Is cannabis legal in Saint-Louis?
France offers essentially only continuation of treatment for some former participants of the state medical experiment; new enrollment ended 27 March 2024 and there are no ordinary dispensaries. You need prior participation, a qualifying condition, and an authorized doctor. There is no open route for new patients.
How to buy: Only former experiment participants with a qualifying condition and an authorized doctor can continue treatment through the defined medical channel; new patients have no open route.
THC: The transitional program used oils up to 25 mg THC/ml; not a universal cap for a future system.
Prohibited: There is no recreational cannabis retail in France, and there are no ordinary dispensaries. Legal access to THC cannabis is essentially limited to continued treatment for some patients already enrolled in the state medical experiment; new enrolment ended on 27 March 2024. Last reviewed 2026-08-30.
Buying cannabis
Prohibited
There is no recreational cannabis retail in France, and there are no ordinary dispensaries. Legal access to THC cannabis is essentially limited to continued treatment for some patients already enrolled in the state medical experiment; new enrolment ended on 27 March 2024.
No recreational retail exists.
The medical route is largely closed to new patients (legacy participants only).
Tourist access
Prohibited
Tourists have no legal way to buy THC cannabis in France. There are no recreational dispensaries, and the medical framework is a transitional experiment limited to previously enrolled patients.
No recreational retail or open medical route for visitors.
Never carry cannabis across a national border.
Medical access
Medical use only
Legal medical access is essentially restricted to continued treatment for some patients already enrolled in the state medical cannabis experiment; new enrolment stopped on 27 March 2024. Access requires prior participation, an appropriate condition, an authorized physician's prescription, and a defined medical channel.
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- Prescription or medical card required
Effectively legacy-only: no clear open route for new patients as the medical experiment transitions.
The transitional program used oils up to 25 mg THC/ml, which is not a universal limit for any future system.
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