Are Moroccan cannabis growers able to adapt to recent European market trend?

Afsahi, Kenza

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.11.012

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“…As a result of these changes, the potency of Moroccan hashish may have increased. This is in line with the incremental rise in the level of THC observed in the cannabis resins seized recently in many European countries (Afsahi, 2015;Chouvy & Afsahi, 2014;EMCDDA, 2016b). Both the increase in productivity and in potency may have offset the decline in demand and contributed to price maintenance.…”

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confidence: 62%

Cannabis cultivation in Spain: A profile of plantations, growers and production systems

Álvarez

Gamella

Parra

2016

International Journal of Drug Policy

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 62%

Cannabis cultivation in Spain: A profile of plantations, growers and production systems

Álvarez

Gamella

Parra

2016

International Journal of Drug Policy

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“…Their socioeconomic status is generally based on cannabis cultivation for self-consumption and ritual purposes. The traditional agro-systems are thus being increasingly abandoned and are now being replaced by cannabis crops (Afsahi 2015, Chouvy & Afsahi 2014, Chouvy & Macfarlane 2018, Meklach et al 2017.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ethnopharmacological preparations used for digestive system disorders in Talassemtane National Park (North of Morocco)

Redouan¹,

Yebouk²,

Crisafulli³

et al. 2022

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Background: The present ethnobotanical-ethnopharmacological study of plants used to treat ailments of the digestive system was carried out in the north of Morocco. The study aims to collect data on the plants used, their vernacular names, the parts used, and their modes of preparation and administration.Methods: Surveys and interviews were carried between 2014 and 2017 in Talassemtane National Park, North of Morocco. Data were collected through open semi structured interviews with the informants. A sample of 200 people aged from 20 to 60 years, including 24 herbalists and 28 traditional healers were included.Results: We identified 96 taxa belonging to 33 botanical families. With a total of 3270 use reports, we have identified 20 medicinal uses to treat 174 conditions or symptoms classified in digestive diseases according to the international classification of primary care (ICPC-2). The main families used in this pathological group are: Lamiaceae (24 species), Asteraceae (13 species), Apiaceae (11 species), Fabaceae (8 species). Most remedies are prepared as a decoction (48%), the most used parts of the plant are: leaves (29%), fruits (16%), seeds (11%) and the most common mode of administration is oral (84%).Conclusion: Knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat acute digestive system problems was common. All the local population used medicinal plants as a first choice to deal with the illness. This study represents a useful inventory to preserve and spread this knowledge.

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“…Turkish cannabis is not known to be trafficked internationally, but existing heroin-trafficking networks may facilitate the adaptation of local farmers to the European cannabis market, giving them the knowledge to take up modern production methods that increase fertility and enabling them to export their product to Europe through existing trafficking networks. A similar case was observed with Moroccan cannabis in Europe: Moroccan cultivators changed their production methods to bring their product quality up to that of the European cultivators and regain their share of the cannabis market (Afsahi, 2015). The weakness of authority in southeastern Turkey instigated by the Resolution Process may also facilitate heroin traffickers' activities in the region, which serves as an entrance hub for heroin trafficking from Afghanistan to Europe.…”

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A contemporary evaluation of Turkish drug-control policy

Ünlü

Aksu

2016

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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The article provides a contemporary evaluation of Turkish drug-control policy. Turkish drugcontrol policy is heavily predicated on deterrence-based supply-side policies to the neglect of a holistic strategy that sufficiently addresses supply and demand reduction. The article explores recent subtle trends in drug-control policy to assert that the Turkish government fails to develop appropriate and effective policies in response to the illicit drug issue. In addition, the article identifies and discusses the current political debates and legislative developments that inform the policy preferences of the Turkish authorities. The article concludes that policy failures, combined with the external challenges presented by Syrian refugees and the ongoing insurgency by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), will result in a substantial prevalence of, and an increase in, drug use and drug-related deaths despite increases in seizure rates, criminal justice cases, and prison population and parolees unless Turkish authorities develop an evidence-based drug-control policy.

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Are Moroccan cannabis growers able to adapt to recent European market trend?

Cited by 14 publications

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Cannabis cultivation in Spain: A profile of plantations, growers and production systems

Cannabis cultivation in Spain: A profile of plantations, growers and production systems

Ethnopharmacological preparations used for digestive system disorders in Talassemtane National Park (North of Morocco)

A contemporary evaluation of Turkish drug-control policy

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