The number of cannabis wholesalers in Germany is growing rapidly, but the amount of cannabis shipped from the Netherlands is steady – resulting in decreasing product available per wholesaler and, likely, an eventual consolidation in the market, according to local industry officials.
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Deadline to legalize marijuana in Mexico extended again
Mexico's deadline to legalize cannabis has been extended to Dec. 15. The Supreme Court accepted a request from a group of Senators on Friday to postpone the April 30 deadline to approve a law to legalize cannabis nationwide. The bill...
Canopy Growth exits cannabis cultivation on three continents in major international pullback
Canopy Growth is ceasing more cannabis cultivation in Africa, Canada, Colombia and the United States in a bid to “improve efficiencies” in its global operations, the once high-flying marijuana giant said Thursday.
COVID-19 could be wake-up call for Mexican legislators to legalize marijuana, local experts say
Mexico is widely expected to miss the April 30 deadline to legalize cannabis, but local industry sources say the coronavirus outbreak might serve as a wake-up call for Mexican lawmakers to get the pending bill across the finish line. As the pandemic grabs the...
How Colombian medical cannabis producers are adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic
Medical cannabis producers the world over are scrambling to adapt to fast-evolving business and health implications from the novel coronavirus pandemic, with those in Colombia adapting stricter health and safety protocols. The country saw its first regulated sales...
Italian medical cannabis sales grew 50% in 2019, and supply remains stable despite coronavirus
Patients in Italy bought 861 kilograms (1,898 pounds) of medical cannabis in 2019, a nearly 50% increase versus the 578 kilograms sold in Italian pharmacies in 2018, according to new data from Italian health authorities. Most of the growth is attributable to an...
COVID-19 crisis effectively freezes European GMP cannabis inspections in Canada, elsewhere
European Union Good Manufacturing Practice (EU-GMP)Â certification audits involving cannabis facilities in Canada and elsewhere are screeching to a halt given the travel restrictions in place in most of the world because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Deadline extended to apply for Germany’s cannabis distribution tender
The deadline to apply to be the distributor of domestically grown medical cannabis in Germany was extended from April 28 to May 26. The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) revealed the new deadline Tuesday. The document...
Insurance-covered cannabis in Germany sets fourth-quarter record, pushing 2019 total to 123 million euros
Insurance reimbursements for medical cannabis in Germany reached a new high during the October-December period, propelling total reimbursements last year up nearly 70% from 2018, according to new data from the German National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband).
Mexico Senate suspension over COVID-19 puts cannabis legalization deadline in doubt
The Mexican Senate struck an agreement to postpone most legislative activity as part of the second phase of contingency measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The decision casts serious doubt on the feasibility of complying with the April 30 deadline the Supreme...
First medical cannabis sales in Colombia imminent – a year later than expected
Colombia’s delayed medical cannabis industry could see its first sale within days, according to one of the country’s leading producers.
Despite coronavirus, global supply chain for medical cannabis stable
International medical marijuana supply chains appear stable for the time being despite the coronavirus pandemic, with shipments to Europe’s largest market, Germany, remaining uninterrupted.












