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Image shows Isabelle Nodin holding a bottle of CBD oil. Her children are taking part in a large-scale medical cannabis trial in France.

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A large-scale medical cannabis trial in France is already showing results and could lead to legalisation in the country.

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People who use medical marijuana cards to treat pain, anxiety or depression face a heightened risk of addiction while failing to improve their symptoms, a new study finds

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Image shows a person handling a cannabis plant. Germany's new governing coalition is taking steps to legalising the sale of the drug to adults for recreational use.

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Cannabis oil, or CBD, is proving popular with Olympians but marijuana is proving controversial.

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In this Thursday June 17, 2021 file photo cannabis plants are close to harvest in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond, Virginia.

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Is the Czech Republic on the cusp of a cannabis boom?

An opposition party that has promised to legalise marijuana looks poised to win upcoming elections. If it does, growers expect high times.

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Amsterdam is the cannabis capital of Europe

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Europe faces a health crisis if cannabis products are not regulated to protect consumers ǀ View

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Euroviews. Europe faces a health crisis if cannabis products are not regulated to protect consumers ǀ View

The CBD market needs to be regulated. It’s not about the CBD itself, but about the way the products are treated and manufactured. Europe has a reputation for protecting its citizens, but when it comes to cannabis, it’s lagging behind.

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Colorado looks to medical marijuana to ease opioid crisis

It becomes the third state in the nation after New York and Illinois to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of opioids for pain relief.

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