Medical Marijuana Regulated As Ibuprofen Is One Of The Biggest Breakthroughs Of Germany’s Cannabis Law
It’s been more than three months since German cannabis legalization took effect and one of the biggest breakthroughs under this law is simplified medical marijuana use. David Henn, founder of pharmaceutical supplier Cannamedical told ASB Zeitung in a recent interview exactly what this means.
Cannamedical is importing raw cannabis material from abroad and distributing it across Europe. This means that each flower is still trimmed in Germany and Cannamedical is in charge of packing and labeling.
Henn explained that before cannabis reform, medical marijuana was considered the last resort, and only a small number of doctors were able to prescribe it. “Since April 1st, Cannabis is regulated as the equivalent of Ibuprofen 600,” he said. “Therefore, all 418,000 practicing doctors in Germany can prescribe it.”
Doubling The Number Of Medical Marijuana Patients
He further highlighted that the demand has grown accordingly. “The medical market consisted of approximately 100,000 patients beforehand. In the last two to three months, this number has doubled. We assume that this growth will continue.”
Niklas Kouparanis, co-founder and CEO of a Frankfurt-based medical cannabis holding company the Bloomwell Group, predicted …