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Tightening 🇫🇷 France

France strengthens its 1916 poison law

The 1916 law that had listed cannabis as a poisonous substance was strengthened in 1922, aligning France with the prohibitions already in force in the United States and the United Kingdom. The reformed law became one of the most restrictive in Europe, drawing criticism for abandoning individual freedom in personal consumption.[1]

Listed for context. No score change is recorded for France here.

References

  1. Dinafem — France, 100 Years of Cannabis Prohibition in the Gallic Country

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