Legal Medical Cannabis Means Better, Not Weaker, Health Protection
Dr. Julian Wichmann, MD, Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomwell GmbH Germany has, without question, the most progressive regulation of medical cannabis in the EU.
Dr. Julian Wichmann, MD, Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomwell GmbH Germany has, without question, the most progressive regulation of medical cannabis in the EU.
Germany’s telemedicine-fuelled expansion has driven the value of its medical cannabis market up by hundreds of millions of euros in just less than two years.
Australia’s thriving medical cannabis industry has continued its blistering levels of growth, seeing the amount of medical cannabis imported grow nearly tenfold in just three years, according to new official data.
The blistering growth of Germany’s medical cannabis sector showed no signs of abating through the second quarter of 2025, with imports rising another 15% to hit new records.
You can also read this story in German, here. When the Cannabis Act came into force in Germany, the aim was to improve the country’s drug policy by changing the way the popular recreational drug was handled.
It is not clear how the new Drugs Commissioner will react to the blistering growth of telemedicine, but it is clear that patients would suffer most should access be tightened.
Australia’s medical cannabis market is thriving, with revenues expected to grow from around US$600m in 2024 to more than US$1.2bn by 2028, according to Prohibition Partners’ Global Cannabis Report: 5th Edition.
German medical cannabis imports have continued their meteoric rise in the wake of the passage of its Cannabis Act (CanG), rising a further 15% on Q4, 2024 in the first quarter of 2025, totalling 37,223 kg.
Israel has seemingly followed in the footsteps of its US ally this week after announcing plans to impose 165% tariffs on cannabis imports from Canada.