Just two weeks ago, the French Constitutional Council issued a new judgment on the definition of narcotics. The judgment stated that a material must be hazardous and addictive to be recognized as a narcotic. Prior to this, France, which is now engaged in a presidential election, did not have a specific definition of narcotics but instead had a list of items or substances that were added to it each year. A proclamation was then made in France in December 2021, enabling farmers to keep their hemp crops but restricting the sale of CBD flowers to customers on the basis of health.