Greece

The Greek government issued the first two licenses for the cultivation and processing of medical cannabis on Monday, and announced that another twelve licenses will be issued by the end of this year. "There is huge interest, mainly from Canada...

Greece's parliament has approved a bill allowing the production of medicinal cannabis, with the government coalition and centrist parties voting in favor. The main opposition New Democracy, the Communist Party, Golden Dawn and the Centrists' Union voted against. "We are discussing...

A Canadian company is planning medicinal cannabis investment in Greece, as a bill on Canabis production and use was passed in principle by the relevant parliamentary committees on Wednesday. The Canadian firm Aphria is planning to launch an investment for...

The production of cannabis in Greece for the legal consumption of medicinal purposes may soon be passed in Parliament. Health Minister Andreas Xanthos has stated that measures are underway to approve such a bill and that once approved, doctors will...

The cultivation of cannabis in Greece for pharmaceutical purposes is now legal, as it was legal until 1936, the year it was prohibited

Greece is aiming to create new business opportunities in the new cannabis market generated after the passage of new laws which legalize the use of medical cannabis and the production of industrial cannabis. The first two licenses were granted to...

More than 150 cannabis exhibitors from Greece and abroad participated in the Athens Cannabis Expo 2019 held at the Tae Kwon Do stadium in Faliro that runs till Jan. 13. As Greece turns to medical cannabis as a means of generating much-needed...

As Greece turns to medical cannabis as a means of generating much-needed revenue, Athens is hosting a three-day event -- backed by the government -- to drum up interest in the controversial substance. The Greek capital on Friday will see...

Provisions for the production of medical marijuana products were introduced in a draft bill to the Greek parliament this week, with a vote planned for after the weekend. The draft law approves the production, possession, transport, supply of raw materials...

The first cannabis exhibition on Greek soil, opened on Friday at the Taw Kwon Do stadium in Faliro to raise awareness about the medicinal and industrial uses of the marijuana plant. The Athens Cannabis Expo 2018, running to January 14,...

The Greek Health Ministry on Monday announced the formation of a working group consisting of  academics, psychiatrists, and scientific and legal advisers of the prime minister, health ministry and the justice ministry and members of patient associations, to initiate...

36 leftist SYRIZA MPs submitted a question to Greek Health Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis regarding the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. The question, titled "National plan for medicinal cannabis," follows a previous request for the legalization of medical marijuana...