A year ago, Germany legalized recreational cannabis, home grows and the formation of nonprofit marijuana clubs, where members can access adult-use products.
While consumers and industry advocates around the world celebrated the new law, which also removed cannabis from the country’s narcotics list, Germany’s booming medical market has been the early benefactor of reform.
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The benefits to the medical cannabis market were somewhat expected, according to several market insiders and German executives who spoke with MJBizDaily in the weeks and months leading up to the landmark legislation.
However, the market’s explosive growth in medical cannabis patients, product selection and demand has far exceeded expectations.
“The partial legalization in April 2024 marked a pivotal shift for cannabis in Germany,” Albert Schwarzmeier, managing partner of
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