The Moroccan experience in the legalization of cannabis-related activities presented during the 150th ordinary session of the EESC – Media7

The Moroccan experience in the legalization of activities relating to cannabis was presented on Thursday during the 150th ordinary session of the General Assembly of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), chaired by the President of the Council, Ahmed Reda Chami.

Speaking on this occasion, the acting governor general director of the National Agency for the Regulation of Activities Relating to Cannabis (ANRAC), Mohamed El Guerrouj, reviewed the main transformations in legislative, regulatory and procedural matters that this activity has experienced since the establishment of legal uses of cannabis in Morocco, indicates a press release from the CESE.

He also presented the role of ANRAC in terms of legalization, control and development of a production sector from cultivation to marketing, as well as support for farmers and stakeholders in areas authorized to cultivate, produce and exploit cannabis.

Likewise, Mr. El Guerrouj highlighted the opportunities presented by legal cannabis activities in terms of improving income for farmers, creating added value and changing the economic model in the provinces concerned by this culture, continues the same source, noting that the second part of this session was devoted to the presentation and discussion of the draft opinion on begging in Morocco.

Through this opinion, the CESE intends to contribute to a better understanding of begging as a social phenomenon, to identify its main causes, forms, scale and socio-economic underlying factors, adds the press release, making it known that this project The opinion also aims to question the actions and public programs implemented to deal with the phenomenon of begging and, more generally, the fight against poverty and precariousness.

In addition, and following the earthquake which affected several provinces of the Kingdom, causing enormous human and material losses, the CESE joins the surge of national solidarity, which is part of the duties of responsible citizenship, and undertakes, through a voluntary initiative, to contribute to Special Fund 126, set up in execution of the High Royal Instructions, for the management of the effects of this earthquake, underlines the press release.

This contribution includes, according to the same source, one month’s salary of the President and Secretary General of the CESE, the allowances granted to members of the CESE for the month of September, as well as three days of work on the salaries of administrative executives of the CESE , in accordance with the relevant circular from the Head of Government.

In the wake of this voluntary approach, the Association of Social Works of CESE staff intends to participate in the national mobilization of civil society to support the efforts made by public authorities by providing food aid, blankets, clothing and other basic needs of affected families in these areas, the press release concludes.