[Updated at 12:45 with the declaration of Marisol Touraine]
Three French and Czech KanaVape launch Tuesday, they present as “the first spray cannabinoid 100% legal “. It is, they say, “without psychotropic effect” , for without THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), one of the active ingredients prohibited by law. What is the opinion of the Minister of Health, which wants to ban do so.
KanaVape is the medical marijuana market with a product that just offers “the benefits relaxation, against the stress and anxiety “, simply being rich in CBD (cannabidiol), other active ingredient of the plant.
Antonin Cohen, one of the creators of this vaporette, is responsible for six years of promoting medical marijuana through an association, the French Union for Cannabinoids in Medicine (UFCM), which organizes three years an annual conference in Strasbourg on the subject. “We studied the market, he says, there is a need. It was from R & amp; D (research and development) for several years, grows hemp without THC for two years “
The Czech-French company says produce . “legally” and “without fertilizer” in Provence and the Czech Republic. After harvest, it extracts the cannabis oil using a method CO 2 used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The final product contains 5% CBD. “There is no euphoric effect, no adverse side effect” , provides Cohen.
“Little controversy”
Is KanaVape legal? Yes, says Cohen: “We worked with a law firm in France. It is not illegal. There are no specific regulations “ or clear legal framework on this product, KanaVape not registered. “a little controversy is likely to create, it is also our goal , he admits. Many patients need this product. So we take the risk. It is positioned much like Uber that competes with taxis. “
Cohen has partnered with such an agronomist. “Early 2014, I resigned from a start-up in London to create the company . We are self-financed. It has invested more than EUR 50 000. “ They created two companies, one in Marseille, the other in Prague. KanaVape also has a team in Paris. “We have five full-time, over ten freelancers.”
Presented Tuesday morning in Paris, KanaVape will be available online and hope its promoters, in shops, even if there is no signed distribution agreements. “We met a lot of people willing to market the” in the shops of electronic cigarettes.
Not rechargeable for now, it will be sold 45 euros each (plus battery cartridge 49 euros with the port) to 0.5 ml of oil, which would represent “200 puffs [puff]” . The company has a refillable cartridge project for 2015 (which will be sold 24,90 euros)
The product, according to Cohen, does not exist in Europe.; the United States, “a company launched a similar concept, but with a different approach, without transparency” , he said.
“An incentive to consumption “
At midday, the Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on RTL she was going to court to ask for a ban of this e-cigarette. “I am opposed to such a product can be marketed in France” for “that constitutes incitement to cannabis use” is ” potentially punishable by law, “ said the minister.
Its creators had yet changed their speech earlier Tuesday at a news conference. “It is not a cannabis vaporizer” , they said, by presenting their electronic cigarette that will be available in January. “We want to stay out of the recreational use of cannabis. The KanaVape will not be an alternative to the firecracker or an electronic seal. “
Having changed their communication for fear of controversy, they now prefer to speak of ” Hemp Spray “, recalling that the CBD “is not part of the 1971 International Convention on controlled substances.” And they insist: “ This product is not for people who have not smoked before, as this would create a new use. “
According to their new presentation, Kannavape ” is not a therapeutic product “ and its creators want to remind the “dangerousness of cannabis” in the version “illegal” (with THC). They target customers as “consumers of tobacco and all substances”. “Our goal is not to encourage the consumption of cannabis, on the contrary” , says Antonin Cohen.
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