{"id":3215,"date":"2015-10-28T23:42:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T23:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?p=4656"},"modified":"2015-10-28T23:42:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T23:42:42","slug":"france-marijuana-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/10\/28\/france-marijuana-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"France Marijuana Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis is currently illegal in France. However, recently cannabis-based drugs were approved for treating intractable conditions. <\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Current Legislation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use, possession, cultivation, sale and purchase of cannabis are illegal in France. The maximum punishment of cannabis consumption is 1 year of prison or a fine of up to \u20ac 3750. If possessing large amounts of cannabis, an individual could be prosecuted as a drug trafficker. Cultivating cannabis is punishable up to 20 years of imprisonment or with a fine of up to \u20ac 7 500 000. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industrial hemp is legal in France. Cultivars must stick to growing only a specific 20 strains, all of which contain less than 0.2% THC. Hemp seeds are also legal, but planting the seeds is not allowed. Purchasing, using and consuming hemp oil is also legal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Medical Marijuana Laws <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, medical cannabis is not legal in France. However, in June 2013, an amendment to the Public Health Code authorized cannabis-based medicine, like the THC drug, Sativex. The cannabis medicines are only allowed with a prescription and after no other treatments are relieving suffering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>References:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French law on pot-based medicine takes effect. (2013, June 10). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Local<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Retrieved from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocal.fr\/20130610\/legalized-cannabis-tea-could-be-on-drug-menu-for-french-patients-in-pharmacies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.thelocal.fr\/20130610\/legalized-cannabis-tea-could-be-on-drug-menu-for-french-patients-in-pharmacies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low THC Cannabis (Industrial Hemp) Licensing Factsheet. (2014, December). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Office<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/386907\/Hemp-_FAQs-Grower_notes-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/386907\/Hemp-_FAQs-Grower_notes-2014.pdf<\/a>.<\/span>    \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannabis is currently illegal in France. However, recently cannabis-based drugs were approved for treating intractable conditions. Current Legislation The use, possession, cultivation, sale and purchase of cannabis are illegal in France. The maximum punishment of cannabis consumption is 1 year of prison or a fine of up to \u20ac 3750. 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