Legal Cannabis: Morocco Scales Up
Morocco is accelerating the development of its legal cannabis sector. In 2025, authorities granted more than 4,100 new licenses for medical and industrial uses, confirming the rise in national production and a genuine breakthrough in the international market.
The National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC) presents a particularly dynamic numerical assessment of the past year. According to its director general, Mohamed El Kharrouj, 4,147 new authorizations were issued during 2025, compared to 3,371 in 2024. This acceleration brings the total volume of active licenses to 5,765 across the kingdom. In detail, the vast majority of these permits (5,492) are allocated to cultivation for the benefit of 5,318 farmers, while 273 licenses are specifically dedicated to processing, marketing, and export activities.
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This sector structuring logically translates into rising agricultural volumes. Total dried cannabis production reached 19,576 quintals in 2025 (compared to 18,810 quintals the previous year), from a total harvested area of 3,141 hectares operated by 4,776 growers. Beyond this local structuring, Morocco is succeeding internationally. Moroccan legal cannabis-based products have indeed strengthened their presence in more than seven countries worldwide, exporting notably to France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal, Australia, and South Africa.
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This industrial and medical development is a direct continuation of the action plan announced in June 2022 and the law regulating these uses, which came into force the following month. While authorities celebrate this new economic windfall that allows the sector to be structured, this legislation continues to face reservations from certain opponents, who continue to warn against the risks of a possible expansion of these crops.
