Tag: medical cannabis

Malta’s first Medical Cannabiz World Summit attracted more than 1,500 participants from complementary business sectors working on driving the medical cannabis sector...

The nominations for the Malta Medical Cannabis Awards are open until 24 October for businesses that are “making waves in key areas of the medical cannabis” supply chain. The awards will be distributed during the Malta Medical Cannabiz World Summit on 3 November at the InterContinental Hotel in St Julian's.

International medical cannabis firms are planning to stampede Malta to set up shop in the island nation's recently regulated market. Due to Malta's small size, the companies are likely to fuel European expansion as the continent is seen to be opening up soon.

German distributor HerbaMedica has agreed to purchase up to 600 kg of dried cannabis annually from Mera Cannabis for a term of two years. Mera is setting up its operations in Malta this year, looking at the island nation as a key player in its expansion strategy.

Medical cannabis firm MGC Pharmaceuticals will build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility through an investment of €11m to produce medical cannabis-based products in Malta. The investment is seen to create 27 jobs by the third year of operations.

Malta will host its first Medical Cannabiz World summit by SiGMA Group on 4-5 November at the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Julians.

The government's vision for the medical cannabis manufacturing industry has been shared by the Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses Chris Cardona during a seminar held by Malta Enterprise entitled “Medical Cannabis: Our Common Strategy”.

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said a transparent regulatory ecosystem is key for attracting businesses to a country. He noted that Malta regulated the medical cannabis industry last year for this very reason.

After having become a benchmark event in Malta for iGaming and attracting thousands of industry professionals internationally, SiGMA’s new vision includes Dubai...

Exceptionally well-positioned Malta stands before serious potential related to medical cannabis; and its progressive approach can take the country far. Alexandra Curley, Head of Insights at Prohibition Partners, talks to Business Malta about the island nation’s potential in medical cannabis.