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The consumption of all three substances is down considerably compared to 2017, a new study shows, although the use of e-cigarettes is up. French 17-year-olds are less interested in alcohol, cannabis and tobacco than five years ago, a new study of 23,000 teenagers has revealed. It found more 17-year

France’s ongoing medical cannabis ‘experiment’, in which 3,000 patients are offered free products, has reported an overwhelmingly positive patient response. According to the first clinical data to be published since the experiment launched in March 2021, 91% of patients report being satisfied with

The Council of State overturned the government’s earlier ban on hemp flower in France. Not only is CBD legal in France, but hemp flower as well, if the latest court ruling in the country stands. French outlet RFI reports that On 30 December 2021, the French government legalized the sale of hemp

The senators rejected the notion of decriminalization, saying it is a demagogue option, which would perpetuate the existing ban. (Benzinga) A letter published in the Le Monde explores several options for cannabis legalization in France. Through the launching of a consultation process, the European

OVER 30 senators from the Socialist, Ecologist and Republican group have called for the launch of a consultation process to introduce new laws to legalize cannabis in France. The co-signed letter from 31 senators, published in the Le Monde newspaper explores several options for the legalization of

In recent years, France has come closer to ending its national prohibition of cannabis, which has been in place since 1970. The rise of “CBD cafés,” the growing public calls for an end to drug prohibition and an ongoing medical marijuana pilot program signal that, in the near future, France – the