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France’s ministry of health announced Thursday that it has approved a cannabis-based mouth spray known as Sativex, a move that brings Paris into line with 17 other European countries, which allow marijuana to be prescribed for medical reasons. Cannabis-based medicines have been banned from the...

Marijiuana, a divisive issue that normally resurfaces in Europe during election campaigns, has come home to France's hotly-contested presidential race. With eight months to go until the 2017 French presidential election, marijuana - or cannabis, as the French prefer to call it - is an honored...

Recently, the government members of France were changed for a new team. Mr Jean-Michel Baylet is a newcomer and he has cleary said he was in favor of legalization. Last year, the Department of Justice reminded that, when more than 40% of the French population uses MJ daily or weekly, and 70%...