Opinion

March 18, 2022

What Germany can teach Europe about growing a cannabis market

Germany will likely legalise cannabis by early 2024. Here's what cannabis founders and investors need to know.


“Germany could be the world's largest cannabis market within the next two years.” No, that's not a line from some overambitious startup’s fundraising deck or Snoop Dogg’s latest pitch to LPs — it’s the conclusion of a study by a German economics professor last year. It illustrates how mainstream excitement about this industry is ever since doctors were first allowed to prescribe cannabis-based drugs in Germany in 2017. 

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