A Medical Cannabis Dealer license allows to participate in medical cannabis trade.

The following information must be submitted with the application:

• Address and name of the company as well as the name and address of all persons authorized to represent the company by law, statute or partnership agreement.
• Copy of the current and complete extract from the commercial register.
• Address of the business premises participating in the medicinal cannabis trade, if applicable, including details of the building and part of the building as well as details of the contact persons with telephone number, email address and fax number if applicable.
• For the person responsible for the medicinal cannabis trade:
  • Complete declaration form.
  • Proof of expertise according to Section 7 Paragraph 3 MedCanG.
• Proof of application for a certificate of good conduct to be presented to an authority in accordance with Section 30, Paragraph 5 of the Federal Central Register Act.
• If carrying out pharmaceutical wholesale, a copy of the wholesale license in accordance with Section 52a AMG.
• List of the respective types of cannabis for medical purposes or cannabis for medical-scientific purposes that are to be handled.
• Indication of the type of trade – purchase or sale; import or export; in case of commercial activity, whether it is domestic or foreign trade.
• In case of use for scientific purposes, a detailed explanation of the purpose pursued.

A Medical Cannabis Manufacturer license allows the extraction, manufacture, preparation, treatment or processing, purification and transformation of medical cannabis.

The following information must be submitted with the application:

• Information about the applicant/company:
  • Name and domestic business address of the applicant/company.
  • Description of all affected business premises according to their town, street, house number, building and part of the building.
  • Details of contact persons with telephone number and email address, fax number if applicable.
  • Copy of the current and complete register extract.
  • Surname, first name and address of the applicant.
  • Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority in accordance with Section 30, Paragraph 5 of the Federal Central Register Act for all authorized representatives.
• For each responsible person:
  • Complete “Declaration form for medical cannabis managers at companies”.
  • Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority in accordance with Section 30, Paragraph 5 of the Federal Central Register Act.
  • Proof of expertise according to Section 7 Paragraph 3 MedCanG.
• List of types of medical cannabis:
  • The type of medical cannabis or substance or its sale using the name listed in the MedCanG.
  • For preparations, their full name, authorization number as well as the substances contained and their contents.
  • For foreign preparations, a copy of the outer packaging.
  • Indication of the type of trade: purchase or sale; import or export; in case of commercial activity, whether it is domestic or foreign trade.
• For scientific purposes, a detailed explanation of the purpose pursued.
• For manufacturing substances:
  • Description of the manufacturing process.
  • Details of all starting materials by type and quantity.
  • Details of the intermediate and end products.
  • Details of the theoretical yield.
  • Details of the individual manufacturing steps.
• For manufacturing preparations:
  • Details of all starting materials by type and quantity.
  • Details of the individual manufacturing steps.
  • Details of the theoretical yield.
  • Labelling of all intermediate and final products used and/or manufactured.
  • Details of further purpose – whether preparations are for domestic use or for export.
  • If for export, whether the manufacturer or another company will carry out the export, and the name and registered office of the marketing authorization holder responsible for the importing country.

An Adult-Use Cannabis Cultivation Association is a registered non-profit association or cooperative that has the exclusive purpose of communal non-commercial cultivation and distribution of cannabis for recreational use by members of the association.

The following rules apply to cannabis cultivation associations:

• Members must be at least 18 years old and must have a residence or habitual abode in Germany.
• An association can have a maximum number of 500 members.
• An individual can be a member of only one cultivation association.
• Samples of the cannabis cultivated and the propagating material must be regularly taken and examined.

The following information must be submitted with the application:

• Name, telephone number and electronic contact details as well as the address of the registered office of the cultivation association.
• Competent registry court and the registration number of the cultivation association.
• First name, surname, date of birth, address and electronic contact details of the board members and all authorized representatives of the cultivation association.
• First name, surname, date of birth, address and electronic contact details of all paid employees of the cultivation association who have access to cannabis and propagation material.
• A certificate of good conduct issued no more than three months before the application for permission to be submitted to an authority in accordance with Section 30, Paragraph 5 of the Federal Central Register Act, as well as information from the Central Trade Register in accordance with Section 150 (1) Sentence 1 of the Trade Regulation Act, issued no more than three months before the application for permission for each member of the board and for each other person authorized to represent the cultivation association.
• Estimated future number of members of the growers’ association.
• Location of the protected property of the cultivation association by town, street and house number, if applicable, indication of the field name, the name of the building and the part of the building.
• Size of the cultivation areas and greenhouses of the cultivation association in hectares or square metres.
• Quantities of cannabis in grams, separated into marijuana and hashish, expected to be cultivated and distributed annually.
• Description of security and protective measures taken in accordance with Section 22 Paragraph 1 of KCanG.
• First name, surname, date of birth, address and electronic contact details of the prevention officer appointed pursuant to Section 23, Paragraph 4, Sentence 2 of KCanG as well as evidence of counselling and prevention knowledge as required pursuant to Section 23, Paragraph 4, Sentence 5 of KCanG.
• Health and youth protection concept to be drawn up in accordance with Section 23 Paragraph 6 of KCanG.

The permit is valid for seven years and can be extended after a period of at least five years.