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Sarah Elzas

Rise in adulterated cannabis in France, as edible CBD ban shakes industry

A hemp cultivator sells her products at the market in Crest, south eastern France, 9 February 2021.
A hemp cultivator sells her products at the market in Crest, south eastern France, 9 February 2021. © Philippe Desmazes/AFP

Cannabis use in France is once again under scrutiny, with a drugs monitor reporting a sharp rise in adulterated products on the illegal market, and risky new products entering the legal CBD market. To address the issue of mislabelled products, France has banned edible CBD products, raising concerns in the cannabis industry.

France's illicit drug market is becoming increasingly unpredictable, with users unknowingly ingesting substances that are not what they thought, according to a report released by the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT).

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