Successful trial means medicinal cannabis set to be available in France Treatment could be prescribed widely from 2025
Medical cannabis farm and factory plan divides Dordogne village Locals feel let down by the mayor who had been working on the project in secret
Medical cannabis gets go-ahead for pain relief in French hospitals The drug has been granted medicine status for the first time for patients suffering ‘insupportable’ pain
news France extends therapeutic cannabis trials for an extra year Patients with certain severe illnesses can continue to access cannabis-based medicinal products with a prescription until March 2024
French teenagers are less interested in alcohol, cannabis and tobacco The consumption of all three substances is down considerably compared to 2017, a new study shows, although the use of e-cigarettes is up
Legalise cannabis, say advisors to French state France’s prohibitive drug laws have failed to prevent people from taking drugs , according to a new report from representatives of civil society
French court definitively allows sale of CBD flowers and products The new Conseil d’Etat decision overturns a previous government ban and has been welcomed by the industry
France should establish its own CBD production industry, says MP Hemp and CBD is ‘just a crop like any other’ and needs a ‘precise legal framework’ to enable producers to seize the ‘interesting economic opportunity’
Sale of CBD flowers in France: Court temporarily overturns latest ban Le Conseil d’Etat called the government’s controversial ban on the sale of CBD flowers and leaves ‘disproportionate’
France’s green party calls new CBD ban ‘absurd gift to drug dealers’ A new ban against the sale of leaves and flowers of the non-psychoactive cannabis product CBD has been heavily criticised by members of the EELV ecology party
Medical cannabis trials in France show promise Medicine produced from cannabis oils can improve patients’ quality of life, but how the country will make legal cannabis farms financially viable remains uncertain
Cannabis should be legal but controlled in France, says MP A year-long parliamentary commission has been looking into cannabis usage. Creuse MP Jean-Baptiste Moreau says bans do not work and legalisation has to be the way forward
Delayed medical cannabis trials begin in France People with chronic pain, cancer and epilepsy are amongst those able to access medical cannabis through a government trial starting today
MP to propose debate on cannabis legalisation in France Record levels of consumption mean the current situation is untenable, according to the head of a parliamentary commission on the subject French MPs propose lighter regulation for CBD industry France to ask public opinion on recreational cannabis CBD: Shops for cannabis-derived products boom in France
European court: French ban on CBD products illegal The European Court of Justice has ruled that France’s laws on CBD products are illegal, as CBD does ‘not have a negative effect on human health’ French MPs hit out against proposed legalisation of cannabis Thieves in SW France mistake hemp plants for cannabis France introduces €200 spot fine for drug use from today France starts trials of on the spot fixed fines for drug use France’s medical cannabis trial sparks market battle
French medical cannabis trial sparks market battle Tensions are rising between European companies, Canadian firms and French producers as France prepares to allow imports of cannabis-based medical treatments on a trial basis later this year.
France authorises medical cannabis in two-year trial Medical cannabis is to become available for certain patients in France after the Assemblée Nationale this week authorised a two-year trial of the drug.
Drug users in French city of Rennes face €450 fine People who smoke cannabis or take other illegal drugs in the French city of Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany) will soon be faced with a €200 fine, rising to €450 in some cases, in a new trial to “attack demand”.
Cannabis sweets ‘dangerous’, warns French poison unit Sweets containing cannabis bought online can be much more dangerous than they may first appear, the Anti-poison Centre in Paris has warned.
Legalise cannabis in France, economic think tank says Recreational cannabis should be legalised in France, with a suggested fixed price of €9 per gram, an economic think tank under the authority of the Prime Minister has recommended.
France is to start medical cannabis trials this year The first medical cannabis trials in France are due to start before the end of this year.
Medical cannabis on test for first time in France Medical cannabis will be tested on Parkinson’s, sclerosis and epilepsy sufferers for the first time in France.
France introduces fixed fine for drug use The French Assemblée Nationale has voted to introduce a fixed €200 fine for the use of narcotics - and cannabis in particular - in an effort to step up the fight against illegal drugs.
Fight against teenage addiction in France We must change attitudes, says Dr Catherine Bernard, who is responsible for health at Mildeca, the government agency which draws up strategies to combat addictive behaviour. It must not be accepted as normal behaviour for young people to be smoking in front of schools, drinking regularly and smoking cannabis. She spoke to Connexion ahead of November, designated as a Mois sans Tabac (tobacco-free month), one of the government’s campaigns.
French pizza chef makes Lille’s first cannabis dough A pizzaïolo in Lille (Hauts-de-France) has created the city’s first ever legal pizza dough made with cannabis.
Minister ‘not against’ cannabis cigarettes in France Health minister Agnès Buzyn has said she is “not against” the legalisation of cannabis cigarettes for medical reasons in France, if they are proven to be more effective than other cannabis-based drugs.
Mayor wants to grow and sell cannabis in French fields A mayor of a town in the Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) has asked President Emmanuel Macron for permission to experiment with growing and selling cannabis in the region.
Police seize 150kg cannabis and €800k in cash in Var Over 150kg of cannabis and €800,000 in cash have been seized after being discovered in a house and garden in the Var (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
Reforms needed on cannabis sanctions, says report A report by two government ministers has recommended that cannabis users be fined in a lump sum per infraction, rather than face “theoretical” prison for their habit.
Dubious cannabis honour for French Young French people have Europe’s highest cannabis use and are the youngest users.