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Hashish (, ( IPA: [ħæʃiːʃ] )), commonly shortened to hash, is an oleoresin made by compressing and processing parts of the cannabis plant, typically focusing on flowering buds (female flowers) containing the most trichomes. [ 2][ 3] It is consumed as a psychoactive drug by smoking or oral ingestion. Hashish has a long history of usage in ...
Cannabis had been illegal in Morocco since the nation's independence in 1956, reaffirmed by a total ban on drugs in 1974, but was partially tolerated in the country. [ 1][ 2] Cannabis has been cultivated in Morocco for centuries and the country is currently among the world's top producers of hashish. As of 2024, Morocco was the world's top ...
A sebsi or sibsi ( Berber: ⵙⴱⵙⵉ) is a traditional Moroccan cannabis pipe with a narrow clay bowl called a skuff (or shkaff ), with a fine metal screen. To this a hardwood stem is attached, which may be up to 46 cm (18 in) long. The sebsi has traditionally been used to smoke kief, which in Morocco refers to the best parts of the cannabis ...
For centuries, this area was a cultivating hub for hashish, which later on became the largest exporter of cannabis in the world. [56] A strong taboo evolves around the topic of cannabis culture in Morocco, due to the fear of being killed by Moroccan families who practice the omertà to avoid being sentenced by
Country. Morocco. Range coordinates. 35°N 4°W / . 35°N 4°W. / 35; -4. The Rif or Riff ( Tarifit: ⴰⵔⵔⵉⴼ, ⴰⵔⵉⴼ, romanized: Arrif, Arif, Arabic: الريف ), also called Rif Mountains, is a geographic region in northern Morocco. It is bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea and Spain and on the west by the ...
Hashish resin. Morocco is the world's largest exporter of hashish, the resin from cannabis. [8] [9] According to the World Customs Organization, Morocco supplies 70% of the European hashish market. Although statistics vary widely, hashish production is estimated to be 2,000 metric tons per year, with up to 85,000 hectares devoted to cannabis ...
Mohamed Taieb Ahmed. Ceuta, Spain. Other names. El Nene, Mohamed El Ouazzani [1] Occupation. Illegal drug trafficker. Known for. Drug lord. Mohamed Taieb "El Nene" Ahmed (born in 1975 in Ceuta, Spain) is a Spanish - Moroccan drug lord responsible for trafficking hashish across the Strait of Gibraltar and into Spain.
Morocco is a fairly stable economy with continuous growth over the past half-century. Current GDP per capita grew 47% in the 1960s, reaching a peak growth of 274% in the 1970s. However, this proved unsustainable and growth scaled back sharply to just 8.2% in the 1980s and 8.9% in the 1990s.