People Who Grow Morocco Research Paper

Morocco- The Country that Makes the Soul Grow In the 7th and 8th century, the Arab invasion of Africa prompted the first predominant Muslim dynasty which triggered a domino effect that resulted in Morocco. In 1884, Spain officially started protecting the lands that would soon be known as Morocco. When France became the protectorate of Morocco through the Treaty of Fez in 1912, there was a rebellion shortly after and lead by the Istiqual. Eventually in 1956, the French were removed as the protectorate and Sultan Mohammed became the king a year later. Morocco was in unrest for years when the conflict finally came to a head in 1971when there was a failed rebellion with the goal to abolish the kingship. (BBC.) Fighting continued in the 1970s with …show more content…
Seeing how determined the Moroccan king was, (he sent “350,000 unarmed Moroccans across the border” (Gascoigne).) Spain withdrew their claim and the “northern two thirds” became a Moroccan territory. We can see the Morocco has been a region of constant change over the centuries- however, it …show more content…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that Morocco “is the world’s largest cannabis resin producer.” (Herbert). With more than 800,000 Moroccan residents contributing to hash production and sales, it is a $10 billion business- despite the fact that Marijuana is illegal in Morocco. Hash is the result of the cannabis being purified- resulting in higher concentrations of THC. Kif is the slang the Moroccan people use when talking about hash. Last year in April, over one ton of Hashish was seized in Southern Morocco in the village of Aloukoum. Surprisingly, the drug traffickers had fit the entire one ton and eight hundred kilograms of hash into only two cars. (One Ton). Recently the Istiqual and Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) called for the legalization of cannabis in the country of Morocco. Benkirane, the head of government, called for alternative sources of income for those 800,000 residents surviving off of the illegal substance’s funds. (Benkirane). Most of the cannabis in Morocco leaves by way of Spain. Most of the cannabis in Morocco is produced in the Rif Mountains- the locals refer to them as the Kif Mountains. Regardless of the legality of hash or Kif in the Kingdom of Morocco, one thing is clear- the locals rely on the production and exportation of the drug in order to live until a suitable replacement is