Germany

German-Grown Cannabis Available In Pharmacies For First Time

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 14, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The Tilray/Aphria owned facility becomes the first GMP certified crop to make its way to German pharmacies since the beginning of the tender bid process. In a victory that has taken literally four years to accomplish, the first German-grown cannabis, produced by the Tilray/Aphria consortium in...

Germany’s Cannabis Vape Market Likely To Expand Rapidly

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 7, 2021. Posted in Business, Medical.

An Israeli firm has obtained a first-of-its-kind license from the German regulatory authorities for extracts for inhalation. The German market remains one of the most interesting in Europe in terms of product approvals and entry. As of last month, an Israeli company, Panaxia, along with its German...

German Cannabis Reform Moves Forward In Curious Ways

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 9, 2021. Posted in Politics.

A new poll suggests a majority of Germans support the medical use of cannabis as the city of Dusseldorf removes its ban on hemp products. Is more reform on the way? The German cannabis reform discussion is clearly progressing – but it is proceeding slowly and in curious ways. Unlike in...

It’s Critical That German CBD Law Matches EU Law

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 19, 2021. Posted in Medical.

After a brew ha ha over hemp tea that made its way to federal court, there is a renewed call domestically to homogenize German law with European ruling. Is “Trickle Down Reform” from the EU a better way to handle cannabis reform? In an indeterminate case in March, a case involving...

German Federal Hemp Tea Case Decided

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 7, 2021. Posted in Business.

A hemp tea seller from Braunschweig was charged with federal narcotics violation charges – but just released after a German federal court decided that they were not trying to “intoxify” anyone. The question is, what does this case really mean? Here is the headline. The German...

Aphria Announces First Cannabis Harvest For Germany

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 20, 2021. Posted in Business.

The second growing facility for medical cannabis is about to deliver – but is this all going to be enough? Aphria, now merged with Tilray, is edging ever closer to actually delivering medical cannabis product grown domestically – but they are still not quite there yet. Delivery appears...

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German Patients Continue To Have To Sue Insurers/Claim Approvers

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 22, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Without a doubt, Germany is the largest medical cannabis market in Europe (so far). There have been approximately 100,000 applications so far to the public health insurers. And there are, depending on whose estimate you are using, about 60,000 “legitimate” patients. But again, nobody...

The Continuing Importance Of The German Medical Cannabis Market

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 14, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Even with the impact of Covid, the German cannabis market has continued to power forward. Several new distribution deals have been finalized in the last six months, and a German distributor for the domestically, bid-grown cannabis has been chosen. Furthermore, the reference price for wholesale...

Q’3 Overview Of The German Medical Cannabis Market

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 6, 2020. Posted in Medical.

As the leaves begin to turn this year and the days grow shorter, a period also known as Q’3 2020, what and where is the status of the German medical cannabis market? That is a very good question, in part because of the evolving shape of both the medical and non-medical market here. In summary,...

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