Preview REPORT Cannabis Flowers in Germany 2021 - 2025

2 Table of contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................5 GLOSSARY...............................................................................................................................................7 I List of abbreviations .............................................................................................................................8 II List of tables ........................................................................................................................................9 III List of Figures ...................................................................................................................................10 Information and data sources ..............................................................................................................11 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................13 1. Cannabis flowers as medicine ..........................................................................................................14 2. Differences in the genetics of cannabis flowers. ..............................................................................16 3. Differences in the content of THC and CBD in cannabis flowers. .....................................................16 4. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cannabis flower ingestion. .......................................17 5. Application forms of cannabis flowers .............................................................................................19 5.1 Smoking cannabis flowers ..........................................................................................................19 5.2 Vaporization via vaporizers ........................................................................................................19 5.3 Preparation as tea ......................................................................................................................19 6. Cannabis flower cultivation ..............................................................................................................19 6.1 Field cultivation ..........................................................................................................................20 6.2 Greenhouse cultivation - "Green House.....................................................................................21 6.3 Indoor cultivation .......................................................................................................................21 7. Cannabis flower regulation ..............................................................................................................22 7.1 Relevant laws and regulation in the cannabis market ................................................................24 7.1.1 The narcotics permit § 3 BtMG............................................................................................25 7.1.2 The import permit (§ 72 AMG and BtMG § 11) ...................................................................26 7.1.3 The wholesale authorization (§ 52a AMG) ..........................................................................26 7.1.4 The BfArM's call for proposals on cannabis cultivation in Germany ....................................27 8. Cannabis flowers in the pharmacy ...................................................................................................28 8.1 DAC/NRF formulations with cannabis flowers............................................................................28 8.2 Special PZNs with reference to cannabis flowers .......................................................................29 8.3 Billing for cannabis flowers.........................................................................................................29 8.4 DAB Monograph - Cannabis Flos ................................................................................................30 8.5 Identity testing of cannabis flowers in the pharmacy.................................................................30 9. Cannabis flower suppliers in Germany, the EU and worldwide........................................................33 9.1.1 Aphria Germany ..................................................................................................................34 9.1.2 Aurora Germany ..................................................................................................................36