OUR PRESS RELEASES
BvCW: cannabis seeds may be traded
04/15/2024 // Cannabis Act opens up new business segment for the economy
Cannabis Act: planning, investment and legal certainty needed now
03/13/2024 // A mediation committee jeopardises investments, jobs and improvements in patient care
Cannabis Act: Bundestag resolution is an important milestone
02/23/2024 // Cannabis Act (CanG) passed with a large majority, cannabis industry welcomes progress & wants more
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Cannabis economy: Cannabis Act will be the biggest progress in drug policy in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany
02/21/2024 // Resolutions of the specialist committees pave the way for the adoption of the Cannabis Act in the Bundestag
Professional associations: Use now historic chance for competitive German industrial hemp economy (industrial hemp) in parliamentary procedure on Cannabis Act (CanG)
10/25/2023 // Joint press release by BvCW, EIHA & NHN
First survey among growers’ associations: Cannabis price will be below black market price
11/03/2023 // Seven to eight euros per gram are realistic, the biggest problem is the planned distance regulations
CANNABIS BILL HAS BEEN IMPROVED, BUT IMPORTANT POINTS REMAIN UNRESOLVED
11/27/2023 // Medical cannabis cultivation is simplified, but the “intoxication clause” continues to hinder industrial hemp
Medical cannabis: Out of the cannabis shortage!
01/03/2024 // Cannabis professional associations call for easy access for patients, therapeutic sovereignty for the medical profession and a reduction in bureaucracy for all
BvCW releases Guide on Conduct During Raids
01/26/2024 // Continuation of the “intoxication clause” makes “emergency aid measure” necessary for intoxication-free industrial hemp (industrial hemp)
CANNABIS ECONOMY PLEASED ABOUT 1ST READING OF THE CANNABIS ACT (CANG) IN THE BUNDESTAG
10/18/2023 // Important paradigm shift is imminent, expert politicians give hints on sensible points of improvement
Daring More Progress: Cannabis economy suggests License to Suppress the Black Market and Reforms for Medicinal Cannabis & Industrial Hemp
10/16/2023 // Statement of the Cannabis economy on the Draft Cannabis Law Published
CANNABIS ECONOMY: CULTIVATION CLUBS AND DECRIMINALIZATION MAKE SENSE, BUT NO NOTICEABLE PUSHBACK OF THE BLACK MARKET CAN BE EXPECTED
09/15/2023 // Over-regulation and prohibition zones inhibit consumer self-sufficiency, BvCW suggests improvements and hopes for announced “Pillar 2”
CANNABIS LEGAL, PATIENTS IRRELEVANT? JOINT DEMANDS OF THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATION OF PATIENTS IN THE CANNABIS LAW (CANG / MEDCANG)
09/27/2023 // 10-Point Plan for a MedCanG reform
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FUND INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH WITH 3.1 MILLION EUROS
09/29/2023 // Cannabis economy welcomes intended studies for industrial hemp and health
CANNABIS ECONOMY DEMANDS LEGAL CERTAINTY FOR HEMP FOOD PRODUCTS
09/11/2023 // Branch wants clear framework for safe & smoke-free food with hemp
Cannabis economy welcomes new CanG draft as first step & maintains further proposals for improvement
08/16/2023 // The removal of cannabis from the BtMG, its decriminalization and the cultivation clubs are clear progress, but there is a need for improvement, among other things, for industrial hemp, medical cannabis and sponsoring for factual information
MEDICAL CANNABIS: CANNABIS ECONOMY WELCOMES INITIAL SIMPLIFICATIONS AS A SMALL BUT CORRECT STEP ON THE WAY TO FUNDAMENTAL REFORM
06/23/2023 // Licensing process to be expedited, proviso for approval eliminated for select specialty groups
CANNABIS ECONOMY WANTS “SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR Industrial HEMP”
05/30/2023 // Sustainable potential for agriculture, healthy food, soil quality and biodiversity to be better utilized
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS CALL FOR URGENT REFORMS TO THE CANNABIS-AS-MEDICINE ACT
05/24/2023 // Focus on security of supply, less bureaucracy and removal of classification as narcotics
CANNABIS ECONOMY SEES NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS AS A GOOD FIRST STEP
04/12/2023 // Model projects are now an essential intermediate step towards the desired full regulation
CANNABIS ECONOMY PRESENTS CONCEPT FOR LICENSED POINTS OF SALE (SPECIALIST STORES)
03/27/2023 // High quality, expert advice, social concepts, youth and consumer protection are the goal
G-BA DECISION SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS – BUT ALSO COMPLEXITY AND NEED FOR FURTHER REFORMS
03/17/2023 // Professional associations on medical cannabis
CANNABIS ECONOMY WELCOMES REFORM PROPOSALS OF CDU/CSU PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON MEDICINAL CANNABIS
02/07/2023 // BvCW has more far-reaching demands: Abolition of the authorization requirement & the so-called “Out of Therapy”
CANNABIS ECONOMY CALLS FOR NEW PURITY LAW AND PRESENTS FIRST QUALITY CATALOG FOR CANNABIS AS A STIMULANT
02/02/2023 // Focus on health and consumer protection: Successful against the black market through controlled and highest quality
PATIENTS BACK ON THE BLACK MARKET?
11/30/2022 // Joint Federal Committee (G-BA) threatens established care of seriously ill patients with cannabis as medicine
CANNABIS ECONOMY WELCOMES KEY ISSUES PAPER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
10/26/22 // Lauterbach: “Impulse for drug policy in Europe” / BvCW: Good and comprehensive template for further discussion / Cannabis industry ready for creation of new legal German market
CANNABIS ECONOMY: INTERIM STATUS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S DRAFT CORNERSTONES REPRESENTS PROGRESS, FURTHER NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT EXISTS
10/19/22 // Orientation to youth protection and health is welcomed, but competitiveness vis-à-vis black market must be improved
BGH RULING ENDANGERS INDUSTRIAL HEMP INDUSTRY, CANNABIS ECONOMY: URGENT NEED FOR POLITICAL ACTION
10/14/22 // Jail sentence for CBD flower trafficker confirmed, wave of prosecutions expected, more hemp products at risk
CANNABIS ECONOMY DEMANDS REGULATIONS FOR LEGAL SELF-CULTIVATION
09/27/22 // Private beer brewing and tobacco cultivation are models; cultivation clubs could also be made possible
CANNABIS ASSOCIATIONS: MEDICAL CANNABIS SUPPLY MUST BE IMPROVED!
09/07/22 // “Things can’t stay as they are.” This is the tenor of a joint statement by eight associations that advocate for improvements in the supply of medicinal cannabis to the population
NOVELTY: PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SEIZES FIELD OF COMMERCIAL HEMP, ACTION THREATENS ENTIRE INDUSTRY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP / CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST LIDL DISCONTINUED
09/02/22 // BvCW calls on legislators to act swiftly
MORE TRANSPARENCY: CANNABIS ECONOMY RECOMMENDS TRACKING & TRACING SYSTEMS FOR STIMULANT REGULATION
08/08/22 // Digital backbone for effective market overview and consumer protection
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS: CANNABIS Economy RECOMMENDS REGULATION FOR ORIGIN AND QUALITY
06/27/22 // BvCW publishes position paper on supply chains and production conditions
CANNABIS: PROMOTE ENJOYMENT, PREVENT PROBLEMATIC USE AND OFFER NECESSARY HELP
06/13/22 // BvCW publishes position paper on prevention & risk reduction
CANNABIS: “AVOID LEGALIZATION MISTAKES!” – EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER STATES ON REGULATED DISPENSING
06/12/22 // BvCW: New document aims to support regulatory process for stimulant market
5 YEARS OF CANNABIS AS MEDICINE LAW: PROGRESSIVE & IN NEED OF REFORM
03/04/22 // Joint press release of the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) and the Association of Cannabis Supplying Pharmacies e.V. (VCA)
ALLEGED ABUSE WITH INDUSTRIAL HEMP: NON-VIABLE, UNECONOMICAL AND PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE
02/07/22 // BvCW: Industrial hemp should be completely removed from narcotics law, BfARM expert committee recommends amendment
HOW CANNABIS SHOULD BE REGULATED FROM THE INDUSTRY’S PERSPECTIVE
01/24/22 // The german cannabis business association (BvCW) has presented a key issues paper on the most important regulatory questions and thus positioned itself in favor of the planned form of legislation
NEW FEDERAL DRUG COMMISSIONER: CANNABIS ECONOMY CONGRATULATES BURKHARD BLIENERT (SPD)
01/11/22 // Federal cabinet to appoint expert at the suggestion of Federal Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD)
GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHES NEW DEPARTMENT FOR ” RECREATIONAL CANNABIS”, NEW DEPARTMENT COORDINATORS APPOINTED
01/06/22 // In addition, new office of quality representative filled
NEW PRESIDIUM ELECTED AT THE GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (BVCW), NEW FUNDING POSSIBILITY ADOPTED
12/19/21 // Regulation of pleasure a further focus of the association’s work
CLIMATE PROTECTION AND BIOECONOMY – ASSOCIATIONS CALL ON THE NEW GOVERNMENT COALITION TO LAUNCH A 100-DAY PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE CLIMATE PLANT HEMP AS A CO2 STORE. CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC POTENTIALS MUST BE EXPLOITED QUICKLY.
12/07/21 // Climate protection and bioeconomy – associations demand 100-day program from the new government coalition to promote the climate plant utility hemp as a CO2 store
CANNABIS ECONOMY WELCOMES TRAFFIC LIGHT COALITION AGREEMENT AS A GOOD STARTING POINT
11/24/21 // New “Cannabis Commission” to (co-)define framework conditions – New BvCW working group works on regulatory support
NEW STUDY: CANNABIS REGULATION BRINGS AT LEAST 4.7 BILLION EUROS AND APPROX. 27,000 JOBS
11/16/21 // Cannabis economy: industry stands ready – Conservative calculation – Significantly more jobs and innovations expected by German Business Cannabis Association (BvCW) for the new legislative period
THE DAWN OF CANNABIS 2021: THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY’S MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL DEMANDS FOR GERMANY
10/08/21 // 6-Point Plan of the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) for the New Legislative Period
SHARP RISE IN IMPORTS OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS TO GERMANY
09/27/21 // Domestic demand is now being met from 17 countries worldwide
ELECTION TOUCHSTONES 2021: POSITIONING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES ON ISSUES OF THE CANNABIS ECONOMY
09/01/21 // Left, Greens and FDP promise most commitment – SPD and CDU with cautious reform ideas
SURVEY RESULTS: FINANCIAL FIRMS PUT CANNABIS ECONOMY AT A DISADVANTAGE
08/19/21 // Survey also found positive examples
HEMP RAID AT LIDL – POLICE CONFISCATE PRODUCTS, DISCOUNT RETAILER TAKES GOODS OUT OF STOCK
08/13/21 // Cannabis economy criticizes increasing repression against hemp foods
GOVERNMENT COALITION POSTPONES INDUSTRIAL HEMP REFORM – COMPETITION OBSTRUCTIONS & PROSECUTIONS CONTINUE
06/25/21 // Motion by Left & Greens rejected by CDU/CSU, SPD & AfD, next Bundestag to decide
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LEGAL HEMP COMPANIES: INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES SURVEY
05/10/21 // Aiming for fair deals also with payment services and banks
POLICE IGNORES BGH CASE LAW ON INDUSTRIAL HEMP
04/29/21 // Clear and unambiguous legal certainty for industrial hemp exemption in BtMG
BGH: NO-NOISE “CBD FLOWERS” MAY BE SOLD, CANNABIS ECONOMY BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF
GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DEMANDS IMPROVEMENT
03/24/21 // Industrial hemp exemption in the BtMG applies to commercial supply to end consumers
4 YEARS OF CANNABIS AS MEDICINE ON PRESCRIPTION: GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DEMANDS IMPROVEMENTS
03/08/21 // BvCW still finds need for improvement
BVCW WELCOMES FDP PROPOSAL TO FACILITATE PROCEDURE IN THE PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS
02/01/21 // Various initiatives highlight urgent need for action
INDUSTRIAL HEMP: BVCW WELCOMES JOINT MOTION BY LEFT-WING & ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS IN THE BUNDESTAG
01/19/21 // Competitive disadvantages for the industrial hemp and CBD economic chain could be reduced after the federal election
GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (BVCW) ESTABLISHES SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
12/18/20 // Scientific monitoring of the cannabis economy made possible
GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (BVCW) WELCOMES THE EXCLUSION OF CANNABIS FROM ANNEX 4 OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES ON NARCOTIC DRUGS
12/02/20 // WHO’s scientific view on cannabis should determine future political debate in Germany and Europe
GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION – MAJORITY OF POLITICIANS IN THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT IN FAVOR OF A REGULATED CBD MARKET
11/20/20 // Cannabis economy looks forward to constructive dialogue
GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE EUGH RULING ON CANNABIDIOL (CBD) AND FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS
11/19/20 // Regulated CBD market in Germany and Europe moves closer
GERMAN CANNABIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PROPOSES CORNERSTONES FOR A REGULATED CBD MARKET
11/10/20 // BvCW: CBD must not become narcotic, instead we need a regulated market
10/25/20 // BvCW welcomes the initiative of the European Parliament to promote commercial hemp varieties again with a limit value up to 0.3% THC in the future.
CANNABIS / CBD (CANNABIDIOL*): EU COMMISSION VS WHO?
09/04/20 // German cannabis industry is concerned and asks the EU Commission about potential differences with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the assessment of CBD as a narcotic. The EU Commission’s assessment could threaten many market players.
DEMAND FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS IMPORTS TO GROW BY 37% TO 28,455 KG IN 2020
08/30/20 // Corona-induced skepticism over planned 650 kg cultivation in Germany.
CANNABIS ECONOMY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER EU COMMISSION’S PLANNED RE-EVALUATION OF CANNABIDIOL (CBD) AS A NARCOTIC DRUG
08/17/20 // An industry sector is at risk.
MEDICAL CANNABIS: EQUAL TREATMENT OF PRIVATELY INSURED CANNABIS PATIENTS AND SELF-PAY PATIENTS COMPARED TO PATIENTS WITH STATUTORY HEALTH INSURANCE.
04/14/20 // Medical cannabis should be charged according to the same standards for self-pay and private patients as for statutory patients.
IMPENDING SUPPLY BOTTLENECKS DUE TO CORONA CRISIS FOR CANNABIS PATIENTS
03/30/20 // BvCW proposes relaxation of dispensing guidelines and documentation requirements for medical cannabis.
02/12/20 // In its meeting yesterday, the SPD parliamentary group decided to reposition itself in cannabis policy. In a position paper “Cannabis: Breaking new ground!”, the SPD parliamentary group advocates the decriminalization of users and calls for the exemption of model projects for the distribution of cannabis to adults for municipalities.
01/24/20 // As the cannabis economy, we advocate for the establishment of an innovative and sustainable market for cannabis products based on product quality, consumer protection, and the adherence to and compliance with quality standards to be created.
01/24/20 // First demands and positions of the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW)
BVCW POSITIONS ITSELF AS THE UPCOMING VOICE OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN GERMANY
01/09/20 // In mid-December, the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) was founded in Berlin. The BvCW e.V. (i.G.) sees itself as representing the interests of the entire cannabis industry in Germany and will act as a contact for politics, business, science and the media. All areas of the emerging industry are represented: medical cannabis, industrial hemp, CBD, import, services, trade and technology.
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