2022 – Legality of CBD in France

Cannabidiol is legal in France. In this article, we will review the history of cannabidiol in France and more generally within the EU.

CBD Law 2022

The answer is Yes, the CBD is legal. In France as in the rest of the European Union. Although the legislation remains vague, particularly with the opening of the cannabidiol market since 2017. The differences between the law in France and the law of the European Union have been brought into line and all member countries agree that the cannabidiol molecule is licit and legal.

However, there remains a very specific legal framework!

• The marketing of hemp products not certified by the EU and containing more than 0.3% THC is prohibited.
• The combustion of CBD products is also prohibited. However, other types of consumption are authorized: vaporization, infusion, application to the skin, edible.

What does the law say in Europe about CBD?

All European countries must apply the law in the same way, this is the rule of all European laws, due to its supranationality.

CBD legislation is mainly based on a clear distinction between the different cannabinoids of the cannabis plant. THC (and its acid form, THCA), is a narcotic, and is prohibited because of the psychoactive effects. Other cannabinoids, CBD and even CBG are authorized because they present no known health hazard.

Press release of November 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

“According to the current state of scientific knowledge, which must be taken into account, unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (commonly known as THC), another cannabinoid from hemp, the CBD in question does not appear to have a psychotropic effect. nor any harmful effect on human health.

CBD legislation in France

On December 30, 2021, MILDECA (Interministerial Mission to Combat Drugs and Addictive Behaviors) published a decree announcing the establishment of a new regulatory framework: ensuring consumer protection and combating drug trafficking, while by encouraging the development of cultivation, industrial production and marketing of hemp extracts.

• The cultivation, import, export and industrial and commercial use of hemp are permitted.
• The maximum THC level must not exceed 0.3% (0.2% before December 30, 2021).
• All parts of hemp can be used for the production of derived products (only seeds and stems were included in the previous decree, which prohibited the use of flowers and leaves).
• Only farmers have the right to grow hemp, and only certified seeds listed in the official catalog.
• The sale of CBD hemp plants and cuttings are prohibited.

The Council of State of CBD leaves and from authorized varieties in the raw state.

You can therefore buy and consume CBD flowers hemp infusions