Five years after German patients were first allowed to obtain medical cannabis, demand has risen sharply – but there are still some unanswered issues on policy and practice that lobbyists want addressed.
A unanimous decision by lawmakers in the Bundestag permitted doctors to prescribe medical cannabis from 10th March 2017. “The law was a big step forward, but now it is time for improvements,” said Armin Prasch, a board member of Germany’s Cannabis Business Industry Association (Branchenverband Cannabiswirtschaft, BvCW).