Pubdate: Wed, 17 Dec 2014
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
Copyright: 2014 Philadelphia Newspapers Inc
Contact:  http://www.philly.com/inquirer/
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AN EFFORT TO BAN THE 'E-JOINT'

(AP) - France's health minister has said she wants to ban a 
cannabis-extract electronic cigarette that has been launched in France.

Marisol Touraine told French radio she was opposed to the self-styled 
"e-joint," that was launched online Tuesday. She said it will 
encourage cannabis use and she will approach the courts to ban the product.

Though cannabis is illegal in France, the French-Czech company 
KanaVape says its hemp vaporizer product is legal and does not 
contain the mind-altering THC substance found in marijuana.

The company extracts the less potent molecule Cannabidiol from hemp, 
a variety of cannabis grown for fiber and seeds. "It will not make 
you 'high' but will help you relax," the company says.
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