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What happens when Europe’s biggest illegal cannabis market finally starts building a formal medical framework?In this episode of the Trade To Black podcast presented by Dutchie, host Shadd Dales sits down with Ludovic Rachou, President of UNIVEC, the French cannabis trade association, to break down why so many people in the industry are suddenly talking about France.Rachou explains that while France has quietly held the title of Europe’s largest illegal cannabis market for years, its legal medical market is only now starting to take shape. He walks through the country’s long-running medical cannabis pilot launched in 2021, the role of France’s Social Security system in fully reimbursing prescriptions, and why more than 2,000 doctors have already been trained to prescribe cannabis under a controlled program.The discussion digs into how the pilot is structured, why patient numbers will ramp slowly at first, and how pricing and reimbursement levels translate into meaningful revenue per patient. Rachou also lays out why international operators like Curaleaf, Aurora, Canopy Growth, and Village Farms are positioning early, what it might take to secure cultivation and GMP licences inside France, and how the French regulatory model could influence a future, more harmonized European framework.The episode offers a straightforward look at France as an emerging medical cannabis market: the demographics, the policy design, the timelines, and the potential implications for both domestic players and foreign investors watching Europe’s next wave of growth.#TradeToBlack #FrenchCannabis #MedicalCannabis #UNIVEC #France #CannabisPolicy #EuropeanCannabis #CannabisInvesting #Dutchie #GlobalCannabis   • Three Months That Made Cannabis Impossible...     • Three Months That Made Cannabis Impossible...     • High Tide Executive Warns the Canadian Can...     • Texas Moves Ahead Despite the Federal Ban ...  Want to be updated on Cannabis, Small Cap, AI, and Crypto? Subscribe to our Daily Baked in Newsletter!https://newsletter.thedalesreport.com...Find us as well on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and on the Web:Facebook:   / thedalesreport  Twitter:

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