On TV tonight: CBD invites itself to Élise Lucet's home in «Envoyé Spécial».»

More than 1,500 stores in cities large and small, an agricultural sector eager to get started, and consumers who are won over: the CBD caught the attention of *Envoyé Spécial*. The investigative journalism program hosted by Élise Lucet will take a closer look at the «CBD Craze» this Thursday evening. Tune in at 9 p.m. on France 2, right from the start of the show.

Newsweed was able to watch a preview of this 25-minute documentary, directed by Julie Benzoni. Despite a few botanical oversimplifications— «Nature has created two varieties of cannabis: the first is illegal, the second is legal» – This article does a pretty good job of outlining all the current issues surrounding CBD. The journalist brings to light all the inconsistencies in France’s approach to this compound in the public debate.

If you are a regular reader of Newsweed, let's be honest, you might not learn much that's new. But this journalistic piece is aimed at a wider audience: between 1 and 3 million viewers watch *Envoyé Spécial*. That’s enough to inform citizens who haven’t fully grasped all the issues surrounding CBD.

The tone adopted—without actually saying so—is generally in favor of legalization. Julie Benzoni gives a voice to vendors facing legal action, such as Christophe, a shopkeeper from Moselle: «They showed up on a Tuesday; I was cleaning.». The report also shows the lead taken by other European countries, with Italy in the lead, on CBD hemp production.

«There are inconsistencies,» according to the Minister of Agriculture

Meanwhile, farmers like Joanny Chatoux are forced to process their hemp illegally. The «rebel from the Creuse» harvests the flower, even though it is officially prohibited in France. « »It's as if we were allowed to raise pigs, but forbidden to sell the ham, which accounts for 50 % of the value.", ," the farmer complains on the Envoyé Spécial program.

Like Newsweed revealed it back in May, the report points out that a «A draft ministerial order could completely ban the sale of CBD flowers, regardless of their origin.». A bill that would spell the end for most florists, for whom flowers represent «70 % of revenue.».

So the reporter hung around outside the Élysée Palace to ask the government some questions. As the Cabinet meeting was wrapping up, Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, declined to speak to the press. But Julien Denormandie, the Minister of Agriculture, agreed. «When you allow a product to be imported but not produced in France, there are inconsistencies.», ," replies the minister, looking a little embarrassed. The reporter also cites the «presidential campaign», a sign that the issue of CBD is a highly political one.