France

French Medical Cannabis Patients Warned That Treatment Will be ‘No Longer Accessible From January’ A

18/12/2024 BEN STEVENS

French patient associations have warned that medical cannabis patients could soon face a disruption in treatment as its long-running experiment comes to an end with no next steps in place.

France Tops Europe in Cannabis Use Despite Strict Laws

02/12/2024 Arturo Garcia

France leads Europe in cannabis consumption but maintains one of the continent’s strictest drug policies, spending €570M annually on enforcement with limited success.

Cannabis Legalization Would Bring France Nearly €3.4Bn In Taxes And Savings

29/11/2024 Johnny Green

According to the European Union Drugs Agency, France has the highest rate of cannabis consumption on the European continent.

France has the highest cannabis consumption in Europe. It’s high time to tax it

27/11/2024 Alexander Hurst

With the nation’s finances in a parlous state, decriminalisation could raise millions of euros – as well as cut crime

France: Hemp cultivation area could grow by 100% in 5 years

19/11/2024 Antonio John Costa

Hemp is on the rise, but with growth comes new challenges and opportunities.

French Parliamentary Group Pushes For Cannabis Legalization

16/11/2024 Johnny Green, InternationalCBC

An escalation of violence linked to organized crime in France is leading to calls by a parliamentary group for the European nation to legalize cannabis for adult use.

Faced with government-wanted repression, LFI pushes for legalization of cannabis

12/11/2024 Aurélien BERNARD

Faced with the escalation of violence linked to organised crime in France, the French parliamentary group La France Insoumise (LFI) has expressed strong criticism of the government's strategy .

France Proposes Budget Amendment in Last-Ditch Effort to Keep Medical Cannabis Programme Alive

22/10/2024 BEN STEVENS

A proposal has been tabled in France aimed at further extending the country’s long-running medical cannabis ‘experiment’ to ensure patients are able to keep receiving their medication amid government inaction.

France Proposes Budget Amendment in Last-Ditch Effort to Keep Medical Cannabis Programme Alive

22/10/2024 BEN STEVENS

Olivier Faure, in favor of the legalization of cannabis and its experimentation “in certain departme

15/10/2024 Aurelien BERNARD

Olivier Faure, first secretary of the Socialist Party, is now strongly advocating for an experiment in the legalisation of cannabis in France.

France proposes to classify CBD as “toxic” at European level

18/09/2024 Aurelien BERNARD

According to information tracked by CosmeticOBS , France's intention to classify CBD as toxic at the European level is now an official proposal.

Legalization of medical cannabis in France likely to be postponed until 2026

16/09/2024 Aurélien BERNARD

Will France manage to legalize medical cannabis? While the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM) assured at the beginning of the year that cannabis treatments would be available in 2025

ANSM excludes THCA, CBNA, THCV and THCVA from its list of narcotics

04/06/2024 Aurélien BERNARD

Last week, the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) announced the ban from June 3 of several cannabinoid molecules, including H2-CBD, H4-CBD and any variation around the delta-9 molecule. -THC.

Bègles Unveils Plans For Adult-Use Cannabis Trial

12/04/2024 NEWSWEED

The town of Bègles unveiled its experimental project for the legalisation of cannabis yesterday during a public meeting .

Medical cannabis could soon get the green light in France after unprecedented trial

30/03/2024 Lara BULLENS

During a years-long experiment that ended on Tuesday, French health authorities gave patients suffering from serious illnesses the chance to use prescribed medical cannabis.