Business of Cannabis report
Applications for Germany’s recently legalised cannabis cultivation associations, or ‘social clubs’, have increased significantly over the last month.
To date, 226 applications have been submitted across every German federal state, an increase of nearly 250% compared to the last time Business of Cannabis reported on the topic in early July.
Despite the rapid increase in applications, only eight permits in a single federal state have been granted, as the level of bureaucracy and lack of a clear framework begin to frustrate would-be associations.
CEO of Cannovum Cannabis AG, an organisation focused on providing services for Germany’s cultivation associations, Klaus Madzia, told Business of Cannabis: “It’s going very, very slow. We anticipated problems, but our expectations have been surpassed.”
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