The law on the use, consumption and possession of drugs in France has not changed since 1970: if caught, drug users risk up to 1 year's imprisonment...
Emmanuelle Auriol, economist and professor at the Toulouse School of Economics, calls for change at the highest level of government. In the columns of Le JDD, the economist...
Today, few brands are attempting to enter the French market. This is undoubtedly due to the monopoly of OCB and Rizla, which cover 95% brands...
Edito. It's a sad anniversary. Just 100 years ago, on July 12 1916, the law «concerning the importation, trade, possession and use of...
Edito. It's not a fable, unfortunately, but the current «cannabis debate» in France. The cover of the latest issue of L'Obs...
A new incident in Marseille. On the night of June 24-25, two men were shot dead with a kalach in their car on a...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the 18 joint appeal originally published by Libération. At the time, the daily denounced the hypocrisy of repressive policies. Since then...
Marina Carrère d'Encausse, presenter of «Le Magazine de la Santé» and «Le Monde en Face» on France 5, is in favor of legalizing cannabis....
Proponents of prohibition in every country often use this argument: «Think of the young: if we legalize, young people will be able to...
The French newspaper Libération today published the involvement of former narcotics boss François Thierry in a massive cannabis trafficking operation. The number one of the 36 quai des...
After last week's World March of Cannabis movements across France and around the world, Paris was entitled to its own march in...
On Wednesday evening, Saint-Ouen hosted a public meeting on the theme of «Legalization, prohibition, decriminalization, punishment? What do we say? What do we do? The evening debate, hosted by...
In a press release published at the end of April, the French National Academy of Pharmacy strongly opposes the decriminalization of cannabis: «legalization would send a very bad message to...
The next edition of «Divan», presented by Marc-Olivier Fogiel and broadcast Tuesday May 10 at 11:10 pm on France 3, will welcome Florent Pagny. The channel has chosen...
Yesterday, France Inter's program «le téléphone sonne», presented by Mickael Thébault, focused the debate on the legalization of cannabis. The program aired from 7.20 pm to...
Legend or fact: the word «assassin» is thought to have originally meant «hashish consumer» or hashishin. The resinous substance is said to alter the senses before...
Zamal is the Creole name given to Cannabis Sativa L. grown or growing naturally on Reunion Island. The word comes from the Malagasy zamala...
Editorial. Brexit, the Panama Papers, Nuit Debout, and now the legalization of cannabis in France. Public debates and protests follow one after another, each with its own distinct character. On the one hand...
The subject is becoming less and less taboo in France, and even though those who stray from the official line are quickly brought back into line, some prominent French figures...
France is now the biggest cannabis consumer in Europe, despite being the most repressive. Beyond the blatant failure of repression, consumers...
