One of the German government coalition parties clarified its stance on recreational marijuana last week in favor of decriminalizing possession and allowing pilot programs involving the legal distribution of adult-use cannabis. With the Social Democratic Party of...
Applications for reimbursement of medical cannabis expenses by Germany's second-largest health insurer doubled from 2017 to 2019, signaling robust growth in the use of the drug. Flower remained one of the most prescribed cannabis products, according to data provided...
Sanity Group, a medical cannabis and wellness company headquartered in Berlin, has completed what it is calling the largest round of cannabis financing in Europe to date. The round was led by Calyx, a European cannabis-focused investment fund, and HV Holtzbrinck...
Switzerland’s lower house health commission cleared the way for a limited pilot program to allow the legal production and distribution of recreational marijuana.
Alberta, Canada-based Aurora Cannabis said Monday that it obtained the necessary permits to resume sales of medical marijuana in Germany. In November, Marijuana Business Daily reported that the company's products were not available in Germany until further notice....
Germany imported 6,714 kilograms (14,802 pounds) of medical cannabis flower, primarily for pharmacy dispensing in 2019, according to fresh data from the nation's medical regulatory agency. That’s more than double the total for 2018, when about 3 metric tons were...
The medical cannabidiol market is becoming more competitive in Germany, as 2020 kicks off with one new CBD option that pharmacists can dispense to patients. A Cologne, Germany-based distributor of medical cannabis started offering pure CBD in kits with which...
The European Commission’s proposal that European Union-member countries support three of the six World Health Organization (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations does not merit much celebration from the cannabis industry, according to international drug policy experts.
Supply disruptions are rippling through Germany's growing medical cannabis market, but the country's federal government says there are no signs at the moment of widespread product shortages. In response to a recent parliamentary inquiry, the government noted that...
In advance of the March session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the European Union’s executive branch has proposed that EU member nations vote in favor of three of the six World Health Organization (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations.
Toronto-based Avicanna – which has cultivation operations in Colombia – on Friday announced an agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart to supply Canada’s largest pharmacy chain with medical cannabis.
The price offered by the winner of the first bidding process to supply medical cannabis in Peru came in well below that of other applicants, setting a precedent for the market's future and possibly limiting the revenue opportunities for other suppliers. According to...
