France's first CBD vending machine!

The company Weed Paradise has just installed the very first CBD vending machine in France, in front of its hemp parapharmacy in Châtenois.

A rolling business

Ferhat Alakocoglu, the boss of Weed Paradise, is unstoppable. He founded his company two years ago with the aim of marketing natural 100% hemp-derived products, guaranteed THC-free. After opening a tea room specializing in hemp infusions, and then a parapharmacy centered around hemp in Châtenois, he launched into the trade of distributors. It currently has over twenty sales outlets in France and 150 hemp-based product references.

Ferhat Alakocoglu explains that these products are not intended to be therapeutic: «They don't cure - that would be illegal - but they do relieve and soothe. I offer well-being, sharing and pleasure». The entrepreneur is unlikely to have been bothered by the police as this may have been the case other retailers of CBD products and other hemp derivatives.

We talked about him in a previous article because he had set up a series of mechanical CBD herbal tea dispensers in the Vosges region, with the aim of expanding throughout France. Many retailers have already adopted his machines. Now, the Châtenois entrepreneur is stepping up a gear: he has just installed a 24-hour digital dispenser in his storefront. Equipped with a 10-inch touch screen and a choice of 10 selections (100 product compartments), the dispenser will ensure a continuous supply of products. It's the first of its kind in France.

CBD vending machines are springing up all over Europe. There are already some in Greece, in Germany and Luxembourg which to legalize soon recreational cannabis. Distributors on the market by Weed Paradise, mechanical and digital, can be customized on request and are available under franchise.