The Director General of the National Agency for the Regulation of Activities Relating to Cannabis (ANRAC), Mohamed El Guerrouj, announced on Thursday in Rabat that no violations were recorded in 2024 concerning non-compliance with cannabis-related regulations. «During this year, around 4,000 tons were produced on an area of 2,169 hectares, while no violations in terms of non-compliance with regulations were registered», El Guerrouj stated. His comments followed ANRAC's Board of Directors meeting, which highlighted the achievements of 2024 and outlined the action program for 2025. El Guerrouj elaborated on the agency's efforts, saying, «We presented all the actions undertaken with the institutions, ministries concerned, and local authorities in 2024 to supervise and support farmers and investors, in order to comply with regulatory provisions». Looking ahead to 2025, he emphasized, «We have presented an action plan based first and foremost on the renewal and continuity of actions and operations of supervision, support and above all control, but with a focus on accelerating the structuring of promoting the cannabis sector and strengthening the competitiveness of the national product». In terms of regulatory activity, ANRAC issued 3,371 authorizations out of a total of 4,158 applications examined and processed in 2024. This included 3,056 authorizations for 2,907 farmers to grow and produce cannabis, a significant increase from the 430 authorizations issued in 2023, as well as 315 authorizations for 158 operators.
