Cannabis farmers protest over unpaid earnings in Taounate

Unpaid Harvest: Cannabis Farmers Block Roads in Taounate

Ghafsai, Morocco: A wave of anger has swept through the Ghafsai region of Taounate province as farmers protesting unpaid earnings from a contracted cannabis processing company blocked roads Tuesday.

Hundreds of farmers, driving a large convoy of rural transport vehicles and private cars, marched to […]. The protest comes after weeks of mounting frustration over delayed payments for their cannabis crops, delivered to the company under an agreement for collection, processing, and marketing.

“We’ve been delivering our harvest for months, but we haven’t received a single dirham,” said one farmer, “[Quote].”
Another farmer added, “[Quote].”