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February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
Bill Proposes Legal Cannabis in France

Bill Proposes Legal Cannabis in France

French senator Esther Benbassa introduced a bill last week that would allow and regulate legal cannabis in France.
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January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
France’s Ministry of Health Approves Cannabis-Based Sativex Medicine

France’s Ministry of Health Approves Cannabis-Based Sativex Medicine

France’s ministry of health announced Thursday that it has approved Sativex, a cannabis-based mouth spray produced by GW pharmaceutricals. Sativex will be available in France in 2015...
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November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
Bob Dylan Denied Highest Honor Because of Pot…Until Now

Bob Dylan Denied Highest Honor Because of Pot…Until Now

Bob Dylan has until recently been denied the highest honor in French society, the Legion d’Honneur, because of pot.
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June 11, 2013
06/11/2013
Marijuana-Based Medicines Okayed in France

Marijuana-Based Medicines Okayed in France

At the behest of Social Affairs and Health Minister Marisol Touraine, France has modified its Public Health Code to allow for the use of marijuana-based medicines, apparently...
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March 22, 2013
03/22/2013
United Nations: Three-Quarters of World’s Illicit Drug Users Consume Cannabis

United Nations: Three-Quarters of World’s Illicit Drug Users Consume Cannabis

Cannabis is consumed by an estimated 75 percent of all the world’s illicit drug users, making it the most widely-used illicit substance in the world, according to the United...
By: NORML
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March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
France Considers Marijuana-based Drug for Muscle Pain

France Considers Marijuana-based Drug for Muscle Pain

The French government is considering legalizing Sativex, a marijuana-based nasal or mouth spray for muscle pain, such as people with multiple sclerosis. Sativex would be the first authorized use...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
France to Introduce Supervised Injection Sites

France to Introduce Supervised Injection Sites

03:47pm France looks to be the latest European country to embrace the harm-reduction practice of providing supervised injection sites, according to France 24 TV. Facilities could be...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
Hope For Industrial Hemp? Group Of Senators Seeking Legislative Sanity

Hope For Industrial Hemp? Group Of Senators Seeking Legislative Sanity

According to Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill, a group of bipartisan Senators, led by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D), have filed legislation seeking to exempt...
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