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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 reform should be prioritized this summer. However, that is not all that is afoot in Germany....

German Health Minister Speeds Up Cannabis Reform

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

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, has now thrown his weight behind a stepped-up schedule for cannabis legalization. Namely, he wants...

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Why Is the German Government Delaying Cannabis Reform?

Written by International Cannabis Chronicle 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 reform one of their election planks. After the election, in November, they also made promises that...

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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 Conference is the largest B2B cannabis trade event in Europe and is also the longest-running cannabis...

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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 level. Often referred to as ‘the traffic light coalition,’ the current governing coalition...

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 nothing here has been gained without legal fights. Beyond that, while the medical market is developing...

Adult-Use Sales In Germany May Go Beyond Pharmacy Distribution

Written by Johnny Green on January 11, 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 home to the fourth-largest economy on earth. Another contributing factor is Germany’s approach...

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

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 28, 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 four years of the Angela Merkel headed, CDU led government, now move with the new Traffic Light Coalition...

Relative Majority Favors Legalizing Cannabis In Germany For The First Time

Written by Johnny Green on December 14, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Cannabis reform has more momentum on the European continent right now than ever before since the start of prohibition, and Germany is at the heart of it. Medical cannabis is already legal in Germany, and legal sales have been underway for a handful of years now. Every passing year sees a new record...

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