“The position of the French state is clear. We are against legalising cannabis for recreational use. Borne’s comments follow publication of a report on Thursday by French think-tank the Conseil d’Analyse Economique recommending legalising cannabis for recreational use in France. Several countries, including Germany, Italy and Denmark, already allow the prescription of medical cannabis and last year Canada became the second country in the world to fully legalise marijuana. In France, GreenLeaf, a French hemp-based and cannabis healthcare company, recently said it had agreed to be bought by rival EMMAC Life Sciences Ltd, as the legal use of cannabis for medicinal purposes grows further.

Source: bd News24 June 20, 2019 07:41 UTC