Clashes around cannabis legalization in Morocco and the USA | Us & Them | DW Documentary

Permitted for recreational use in New York and medical purposes in Morocco - things are gradually shifting for cannabis. Long demonized and banned, the plant has caused a rift between parents and children for generations.
Mohamed comes from the northern region of Ketama, the cannabis farming stronghold of Morocco. Like most people who live in the area, his family relies on cannabis cultivation for its livelihood. In 2021, the government legalized the growing of cannabis for medical and cosmetic purposes. The journalist and activist has been fighting for years for this legalization and against criminality in the Rif mountains. Morocco is one of the world’s largest hashish exporters. But Mohamed’s enthusiasm for this new legislation is not shared by his mistrustful parents and the elders of his home region .
Mone’t lives in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, a low-income neighborhood where 45 per cent of residents are African-American. The young Guyanese-American woman works as a political advisor and owns a small cannabis business. She’s been smoking weed since she was 16 years old and has experienced first-hand the illegal drugs trade and all its associated problems, among them murder and imprisonment. Mone’t’s mother Stachia rejects this aspect of her daughter’s lifestyle completely. She can’t see past the plant’s bad rap and its involvement in a family tragedy.
Will Mohamed be able to convince his father and the elders of his home region that legalization is a good thing?
Following the legalization of cannabis in New York, will Stachia be able to overcome her fears and support her daughter?
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[@Monetpoliticalbae]

Hi Wow this is me, Mone't Schultz,! So grateful for the production team that eloquently showcased this nuanced issue. Please continue to right for Cannabis Equity across the world, it is at the intersection of many isms'.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks a lot for being part of this documentary and taking the time to share your story and thoughts on this issue. 🙂

[@sg2massive]

420 subbed

[@SunsetNova]

Moroccan hashish is simply the best. The Rolls Royce of cannabis

[@brucegreen5781]

Ketama Gold⛽️🔥💨💯

[@Tigercats1976]

Lmfao 😂😂 nope sorry man, but the best hashish is coming out Canada my friend!!! Moroccan hash doesn't even come close to what these fully legal companies are putting out there. We used get ALOT of Moroccan and Lebanese(blonde hash) all the time during the 90's through to the 2000's, and yeah it WAS better than most of the local hash, but it does NOT even come close to being as good as the hashish and other concentrates we have today here In Canada, we've been fully legal for recreational purposes for about 5 years now, and the quality of flower, hash, and concentrates is world class, Moroccan hash is decent (good) but its nothing compared to what we have available here. We have companies producing flowers (bud) with THC levels as high as 37% THC, thats the highest that I personally have had.

[@chelsea_Xxo]

@@Tigercats1976why do u think there are these percentages? It’s all because its chemically enhanced. You talk a lot for someone who doesn’t know what actually goes on in the industry these days. Legal companies have guidelines and rules for the benefit of your health, that’s why the thc levels may be lower, but on long term it will be way better for your body, since these chemicals ALWAYS come with a price

[@user-wp1pl5je2u]

Nepalese black hash is even better

[@Tigercats1976]

@@user-wp1pl5je2u oh nice, Nepalese, I have NOT tried that!!! I'll take your word for it, lol which way does that Nepalese hash lean? More towards the Sativa side or is it more of a heavy hitting Indica like smoke?? Is cannabis legal in Nepal? 🍻✌🇨🇦

[@somerandomfella]

Weed is natural, non toxic, non lethal and people will consume it regardless. The real debate is who profits.

[@DgurlSunshine]

EVIL LOVES MONEY 1312

[@MelonHead887]

The latest medical studies have a somewhat different take on the supposed harmlessness of weed. Enjoy ur early onset of dementia, all the same to me. 🥴

[@AdamEuroS]

The water used is toxic and the chemicals used for cultivation are toxic so weed grown mostly in the us and Europe are toxic

[@bouarrafamine5177]

Sorry mate it causes schizophrenia

[@apparition_deluxe]

This is a very positive view on weed. Just because something comes from 'nature' does not mean its automatically good for you. Have you ever tried to drink water from a stagnant body of water ? Thats natural as well.

[@MrMarcodarko]

Im in Canada where Weed is Legal and nothing negative has happened on society. Nothing has changed other than cashing in

[@craven5328]

Yup. Going on what, 5 years now? If there was anything significantly detrimental, we would have seen it by now. Psychedelics will be next.

[@MelonHead887]

​@@craven5328good for you. I myself prefer reality minus the fog and paranoia.

[@NyreeAlana]

Really interesting to hear the different perspectives. Here in Aotearoa/New Zealand, we held a referendum on legalisation and narrowly missed out. A lot of people who were against felt confident that people could still access medicinal marijuana and didn't believe in legalising recreational use. My own fears of medical marijuana being out of the reach of low income people turned out to be founded. Medical marijuana is still prohibitively expensive here and so low income people need to source it illegally. Not only that, hemp is still restricted to licenced growers, despite the level of THC being to low to get anyone high. So anyone wanting to make their own CBD oil can't and CBD oil remains more expensive than medical THC oil. I suspect if we held the referendum again the outcome would be in favour of legalisation.

[@The01Ghost]

Yeah we missed a huge chance didnt we?.. We failed in that referendum coz we still have so many boomers alive, the same greedy generation mankind has ever known.. And now, we are reversing our ciggarette ban, right after price gouging ciggs for over a decade, creating a whole new vaping industry, all for what????... Money!.... The reason why the govt struggles to legalise weed here in NZ is bcoz they find it difficult to tax, its all about money, but the less boomers NZ has, the better off we will be..

[@NyreeAlana]

@@The01Ghost I don't disagree, but I think it's important to realise that their generation was fed a lot of misinformation about very valuable medicinal drugs that were becoming popular recreationally. Seeing that these drugs were steering young people away from conformity and ignorant compliance they not only banned them entirely, but embarked on a huge propaganda campaign to make people afraid of them and it worked. But the boomers can be reeducated, my parents are proof of that and also some of those boomers have been fighting tirelessly for our rights, don't forget that. I think the boomers you are referring to are those in parliament and connected high places,, those who are clinging to their power and control with a death grip, they are the ones that need to go. But then there are so many left, the majority that aren't even boomers, so maybe you're using it as a word to describe older people, as has become common. And we should never forget how much we can learn from older people, especially so we can try and avoid repeating the mistakes of history. And there are still plenty of privileged, rightwing young people who are carrying on from where their elders left off. Humans are complicated, stubborn and fearful and meaningful change doesn't happen quickly.

[@CrocodileWhispers]

New Zealand just un-banned tobacco sales (because they need the tax revenue) but won't legalize recreational where they could make even more tax money.

[@NyreeAlana]

@@CrocodileWhispers i guess their mates don't have big investments in cannabis yet. Or they're stupid, take your pick.

[@davewright9313]

I was sad you missed out, so close 😢

[@francesbernard2445]

Dying for Cannabis or dying for no Cannabis is not on my bucket list.

[@MrMarcodarko]

ya on the martyr scale thats as low as it gets

[@AudioTruyenLangQue]

It's a pleasure to watch your video, it's a great video, very well conveyed, thank you very much.

[@chukwunomsootusi3155]

I enjoyed this. Thank you DW Documentary 🙏🏾

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Another wonderful and serious documentary shared by an excellent ( DW) documentary. Thank you( 🙏DW) documentary channel for sharing.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for your constructive feedback! :-)

[@beataplaya]

Medical cannabis should be legalised esp. for those terminally ill or no-cure disease patients.

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude for sharing

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching!

[@willdrewing4049]

Make it as legal as lettuce and allow international trade and industry tourism. Cannabis is associated with peace, love and understanding. I'd love to visit a Moroccan hash farm. I started smoking to medicate post trauma issues after military service in the middle east.

[@anthonywakeman9136]

And it's associated with dire mental health consequences.

[@chukwunomsootusi3155]

@@anthonywakeman9136 Only when abused, just like alcohol.

[@MelonHead887]

Ptsd whatever. Stop making excuses for being a common doper. 😂

[@willdrewing4049]

@@anthonywakeman9136 you can't back that assertion up with evidence so why lie except to sabotage the hard work of others in the minds of the willfully ignorant

[@willdrewing4049]

@@MelonHead887 a war veteran will never quite be your common smoker, but no matter what more consequential than a common troll.

[@patrickstarnes2355]

As an ex smoker I consider smoking to be a weakness, stupid, there's nothing to gain just bad health. I'm so proud I quit smoking. I have also seen a man shaking in pain with Parkinson's who finds total relief after smoking marijuana. I see both sides.

[@looperbirhinger7043]

Nailed it. It's a nasty unhealthy habit when used chronically. But the plant has some therapeutic value, that's true.

[@whostolemyTV]

But did you quit smoking, or quit smoking cannabis? Also you can consume cannabis without smoking it...

[@patrickstarnes2355]

@@whostolemyTV I smoked Tabaco on and off 30 years. I smoked marijuana for about 5 years in may 20s . I have now become very health conscious eating lots of garlic,so after 8 years my lungs are 90 percent clear. I'm very proud.

[@zoecarlibur]

@@patrickstarnes2355 Congrat, Smoking cigarettes and smoking cannabis aren't the same thing though. Cigarettes feel 10 times as unhealthy, I objectively know it's bad for my health because I feel depreciating even with one stick of cigarette. but Cannabis isn't harsh on your lungs, rather it's the psychoactive component that is concerning. I would generally say it's not for everyone.

[@wileyearly7051]

I’m in Morocco right now. I have a bad headache that I’m sure some hash would help.

[@singaporenoodles7189]

Growing up in a Trinidad household drugs is seen as and canabis is seen as no different it's the same as smoking and drinking

[@xee3341]

Its just weed people smoke it regardless of it being legal or illegal, so its pointless being illegal

[@threewishes777]

Use drugs but at age limit. 21 years old no younger. Drugs should not be for anyone under 18 years old. Young kids don't smoke weed until 21.

[@BaguetteFrancaise]

Hi DW Documentary, can you please either , dub the voice and remove the original voices, or subtitles and let us ear. I can’t catch 40% of every sentence they say because of bad sound level mixing.

[@teamstevensonGenEric]

$2,576,943,538 total in state tax revenue since Colorado legalized. $232,906,849 Jan - Oct 2023. Almost 10 years of recreational legalization has not ruined the state it has made it stronger.

[@ErezElene]

Except now homelessness, mental disorders, and many types of crime hace skyrocketed in Colorado. I'm not touching that state with a ten foot pole, personally

[@teamstevensonGenEric]

@@ErezElene true income disparity and a nationwide desperation has sadly plagued Denver as it has every major city throughout the United States. However Colorado is one of the most beautiful places on the planet has incredible people and a lot more than just Denver.

[@yawe2born101]

As a person who grew up in a CANNABIS FAMILY and a victim to this plant, I would rather say that Cannabis should purposely be for Industrial use not for individuals who in most cases misuse it. Hemp and other varieties should be cultivated by both local communities and companies.

[@SeanLumly]

What happened?

[@robdotcom71]

@@SeanLumly He ran out of munchies at the worst possible time....

[@SeanLumly]

@@robdotcom71 It seems like that must be it! It's such a strange claim -- one that I find unimaginably hard to fathom. What is a "cannabis family" and what did the "plant" do that made its members "victim"? Truth be told: I suspect this is a narcissist's scare-mongering based on the propagandist understanding of the substance. But I'm giving the person the benefit of the doubt..

[@brucegreen5781]

lol Monet mom needs to smoke a joint and lay down she trippin

[@tabbypanda82]

@@brucegreen5781😂😂😂😂right 🤷🏾‍♀️…she was definitely overthinking it 🚶🏾‍♀️

[@JR954]

What conclusions have the studies for health(physical and mental) on smoking cannabis?

[@Sica1000]

go to r/weedstocks and you will see studies nearly daily. positiv studies.

[@DgurlSunshine]

NOT 1 DEATH. EVER

[@kjjviii1735]

​@@DgurlSunshinelol

[@FIN86fi]

At first people should smoke/vape max 0.1gr for the first times. Too much is already 0.2gr if you dont have the tolerance. After a week if you smoke everyday you can increase the dose if you like.

[@FIN86fi]

They say people gets psychosis but its actually just overdose that lasts few hours. Dont smoke too much 😊

[@pavelsmith2267]

Growth without change can be a form of violence. Cancer

[@cleo4548]

It's just weed. People act like it's opiates or something.

[@____-jh3tz]

Its addictive and it damages your lungs, multiple other health risks and is used mostly as a getaway drug from reality, its sad

[@xee3341]

Exactly

[@sandyandsun3581]

It's homegrown economic mobility when the market is open and fair. Unfortunately the American model is to legalize cannabis but only allow big corporations to sell it. The opiate/cannabis stigma was created by the US in the 70's to control the population.

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@sandyandsun3581 CASH HEIST. NO GMO SEED!

[@sammicoporsammicopor]

​@@sandyandsun3581 Cannabis will never be controlled by corporations. You are high on something other than Cannabis to believe that corporations are the future.

[@chad9017]

Does the intro to this show ever end? Ffwding.

[@marvinjitu7102]

Big up to mi guyana girl 🇬🇾

[@Psilocybiant]

Its not legal unless i can grow it like i grow my tomatoes......

[@user-ng8ev3se7x]

Cigarettes alcohol are also gateway drugs

[@FIN86fi]

I quit alcohol by smoking, and now i have my break from smoking. I will buy a Vaporizer ❤

[@simplyhere3893]

Anytime the government gives you the thumbs 👍🏾 up on a mind altering drug TRUST YOU GONNA GET GOT. Those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it.

[@just_saw_dust]

There's too much money for the people who control all drugs to ever fully relinquish their power to the peasants who use them.

[@bunyolofreshfarms7475]

And that's why single mother aren't always ideal when raising children especially boys.

[@ErezElene]

If only the dad would take responsibility then...oh wait, HE'S the one who abandoned the family. Let's not pin the blame on moms who are trying their best with no support

[@yipmabaruya1148]

Good night from PAPUA NEW GUINEA

[@TheJamesOutlaw]

Good night from Canada, friend 👋

[@yipmabaruya1148]

@@TheJamesOutlaw my FRIEND GOOD NIGHT TO YOU.

[@pedrothewise2584]

for gods sake its our choice keep your laws. home grown rules.

[@The.Philippines.Joe.]

Retired to the Philippines in 2015 from seattle wa usa...i am disabled and went from a medical and rec state to a very oppressive country in regards to this plant..in seattle i was able to stop using morphine for over a decade..now that i am in a oppressive country i had to return to morphine to control my chronic pain from my spinal disease...

[@Moroccantea667]

The bad thing in hash is that the traffickers can mixe it with toxic things or medications in that way hash can kill u or made u crazy but the real hash from rif farmers who grows the plants its safe to smoke it and good,here in Morocco u can find the bad hash in big cities more populated. Like rabat, Casablanca,Marrakesh...

[@YG-hx2pw]

Old vs Young, times are changing

[@TM-uy4jg]

It’s always about money.

[@reginaerekson9139]

10:49 the legal - in the USA it’s National organization for reform of marijuana laws NORML and MPP Marijuana Policy Project

[@DgurlSunshine]

ITS MONEY LAUNDERING FOR WEF

[@9856359]

6:58 get a proper vaporizer and the problem disappears.

[@nevertrustsonofman.kingjam5233]

Parents is better than alcohol ❤❤

[@FarmingGoneWild]

Canada is all legalized. Weed you can buy drinks, chocolate, flower from a store in every city. Nothing changed it was a good move!

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

States of ( Morocco 🇲🇦 & USA 🇺🇸 are legitimate cannabis utilizing, trading, and plantations through economics and political prospectives and interests of government only...while public health of all popularity and individually health are declining 😮through utilizing cannabis.its not clashes between old and youth generations for a useful aim & Evolution of society individuals in live.. enjoyments which creating brains 🧠 damaging, destroying natural balancing between muscles and minds besides financial bankruptcy of individuals...its leftovers longest times of crying 😢 and repentance 😔

[@onlyahuman493]

That's also because it was banned and therefore uncontrolled by health authorities . If it was legal with requirement standards regarding the quality of the hash things can get different

[@friedrice2912]

Meanwhile, over the counter morphine is being legalized...😂😂😂😂

[@DgurlSunshine]

DEADLY

[@rexlevitak1]

Let’s stop talking about legalising cannabis and let’s talk about starting to legalise cannibalism. As Weird Al said “Eat it “

[@lammim7669]

The number if people in the comments section stating that cannabis is completely harmful is scary! You have no idea guys just wait for it

[@IvarKarm]

This whole thing is so silly. Everyone in the world should be allowed to have this plant on the kitchen window if they wish so.

[@YG-hx2pw]

This video deserves morre views

[@evanangel2022]

In Aussie land the government become the dealer, big bucks to be made

[@a.9931]

Big up Tetouan

[@WellOilBeefHooked]

Medical cannabis is legal in UK

[@ricardoxelmundo5330]

It's just weed! unfortunately people old, and outdated culural beliefs will put up barriers. My parental units included.

[@fatimaperez9181]

Add a tax on it and use that money to help your community with roads and infrastructure

[@DgurlSunshine]

FRAUD

[@reginaerekson9139]

Those old people should enjoy a low dose hybrid or indica - see if their body, sleep and attitude improves 100% 😊. You can internet search or take a business trip to Venice Beach, CA - or online legit colleges you can get a degree (possibly Cornell). The only people against it- are the don’t knows …. Either turn into I’m going to find out or stop complaining! 4:36

[@TheBenny2004]

US government wants big cigarette companies make huge revenues for tax purposes, that's the origin of the prohibition

[@rydergoode6922]

There's a part of the Moroccan story where they state at some point cannabis was used as currency....that might be another reason for the stigma, agenda based

[@maigreenrevolution2023]

legalize it

[@FIN86fi]

Weed ain't bad.. just the stigma is at the moment

[@currentcommerce4774]

I live in california and when cannibals became legal the society began to fall apart. its not good for a society to be full of drug addicts or drunkards, it only instills chaos

[@BowBounce]

Listen I’m sure California has been falling apart way before weed was legal 😂

[@MelonHead887]

​@@BowBouncehe's right though. Look what the drug culture has done to SF.

[@jinxedpenguin]

I live in CA. It really isn't that bad... Regardless, there's a ton of states that have legal marijuana and do not have that problem. The real issue with CA comes from housing affordability.

[@HubasaFamily254]

Me puffing on one, Never... What we don't understand is as a user, you're just a cash cow just like cigarettes and liquor 🤷

[@whostolemyTV]

You can grow your own weed m8

[@W1nd3yWHISTL3]

Getting high or drunk all just to numb reality...

[@etaokha4164]

Hate the smell of that thing.

[@DgurlSunshine]

I HATE BOOZE SMELL & CAUSTIC GMO CHEMICALS

[@whostolemyTV]

Agreed. Tobacco smells horrible. They should ban it indeed

[@Thomas-tf4cm]

Both are Pink Floyd song titles

[@user-ng8ev3se7x]

This is not a issue between parent and child it's between government and the people. Medical intoxication toxic = poison

[@jmc3274]

Framing this as a generation gap is ageist and ignorant. It is precisely the boomers who advocated for legalization in North America and Europe through the 1960s and beyond. In fact, marijuana was in large part decriminalized in the 1970s in the USA. The turn about is/was rooted in politics and greed, not a generation gap. Do your homework before you produce documentaries, to not do so makes you a contributor to spreading misinformation, and hence, social divisiveness. This is not responsible journalism.

[@terranowa2080]

Unconditional right to stop our own life whenever we want medically. My body my choice. Freedom

[@user-ng8ev3se7x]

Venezuela annexation of Guyana.? Remember jim Jones

[@sabihatanveer8494]

Smoke n fly😊

[@miloudjbouri]

It would be better if you only showed the Moroccan side. The American is only about a person smoking It it’s nothing interesting

[@dickensmccain3129]

make the masses mentally slow

[@Amazing_Mark]

Legalise all drugs.

[@juuso2248]

High hopes and us and them what are these Pink Floyd references in thumbnail

[@yeshua64]

They need fetty

[@brooklynbandit6788]

Im glad that its legal in NYC💘💪🏿🌿

[@chad9017]

Still ffwding..

[@manatee2500]

Poorly produced and factually inaccurate.

[@saudu-seuziramazanow7146]

Legalize it in Europe, US but not deliberately conduct such things in colonising countries

[@scottishguy924]

it was allah who created cannabis

[@billyb6001]

Drugs are bad for you. Dont do drugs

[@chelsea_Xxo]

Let me guess, u drink alcohol? So u probably participated in hard drugs, while cannabis at best is soft, and shouldn’t even be on there, as it has medicinal properties that outweigh it far more

[@Commonsenseisnotcommon8]

You’re right about that, good thing marijuana is only a plant. But yeah, all those bottles of pills in your cabinet. Or the ones the doctors try to give you don’t take those kids drugs are bad for you. Stick to what the planet gives you for your health. 🍄 🌸 🌲 ❤️

[@ramirosoto6069]

Alcohol too but it is legal and kill thousands of people.

[@DgurlSunshine]

CANNABIS IS A PLANT. LIKE CARROTS

[@DgurlSunshine]

@@ramirosoto6069 BOOZE IS MANUFACTURED. CANNABIS IS A NON-TOXIC PLANT

[@Argaria]

Why speak only about recreational use in minorities? Why not speak about everyone's needs, patients needing it as medicine, research conducted regarding its health and social benefits? Kind of missed opportunity here.

[@nevertrustsonofman.kingjam5233]

Follow Canada 🇨🇦 free the herb 🌿.

[@tirthadutt]

Smoking weed all the time makes a person lazy no denying that for sure !!!

[@nuwcz]

drinking all the time makes a person lazy too

[@fatimaperez9181]

Not true

[@ayodeler39]

💯I definitely I witness weed smokers become lethargic and forgetful.

[@tirthadutt]

@@nuwcz like a cigarette people can smoke a joint all the time but one can’t drink the entire day that’s not convenient and socially awkward but a joint is quick and easy to slip in through out the day

[@DgurlSunshine]

THINKING SMOKING WEED IS THE PROBLEM MAKES YOU IGNORANT

[@jamesliston5693]

Weed should be illegal and control

[@v.prestorpnrcrtlcrt2096]

14:29 She admits to child abuse. Shame! There are better ways than violence.

[@FIN86fi]

13:35 That mom looks hot 😊

[@israel_started_it_ALL_in_1948]

ok

[@NyreeAlana]

Really interesting to hear the different perspectives. Here in Aotearoa/New Zealand, we held a referendum on legalisation and narrowly missed out. A lot of people who were against felt confident that people could still access medicinal marijuana and didn't believe in legalising recreational use. My own fears of medical marijuana being out of the reach of low income people turned out to be founded. Medical marijuana is still prohibitively expensive here and so low income people need to source it illegally. Not only that, hemp is still restricted to licenced growers, despite the level of THC being to low to get anyone high. So anyone wanting to make their own CBD oil can't and CBD oil remains more expensive than medical THC oil. I suspect if we held the referendum again the outcome would be in favour of legalisation.