If the testing programme turns out to be a success, France could become the 23rd European country allowing medical use of cannabis.

For two years, 3,000 patients in France will be able too legally use cannabis as treatment for their illnesses.

Set to last for a period of two years, the testing programme “authorises experimentation with the therapeutic use of cannabis in a controlled and limited setting with patients suffering from serious illnesses,” according to the government’s website.

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