thought it will be a nice idea to share the experience, this summer i will be doing a three months vlog with my girlfriend subscribe and enjoy



  32. S1NB4D on January 19, 2022 at 8:24 pm

    Why dont they just set up their own factories.



  33. Donald t Klun jr on January 19, 2022 at 8:24 pm

    Granted,,,,for who are we to make illegal what the creator gives freely…. genesis 29



  34. laurent G on January 19, 2022 at 8:24 pm

    maintenir dans l’illégalité empêche les fermiers de s’organiser, we need ganja soviets !