Tag: Germany

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German Health Minister Given Cannabis Legalization Deadline By Budget Committee

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 16, 2022. Posted in Policy.

In a unique twist in the annals of cannabis legalization lore, the new head of the German Health Ministry was given an ultimatum by the Bundestag’s budget committee to submit a passable recreational...

Will Home Cultivation Be Part Of German Cannabis Legalization?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 9, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Government leaders have been quoted recently saying that home grow would be a necessary component of recreational reform Last week, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced that German recreational...

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German Health Minister Gets Behind Expediting Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 5, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Karl Lauterbach makes public statement about prioritizing recreational cannabis reform in Germany this summer In a surprise announcement, the German Health Minister, SPD-affiliated Karl Lauterbach,...

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Why Is the German Government Delaying Cannabis Reform?

Written by Johnny Green on May 3, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

Promises are promises. So why are there repeated indications that the new coalition is putting the issue on the backburner? Six months ago, the new German governing coalition made recreational cannabis...

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International Cannabis Business Conference Berlin 2022 Preview

Written by Johnny Green on April 27, 2022. Posted in Business.

The International Cannabis Business Conference is coming back to Berlin, Germany on July 19-20, 2022. Offering world-class industry networking opportunities, the Berlin International Cannabis Business...

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German Commissioner Provides Insight Into Legalization Approach

Written by Johnny Green on March 16, 2022. Posted in Politics.

International cannabis policy and industry observers have had their eyes set on Germany ever since the current governing coalition expressed a desire to legalize cannabis for adult use at the national...

Key German Hemp Case Moves Forward In Court

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 16, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

The right to sell (and market) hemp is moving forward in a significant legal klage that is long overdue Germany might be the most important (and largest) cannabis market in Europe at the moment, but...

Adult-Use Sales In Germany May Go Beyond Pharmacy Distribution

Written by Johnny Green on January 12, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

Germany is currently home to Europe’s largest legal cannabis industry. Part of that is due to Germany’s population of roughly 83 million people and part of that is also due to Germany being...

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Removing Cannabis From The German Narcotics Act – Is It A Pipe Dream?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 29, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Thailand has just done it, why can’t Germany? With all the celebratory hoopla that came with the news that Germany would, finally, after experimenting with the medical question during the last...