November 30, 2017.
These liquids have been on sale for a few months and have already convinced many French people. The “electronic seal” has obtained the approval of the Ministry of Health, which intends to supervise its marketing.
The sale of cannabidiol will soon be regulated
If the electronic cigarette arouses the concern of the medical authorities, who are unable to rule on its harmlessness or, on the contrary, dangerous for health, the electronic seal seems to have obtained the consent of the Ministry of Health who considers that this ” appears legal »And could be subject to controlled marketing in France.
By law, it is now forbidden to hold, manufacture and transport cannabis or all kinds of derivatives. Cannabidiol on the other hand, which is a variety of cannabis that does not contain properties considered to be narcotic, is not prohibited and it is from this substance that liquids are now manufactured, sold on the Internet or in specialized shops, which fill the “electronic joints”.
700,000 daily cannabis consumers in France
The Ministry of Health believes that this substance represents a good alternative to real cannabis, whose damage to health is immense, and intends to put in place controls so that the substances sold comply with the law. The French Medicines Agency and Fraud Control were contacted to set up the framework for the marketing of cannabidiol.
According to the latest Health Barometer from Public Health France, a quarter of French people have used cannabis once in their life. Over the past year, one in 10 adults say they have smoked it. The French are among the largest consumers in Europe, with no less than 700,000 daily smokers.
Gaelle Latour
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