Articles tagged with "france"
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Three 420-friendly winter vacation destinations
Lisa Felepchuk - Published on February 11, 2020Read moreMeet these three 420-friendly destinations that are great for weed lovers—and another three that, surprisingly, are not.
France forgets its golden age of medical marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on September 27, 2019Read moreIn the middle 19th century, Paris functioned as the epicenter of an international movement to medicalize hashish.
French Legalization Debate Ignores Race, Religion, Mass Incarceration
The Associated Press - Published on August 7, 2019Read moreFrance’s brief experiment with CBD—not to mention the growing international trend toward reform—seems to have started a movement to legalize cannabis, which has been illegal since 1970.
‘I Spent the Next Day and a Half in Bed’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes
Rebecca Kelley - Published on November 3, 2017Read moreAlex Trebek trips hard on some potent potables, Larry Flint lashes out at the Trump administration, Bill Nye the Science Guy throws shade at stoned ultimate frisbee players, and more.
State of the Leaf: Sacramento Sees 500% Drop in Cannabis Arrests
Jay Lassiter - Published on April 26, 2017Read moreState of the Leaf is Leafly’s weekly roundup of legalization news from around the nation and the world.
Amid Drug-War Chaos, France is Reconsidering Its Cannabis Policies
Kenzi Riboulet Zemouli - Published on December 1, 2016Read moreSigns that France is finally taking cannabis reform seriously emerged this summer, but a recent series of events has sped the shift.
Is Europe Finally Ready to Embrace Hemp Again?
Lukas Hurt - Published on September 20, 2016Read moreAfter decades of relying on imports from China and Canada, Europe is rekindling its long-lost hemp industry.
Will France Be Stuck with Cannabis Prohibition…Forever?
Kenzi Riboulet Zemouli - Published on September 17, 2016Read moreFor 45 years, governments in France have held on to some of the harshest and most outdated cannabis policies in Europe.
Which Country Leads Europe in Cannabis Consumption?
Derrick Bergman - Published on June 7, 2016Read moreDo countries with more restrictive policies have lower rates of use? You might be surprised.
The State of the Leaf: Pennsylvania to Become Next Medical Cannabis State
Lisa Rough - Published on April 14, 2016Read moreNevada and Rhode Island are making progress, but Vermont’s efforts to legalize have stalled. Ohio legislators made a bold new medical proposal, and Pennsylvania is so close they can almost smell it.