French Marijuana Laws. Historically, punishment for marijuana possession in France has been harsh, with a zero tolerance policy against use, possession and trafficking. Since 1994, the laws have been under scrutiny, both because of mounting public pressure to reform and financial pressure on the country.
devaluation - an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries. regulating, regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rule; fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians.
The base currency, or denominator, is the first in a currency pair, the second currency is the quoted currency. The value of the quoted currency is expressed in terms of one unit of the base currency. In euro/dollar, for example, the value of the dollar is quoted or expressed in terms of one euro.