The Netherlands’ cannabis cultivation and distribution experiment is set to kick off Friday in what executives are calling a milestone for the industry in Europe – even though the supply-chain trial is starting years later than originally planned.
In September, the Dutch Cabinet decided to give the startup phase of the Closed Coffee Shop Chain Experiment a start date of Dec. 15, 2023.
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At the time, only two legal growers – Canadelaar and Fyta Group – had been authorized for delivery to coffee shops in the municipalities of Breda and Tilburg.
The program, which was supposed to involve 10 cannabis cultivators supplying dozens of stores, originally was intended to launch years ago.
Industry sources say the project faced delays in part stemming from:
The Meticulous Public Administration Probity Screening Act, which effectively involved corporate background checks. Major challenges for selected growers trying to set up
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