Cannabis in France: Weeding out the facts from the fiction

Cannabis in France: Weeding out the facts from the fiction

#Cannabis itself remains illegal in #France, but in recent months its “wellness” derivative, #CBD, has become something of a green Eldorado. So where exactly is the line between #therapeutic, medical and recreational use? We take a closer look. And to find out more about the use of cannabis for #medical purposes, we speak to hospital psychiatrist Nicolas Authier. In March 2021, with the health minister by his side, he signed the country’s first ever cannabis prescription as part of a limited, nationwide trial. 

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19 Comments

  1. Vicki Diana Coghlan on May 15, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    I love the positive attributes of Hemp.
    Hemp seed oil is good for you, hemp fibre has many good uses ie. Making clothes, a variety of uses.
    Hemp fibre should be used in making clothes instead of cotton fibre making clothes.
    Hemp needs less water to grow compared to cotton which uses too much water to yield cotton fibre.
    Hemp oil is good for the body.



  2. argo auss eiarre on May 15, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    Looks good



  3. T. Meriadoc on May 15, 2022 at 6:49 pm

    Legalization has been very successful here in Canada.



  4. Izgheo on May 15, 2022 at 6:54 pm

    if i had enough money i would take 30mg cbd every day, 10 mg morning, midday, and night. eliminates my anxiety, makes me feel good, doesn’t get me high, opens my eyes and lets me be in the present, I can focus on work, I can look at girls directly in the eyes, i can’t live without it, best improvement for my mentality that I’ve come across.



  5. Edgardo Carrasquillo on May 15, 2022 at 6:57 pm

    Thank you. As any invasive substance there are several issues. The causes for the need of its use can be both subjective and objective. In the end the earning of money will win over the subjective and objective needs. How is this industry doing in Rodrigo Duterte’s Phillipine vs. Amsterdam’s.



  6. Andrew on May 15, 2022 at 7:04 pm

    This is so backwards.



  7. Vicki Diana Coghlan on May 15, 2022 at 7:07 pm

    Vive Le Hemp!!!



  8. Seán O'Nilbud on May 15, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    Weed is harmless compared to booze.



  9. Flamy on May 15, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    Canada legalized pot, it’s been pretty great



  10. Terry Beaudoin on May 15, 2022 at 7:28 pm

    All they have to do is look at the research in the USA and save millions in euro’s. Their years ahead of Europe, if this article is any example.



  11. dijoyjoe on May 15, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    Compare how many warnings/contraindications found on prescribed meds to cannibis.



  12. Alec Nevaeh Hunley on May 15, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    Besides growing with natural methods in organic and or sustainable farming I don’t see the need for their government over checking what you do obviously you don’t want mold or other pathogens on your medicine or Recreation



  13. Toasty MacNickels on May 15, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    If you use it frequently for pain relief and find you must travel and go without for some days or weeks, there is no real problem with cannibus. Most definitely _not_ the case with the opioids doctors continue to misprescribe in many Western countries. Also helps with appetite for those whose digestive systems have suffered from years of NSAID inflammation and pain relievers, themselves at least as harmful in the long term as the use of cannibus, if not far more so.



  14. TheMagnificentGman on May 15, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    Just legalise ffs



  15. thomas walaza on May 15, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    Wait didn’t the UN declassify cannabis as a drug?



  16. Lick My Musket Balls Yankee on May 15, 2022 at 7:33 pm

    They’re sitting within 6 feet of each other so it’s okay to take off the masks. No wonder France is drowning in Covid



  17. Waru Vithanage on May 15, 2022 at 7:34 pm

    Cannabis is also legal in France plese reply



  18. Alec Nevaeh Hunley on May 15, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    The fact that they think thc levels need to be moderated is ridiculously stupid with it the other compounds don’t work as efficiently



  19. argo auss eiarre on May 15, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    Positive!?