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    Priority for finished pharmaceuticals: How the Bundestag sacrifices cannabis patients — and why hardly anyone saves
    Politics

    Priority for finished pharmaceuticals: How the Bundestag sacrifices cannabis patients — and why hardly anyone saves

    July 10, 2026·Editorial Team·
    11 Min.

    The Bundestag has decided on a priority regulation for finished cannabis medicinal products in the GKV Savings Act. Flowers and pharmacy-made preparations slide to the end of the prescription chain. The German Hemp Association calls it "scandalous", the Pharmazeutische Zeitung a "foreign body in the Savings Act". An classification — critical, from the patient's perspective, with figures.

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    Streeck surprised: CDU drug commissioner open to legal cannabis sales in pilot projects
    Politics

    Streeck surprised: CDU drug commissioner open to legal cannabis sales in pilot projects

    May 29, 2026·
    8 Min.

    Hendrik Streeck (CDU), the federal government's drug commissioner, is the first CDU politician to advocate for pilot projects for legal cannabis sales — against his party's line. His argument: This is the only way to close the supply gap and reduce pressure on medical prescriptions.

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    Pilot projects: What Switzerland is demonstrating with Grashaus — and why Germany is blocking itself
    Politics

    Pilot projects: What Switzerland is demonstrating with Grashaus — and why Germany is blocking itself

    May 4, 2026·
    10 Min.

    Sanity Group operates one of Europe's most successful cannabis pilot projects with Grashaus Projects in Baselland. In Germany, Pillar 2 failed, the Ampel's research regulation is in force — but the BLE rejects all applications. Now, of all people, CDU drug commissioner Hendrik Streeck is calling for pilot projects.

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    Cannabis flowers on the chopping block: How the cabinet plans to scrap GKV reimbursement — and what the Bundestag can still change
    Politics

    Cannabis flowers on the chopping block: How the cabinet plans to scrap GKV reimbursement — and what the Bundestag can still change

    April 29, 2026·
    9 Min.

    With the GKV Contribution Rate Stabilization Act, the Federal Cabinet decided on April 29, 2026, to remove cannabis flowers from reimbursement by statutory health insurance. This is expected to save 100 to 150 million euros annually. Associations are up in arms — and the Bundestag still has to decide.

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    Dobrindt vs. Science: How the Interior Minister discredits the EKOCAN report — and how researchers fight back
    Politics

    Dobrindt vs. Science: How the Interior Minister discredits the EKOCAN report — and how researchers fight back

    April 10, 2026·
    9 Min.

    Federal Interior Minister Dobrindt accuses EKOCAN researchers of a 'distorted picture'. The scientists retort: He apparently has not read the report. A comment on the freedom of research.

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    EKOCAN Interim Report 2026: What the Cannabis Act really changed
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    EKOCAN Interim Report 2026: What the Cannabis Act really changed

    April 2, 2026·
    10 Min.

    The second interim report of the EKOCAN evaluation provides extensive data for the first time: no increase in youth consumption, fewer criminal proceedings, but sluggish social clubs and a booming medical cannabis market.

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    SPD rejects MedCanG amendment: What this means for patients
    Politics

    SPD rejects MedCanG amendment: What this means for patients

    March 15, 2026·
    8 Min.

    The SPD clearly opposes the planned tightening of the Medical Cannabis Act. Carmen Wegge rejects a ban on telemedicine and distance selling "under no circumstances."

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    Cannabis legalization in Switzerland: The path to a regulated market
    International

    Cannabis legalization in Switzerland: The path to a regulated market

    February 20, 2026·
    8 Min.

    Switzerland plans licensed specialist shops instead of social clubs. After pilot projects and public consultation, a regulated cannabis market could emerge from 2028.

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    Grashaus Projects: How legal cannabis sales work in Switzerland
    International

    Grashaus Projects: How legal cannabis sales work in Switzerland

    February 10, 2026·
    7 Min.

    The pilot project in Basel-Landschaft shows after over two years: Regulated retail strengthens health protection, increases consumption competence and displaces the black market.

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    USA: Trump reclassifies cannabis to Schedule III — historical turning point
    International

    USA: Trump reclassifies cannabis to Schedule III — historical turning point

    January 10, 2026·
    9 Min.

    By Executive Order, Trump accelerates the reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. The effects on taxes, research, and banking are enormous — also for Europe.

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    CanG 2.0: What changes for patients and consumers in 2025
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    CanG 2.0: What changes for patients and consumers in 2025

    April 2, 2025·
    8 Min.

    One year after partial legalization, the federal government draws an initial balance and announces improvements. We summarize the most important changes.

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    Charité study: CBD more effective than thought for chronic pain
    Medicine

    Charité study: CBD more effective than thought for chronic pain

    March 28, 2025·
    6 Min.

    Researchers at Charité Berlin publish promising results of a long-term study on the treatment of chronic pain patients with cannabidiol.

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    Cannabis pharmacies compared: Prices, assortment & delivery times
    Market

    Cannabis pharmacies compared: Prices, assortment & delivery times

    March 22, 2025·
    10 Min.

    We tested the largest online pharmacies with a cannabis assortment. A comprehensive overview of prices, availability, and service.

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    Cannabis Social Clubs: First associations start cultivation
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    Cannabis Social Clubs: First associations start cultivation

    March 15, 2025·
    7 Min.

    In several federal states, the first Cannabis Social Clubs have received their approvals and are beginning collective cultivation.

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    Cannabis and ADHD: New guidelines from the professional society
    Medicine

    Cannabis and ADHD: New guidelines from the professional society

    March 10, 2025·
    6 Min.

    The German Society for Psychiatry has published the first evidence-based guidelines for the therapeutic use of cannabis in ADHD.

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    EU Parliament debates unified cannabis regulation
    International

    EU Parliament debates unified cannabis regulation

    March 5, 2025·
    8 Min.

    After legalizations in Germany, Malta, and Luxembourg, a majority in the EU Parliament is calling for common standards for the cannabis market for the first time.

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