Morocco Revokes Nearly 1,500 Cannabis Licenses Amid 2026 Harvest Push

Morocco’s National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities has withdrawn 1,490 permits linked to the legal cannabis sector after finding regulatory breaches, the agency said while the 2026 harvest continues and officials work to boost the standing of Moroccan cannabis in Europe.

The move is part of Morocco’s effort to strengthen the recognition of its cannabis products in European markets.

License Revocations

According to figures released on the sector’s development, nearly 1,300 of the withdrawn permits belonged to growers and 190 to other operators along the supply chain.

The revoked authorisations covered activities such as seed imports, processing, manufacturing, marketing, exports and transportation, the agency said, citing non-compliance with applicable procedures and regulations.

Of the 190 permits taken from other operators, 60 related to seed imports, 45 to processing and manufacturing, 35 to marketing, 31 to exports, 12 to seed exports and seven to transportation.

Harvest Progress

The enforcement steps come as the 2026 cannabis harvest advances across Morocco’s three regulated provinces.

Farmers have harvested 1,100 hectares planted with the local beldia variety, which amounts to 60 percent of the total area cultivated with that strain.

In Taounate province, 92 percent of the beldia crop has already been collected, according to the agency’s figures.

Around 1,800 farmers affiliated with 154 cooperatives are working the harvested areas as Morocco continues to regulate cannabis cultivation and related activities under its legal framework.

International Brand Protection

Harvesting of imported cannabis varieties began in October and is expected to continue through December 2026, reflecting differences in the growing cycles of those varieties.

Meanwhile, the agency has secured international protection for the logo that identifies Moroccan cannabis products in Luxembourg and Portugal, with similar notifications anticipated from Germany, Spain and other European countries.

The logo is intended to verify the origin of Moroccan cannabis goods and distinguish them from competing products in foreign markets, and the agency says the protection will help strengthen the credibility of Moroccan products among international partners.