Tilray Medical recently welcomed the Government of Luxembourg delegation on its visit to the company’s European Campus in Portugal.
In October 2021, global cannabis company Tilray was named as the supplier of cannabis products for Luxembourg’s medical cannabis programme by the country’s Ministry of Health.
For the programme, Tilray is supplying a variety of its pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis products, including extracts and dried flower with different levels of THC and CBD for patients with a range of medical conditions.
The recent visit to Tilray’s EU-GMP medical cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility was organized to give the Luxembourg Delegation a firsthand view of Tilray’s operations in Portugal.
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Tilray’s managing director in Europe, Sascha Mielcarek, commented: “We are honoured to host the Luxembourg Ministry of Health Delegation at our state-of-the-art cannabis facility in Cantanhede, Portugal.
“Demand for cannabis legalisation in Europe is growing rapidly and we are incredibly proud to service the patients in Luxembourg and around the world with the high-quality medical cannabis products they rely on and in the formats they prefer.”
The delegation included: Paulette Lenert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health of Luxembourg; H. E. Conrad Bruch, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Portugal; Alain Origer, National Drugs Coordinator; Laura Valli, International Affairs Coordinator; Bob Lessel, Social Health Department; and, Sven Back, Department of narcotics and medicinal cannabis.
At the time of the announcement that Tilray would act as supplier for Luxembourg’s medical cannabis programme, chairman and chief executive officer, at Tilray, Irwin Simon said the company believes its growth potential in the European Union represents a $1bn opportunity, noting that: “We’re proud to be building this unrivaled global platform and will continue to advocate for patient access in Europe and countries around the world.”
Tilray was the first to successfully export medical cannabis from North America and import medical cannabis products into the EU in 2016, and its branded medical cannabis products are now available in 20 Countries around the world as the firm continues to expand its footprint in Europe.
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