If CBD (Cannabidiol) has now become a commonly used product in France, some unpleasant surprises still seem to arise for many consumers. Indeed, if the consumption of CBD before driving is not penalized in France, some users have their license withdrawn after a positive saliva test for THC...
CONSUMING CBD, A RISK FOR YOUR LICENCE?
In one recent file on driving under CBD (cannabidiol), our editorial team highlighted the non-criminalization of the act while specifying that it was nevertheless necessary to be sure of the THC level announced. Today, the practical case arises because some CBD consumers have their license withdrawn after a positive saliva test for THC. A real problem that could repeat itself?
Public chat BFM TV, A consumer explains that a CBD flower caused her to have her driver's license revoked. Marine was driving her car when she was stopped by the gendarmerie more than a year ago. If she claims not to have consumed cannabis, the test carried out by the agents seems to prove the opposite.
His driver's license was therefore temporarily suspended and his car seized. His lawyer then regrets that it is up to his client to prove her good faith. " When someone says on the initiative 'I consumed CBD', we say to ourselves 'we will wait for the result of the analysis', then we will grant the person the right to request a counter-analysis, in asking the laboratory to distinguish between CBD and THC“, suggests Antoine Regley, lawyer at the bar of Lille.
If the consumer was acquitted at first instance, the prosecution appealed this decision, and the date of her trial has not yet been given. In the meantime, caution is still in order if you must drive after consuming CBD.
