27 German Jurisdictions Express Interest In Cannabis Model Projects
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was recently tasked with the responsibility of overseeing adult-use model project applications. The announcement cleared the way for entities in Germany to start submitting applications for scientific model projects on the legal distribution of recreational cannabis.
The German Cannabis Industry Association (BvCW) called on interested universities and companies to submit applications “as soon as possible” in its newsletter this week. BvCW is pointing interested entities to BMEL’s website to learn more about how to apply.
According to BvCW, the following German municipalities have expressed interest in launching cannabis model projects:
- Freiburg
- Munich
- State of Berlin
- Pankow
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Lichtenberg
- Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
- Neukölln
- Center (Berlin)
- Treptow-Köpenick
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Marburg
- Wiesbaden
- Offenbach
- Darmstadt
- Groß-Gerau
- Frankfurt
- Hanover
- Cologne
- Dortmund
- Bonn
- Muenster
- Bielefeld
- Düsseldorf
- Mainz
- Leipzig
“We are very pleased that this important step has been taken. Various research projects are enabling a new range of knowledge on what the best possible future regulation of the recreational cannabis market could look like. This is an essential contribution to significantly reducing the black market in the medium to long term,” said Dirk Heitepriem, President of the Cannabis Industry Association (BvCW), about BMEL’s authority over the application process (translated from German to English).
“No black market dealer asks for ID. However, as part of these model projects, there will be strict age checks – as in the cannabis cultivation associations. Safe sources will guarantee quality and thus exclude the greatest health risks – additives and cutting agents,” added Michael Greif, Managing Director of the BvCW.
BvCW has also published a checklist for model project applications to help potential applicants.