Morocco authorizes 67 cannabis-based products and focuses on medical exports

Simultaneously, Morocco is opening its market to dozens of authorized cannabis-derived products and reinforcing controls to ensure sustainable and credible sector growth.

The Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AMMPS) confirmed that 67 cannabis products have obtained marketing authorization, including "26 cosmetics and 41 dietary supplements".

Obtaining a license from the Directorate of Medicines and Pharmacy (DMP) is mandatory before any product can be sold in Morocco or abroad.

Growth of the Beldia variety

Behind these authorizations is the strong increase in crops. Data from the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC) show that the traditional variety "Beldia" has grown spectacularly.

In 2025, the area dedicated to Beldia tripled to 4,400 hectares, compared to 1,400 hectares in 2024. The lands are distributed among Taounate, Chefchaouen, and Al Hoceïma, bringing together 4,490 farmers in 250 cooperatives.

The expansion also includes imported seeds. The National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA) authorized the cultivation of 1,340 hectares with foreign varieties.

In total, ANRAC certified 7.6 million imported seeds based on 30 licenses and approved 1,717 quintals of Beldia seeds for 112 cooperatives.

Legal cannabis production in Morocco

According to official data, legal production reached 4,082 tons in 2024, with an average yield of 20 quintals per hectare.

The local variety Beldia produced about 17 quintals per hectare, while imported seeds ensured higher productivity, with an average of 28 quintals per hectare.

Strengthening the sector

To consolidate the credibility of the new economy, authorities have significantly reinforced controls. ANRAC reported 2,202 inspection operations by the end of 2024, including monitoring of crops, seed imports, exports, processing, and over 1,200 inspections related to transportation.

In 2025, more than 90 licenses were revoked for non-compliance, as a strategy to eliminate speculation, demand contract compliance, and preserve trust between farmers and investors.

Support for small farmers

Despite the strictness, the country continues to prioritize small farmers, historically linked to the informal cannabis economy. In 2025 alone, 3,800 new cultivation licenses were issued, in addition to 2,900 renewals.

Currently, over 4,000 Moroccan farmers are engaged in legal production, organized in cooperatives that facilitate compliance with the law and access to financing.

According to ANRAC, the goal is to "strengthen the structuring of the sector, better support small farmers, and facilitate access to national and international markets". Training programs, credit, and product valorization are at the core of the strategy, turning cannabis into a vector for rural development.

Moroccan cannabis gains ground abroad

The 2025 season also confirmed the country's international ambitions. Morocco officially launched the first legal cannabis exports, with medical shipments sent to Australia and the Czech Republic.

Simultaneously, in collaboration with the National Order of Physicians, ANRAC is developing a unified national prescription for medical cannabis. The project already involves eight medical specialties, six of which are close to validation.

With information from NewsWeed