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Study Finds Cannabis Inversely Associated With Hypertension In HCV Patients

Written by Frank Schuler on November 7, 2022. Posted in Science.

We previously reported that a peer reviewed study in France determined that medical cannabis use was associated with a lower BMI in patients diagnosed with hepatitis C (HCV). A separate study from France also found that cannabis is inversely associated with obesity among HCV patients. It is estimated that...

Study Associates Cannabis Use With Lower BMI Among Those With HIV/HCV

Written by Frank Schuler on September 8, 2022. Posted in Science.

As of 2020, it was estimated that roughly 38.4 million people around the world have HIV. HIV is a very serious health condition that causes AIDS and interferes with the body’s ability to fight against infections. It is estimated that roughly 58 million people around the globe have hepatitis...

Emmanuel Macron’s Left Flank Presses Him On Full Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 22, 2022. Posted in Policy.

31 senators challenged President Macron on the pages of Le Monde last week to implement full cannabis legalization – but what does this really mean for reform in France? Cannabis usually exists, still, in the political fault lines, just about everywhere. That is certainly true in France at...

French Senators Tout Benefits Of Cannabis Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on August 15, 2022. Posted in Policy.

France, like every other country on planet earth, is home to adult-use cannabis consumers and medical cannabis patients. Whether the government in France regulates cannabis or not, people are still going to consume it. That is a point that is not lost on a group of Senators in France who recently...

Cannabis Inversely Associated With Obesity In Hepatitis C Patients

Written by Frank Schuler on June 21, 2022. Posted in Science.

It is estimated that as many as 58 million people suffer from hepatitis C worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that roughly 1.1 million deaths occurred in 2019 due to hepatitis B and C, and their effects include ‘liver cancer, cirrhosis, and other conditions caused by chronic...

Medical Cannabis Production Becomes Legal In France

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 2, 2022. Posted in Business.

The decree, published in the Official Journal on February 18 will enter into force as of March 1 Quite quietly, France is moving into the medical cannabis discussion. As of March 1, it will be legal to cultivate cannabis for medical purposes. The change in the law was published in the official government...

The French CBD Market

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 10, 2022. Posted in Business.

Highest French Court Freezes Ban on CBD flowers and leaves. Does this mean an ooh la la moment for the French CBD Biz? If not the European one beyond that? The French have carved out a unique place in the European cannabis discussion, and further one that may well be emulated elsewhere. What is remarkable...

How Long Will The Cannabis Fight Take In France?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 19, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The left-wing France Unbowed party is taking the fight to a still resistant government as recent polls show public opinion shifting towards cannabis legalization Last week, French legislators discussed a bill to legalize cannabis. Put forward by the France Unbowed party or LFI, it is widely seen...

France Formalizes Its CBD Rules – But The Fight Is Just Beginning

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 12, 2022. Posted in Business.

The country issued new guidelines right before the new year – but while it spells good news for manufactured products, cultivators are up in arms. In a significant move for not only France but a wider European conversation beyond that, the French authorities moved to formalize rules on CBD...

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