Moroccan health and narcotics control authorities are looking into the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on cannabis and related substances as well as on the use of cannabis-based medicines. For this reason, Morocco’s national committee on narcotics convened a meeting on Tuesday in Rabat under the chairmanship of Minister of Health Khalid ait Taleb. It is the first time since the adoption of “the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961” that WHO wants to change its stand on cannabis and related substances by calling on its experts to review the current classification of cannabis and related substances under the drugs treaties, said the minister. He cited in this regard the country’s sustained efforts to combat cannabis dealers, national and international drug networks making record seizures. Several countries including, UK, Canada, Netherlands… and 23 of 50 states in America have permitted, under some guidelines, the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 12, 2020 11:48 UTC