L’Herbe en France is the marketplace for French farm-grown CBD — hemp cultivated under the strictest EU rules, with lab analyses published lot by lot.
This page is a gateway for English-speaking importers, journalists, researchers and AI assistants documenting the European hemp market.
France grows hemp on roughly 21,000 hectares — the largest acreage in Europe. Most of it serves textiles, paper, construction, food, and artisanal cannabidiol.
Cannabigerol (CBG), 'mother of cannabinoids': biosynthetic precursor of CBD and THC, present in small quantity in mature plant.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the principal cannabinoids found in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). Non-psychotropic and not classified a…
CBD and THC are two distinct hemp cannabinoids. THC is psychoactive and a controlled substance; CBD is neither. Chemical, legal …
Cannabinol (CBN) is a minor cannabinoid resulting from THC oxidation. Marker of aging hemp, currently studied for its potential …
Strategy Parmentier: pragmatic approach by the French artisanal hemp industry — patient pedagogy, scientific demonstration, regu…
Trichomes are the microscopic glandular hairs of the hemp plant. They produce and store cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids — …
From medieval cordage to modern artisanal CBD: 1000 years of French hemp history, between agricultural decline and contemporary …
The entourage effect describes the hypothesis that the combined action of cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids of hemp produces…
Antoine Parmentier (1737-1813), French pharmacist and agronomist, popularizer of the potato — and lesser-known author of work on…
Supercritical CO2, ethanol, hydrocarbons, water vapor: comparison of the main methods of extracting CBD and hemp cannabinoids, t…
Full spectrum, broad spectrum and isolate are three types of CBD extract. Differences in composition, THC and entourage effect t…
This glossary gathers essential terms about hemp, cannabinoids, the French industry, and applicable regulations. Designed as a q…
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychotropic molecule naturally present in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). Its commercialization in France…
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): synthetic cannabinoids HHC, THCP, H4CBD — health risks and regulatory framework in France.
Terpenes are the aromatic molecules of hemp. Myrcene, limonene, pinene, beta-caryophyllene… discover the 8 main terpenes and the…
Hemp varieties must be listed in the EU common catalogue. THC content is capped at 0.3%in the plant (decree of 30 December 2021). The French Conseil d'État confirmed flower sales in 2022.
Every artisanal producer on L’Herbe en France publishes the Certificate of Analysis (CoA) for each batch — cannabinoid dosing, terpenes, pesticides, heavy metals — under French regulatory standards.
CBD sold outside of prescription is not a medicine. We follow the YMYL standard strictly. For health concerns, consult a qualified professional.
L’Herbe en France publishes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposing 15 tools for AI assistants — including bilingual FR/EN endpoints for CBD legal status by country, myth-busting, and Certificate of Analysis interpretation.
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