The US will federally legalize marijuana in the next 10 to 20 years, that's almost a guarantee at this point.
That'll tear down a lot of the global war on drugs, including a lot of financial & trade pressure systems that have been put into place to enforce it.
As that happens - and we're already seeing it now - more countries will feel free to liberalize on drug policies, no longer fearing US reprisal or group-pressure tactics. France will be surrounded by countries that legalize or at least de-criminalize marijuana heavily, and they'll follow suit (they'll practically have to, whether they get out in front of it, or are dragged that direction by cultural forces greater than their own politics).
That'll tear down a lot of the global war on drugs, including a lot of financial & trade pressure systems that have been put into place to enforce it.
As that happens - and we're already seeing it now - more countries will feel free to liberalize on drug policies, no longer fearing US reprisal or group-pressure tactics. France will be surrounded by countries that legalize or at least de-criminalize marijuana heavily, and they'll follow suit (they'll practically have to, whether they get out in front of it, or are dragged that direction by cultural forces greater than their own politics).