Legal Medical Cannabis Opinion
for the German Market

The report describes the legal framework for the export of medical cannabis to Germany. In particular, the requirements under international law are explained, and the requirements for product quality and product specification. In a second part, the current market volume and the already existing import companies and existing products are outlined. The report consists of 18 pages (PDF) and will be sent with more than 40 attachments.

Table of Contents

I. Basic Requirements
  1. International Law
  2. Pharmaceutical requirements
    1. GACP and GMP
    2. Monographs
    3. Microbiology
    4. MRA vs. on-site inspection
    5. GACP vs. GMP
    6. Intermediate medicinal product vs. active substance
  3. Permits
    1. Import
    2. Domestic cultivation and distribution
    3. Sales opportunities and options
II. Market Information
  1. Market volume
    1. Imports
    2. Reimbursement of cannabis therapy costs
    3. Patient data
  2. Available products and importing companies

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About the author

Kai has been a business and corporate lawyer in Germany for 17 years gaining wide range of experiences in the process. He is very familiar with the interconnectivity between national and European regulations, especially in regard to consumer protection, product safety and emerging new cannabis products.

He has engaged in advocacy relating to cannabis beginning in early stages of his studies at Philipps University Marburg when the German Supreme Court ruled that small amounts of cannabis should not be criminalized. After medical cannabis was legalized, Kai started a legal blog (canna-biz.legal) on all the relevant new developments in the emerging cannabis market and became a legal expert especially for CBD products.

The Law firm KFN+

Kai and his Law firm KFN+ consult major CBD and medical cannabis companies and is legal advisor to the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), which is working on a Novel Food joint application for different CBD products.

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Legal Medical Cannabis Opinion for the German Market

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