5 key takeaways from MJBizDaily’s European Cannabis Symposium

With Europe fast becoming a cornerstone in the global medical marijuana industry, business leaders from dozens of countries descended on Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss emerging opportunities in the burgeoning market.

Danish medical cannabis market sees significant growth in first year

The number of patients who received medical cannabis prescriptions in Denmark more than tripled in the initial year of the country’s program, exceeding expectations of executives in the country.

Gender and racial diversity plus mainstream talent and strict compliance are key to good corporate governance practices

The rough-and-tumble nature of an emerging industry, company founders with potential black marks on their record and heavy – and often-changing – regulations are among the factors that explain why the cannabis industry has a corporate governance problem.

Netherlands to expand cannabis production, potentially creating competition for Bedrocan

The Netherlands is taking steps to boost the country’s medical cannabis cultivation, a move that could end Dutch cultivator Bedrocan’s longstanding monopoly position for supplying the country.