Members
Our association currently has 90 members (Status: July 2023). Here is a selection of the regular members in the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW).
ALEPHSANA GMBH
Anschrift: Kurfürstendamm 48. D-10707 Berlin
Geschäftsführer: Boris Moshkovits
ALEPHSANA GMBH
Since 2019, we at alephSana have been pursuing a mission with pharmacists and physicians to provide patients with goal-oriented therapy with cannabis products in standardized pharmaceutical quality. As a fully licensed wholesaler and long-time pioneer in the cannabis industry, it is a key concern for us to provide patients with products of consistently high quality from vetted producers. In order to guarantee an individual and lasting supply, we provide pharmacists with access to a continuously growing portfolio of high-quality cannabis products from GMP- and GDP-licensed producers. Furthermore, we see ourselves as a reliable partner for licensed producers who want to export their cannabis products to Germany. Our education center is happy to support you with a variety of trainings and advanced trainings, especially in the area of legal compliance.
Adress: Kurfürstendamm 48. D-10707 Berlin
Managing director: Boris Moshkovits
AKADEMIS
We accompany company foundations, create recognized social concepts or support with certifications. Our education center is happy to support you with a variety of training courses and advanced training, especially in the area of compliance with legal requirements.
Adress: Bosslerweg 19 / 45966 Gladbeck
Managing director: Vanessa Kulik
Phone number: 02043/988856-0
Website: www.akademis.info
AURORA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To ensure the highest quality of pharmaceutical grade medicines, Aurora strictly adheres to EU GMP standards in all manufacturing processes. Cultivation is carried out in accordance with the principles of Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP).
Address: Aurora Europe GmbH, Wilmersdorfer Straße 98/99, 10629 Berlin
Management: Dr. Axel Gille, Thorsten Hagemann
Contact: Dirk Heitepriem
Phone number: +49 (0)30 9832 1601-0 (Central)
Website: www.auroramedicine.com
BOVEDA INC.
Boveda is the manufacturer of the globally unique and GMP certified “Terpene Shield” packaging solution for dried cannabis flowers.
Address: 10237 Yellow Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA
Contact: Benjamin Patock | Head of International Relations
Phone number: +49-30-72621498
Website: www.bovedainc.com
Cannavigia – Vigia AG
Cannavigia is the all-in-one software solution for cannabis companies. We provide innovative digital solutions for the entire value chain. Our various modules allow our customers to map individual processes. In addition, we offer comprehensive consulting services in the areas of compliance, go-to-market and cultivation.
Adress: Seefeldstraße 229, 8008 Zürich, Schweiz
Managing Director: Luc Richner
Contact: Tobias Viegener
Phone: +41 44 508 72 46
Website: cannavigia.com
Cannabis-Startups
Cannabis-Startups.com supports founders in the search for capital and in the first steps in the German market in terms of sales and marketing! With the help of an international network can be financed up to Series B, as well as smaller tickets from a large business angel network. On Germany-wide Meetups and Webinars it networked and transferred knowledge for founders in the cannabis economy. Falk Altenhöfer, supports in positioning and is a certified consultant, which is subsidized by the state in the first steps of the founding team.
Address: Ludwigstraße 8, 70176 Stuttgart und Aachener Straße 11, 50674 Köln
Contact: falk@cannabis-startups.com
Phone number: +49 (0)1782469278
Website: cannabis-startups.com
Cannafarm Arnstadt GmbH
Is the cultivation of agricultural products, hydroponics, medical cannabis indoor, as well as outdoor, trade and distribution of CBD products.
Address: Am Friedhof 1, 99310 Arnstadt
Managing Director: Jörg Löser
Phone number: +491736576866
Website: www.cannafarmarnstadt.com
BOVEDA INC.
Boveda is the manufacturer of the globally unique and GMP certified “Terpene Shield” packaging solution for dried cannabis flowers.
Address: 10237 Yellow Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA
Contact: Benjamin Patock | Head of International Relations
Phone number: +49-30-72621498
Website: www.bovedainc.com
Canopy Growth Germany GmbH
Website: www.canopygrowth.com
DEMECAN Holding GMBH
DEMECAN is the only German company that covers all manufacturing steps for cannabis – from cultivation, processing and storage, of own and third-party cannabis, to delivery to pharmacies throughout Germany.
We ensure a reliable and continuous supply of medical cannabis to patients in Germany and are already preparing for the opportunities of the recreational cannabis market in Europe.
Address: Moritzburger Weg 1, 01561 Ebersbach
Phone number: 02043/988856-0
Website: www.demecan.de/en/startseite-english/
Managing Director: Dr. Constantin von der Groeben
Dr. Adrian Fischer
Dr. Philipp Goebel
Jörg Sellmann
Die Hanflinge
We grow our organic hemp products lovingly, regionally and gently in Germany: Our fields are located in the northwest of Brandenburg. We are actively committed to pollution-free and organic farming and offer a wide range of hemp foods.
Address: Lindenallee 19, 16866 Barenthin
Website: www.hanflinge.de
Fluence
Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. (Fluence) develops high-performance and energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial crop production and research applications. Since the company’s inception, its mission has been to improve the interaction between light and life to create a healthier and more sustainable world. Ask anyone at the company: Fluence doesn’t just make lights. Fluence delivers cutting-edge, science-based lighting solutions and facility design best practices, backed by an impressive body of experience in cultivation.
Since OSRAM acquired the company in 2018, Fluence has grown its employee base to more than 200 worldwide, established its EMEA headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, appointed key leaders in horticultural lighting and design, and installed luminaires in approximately 3.4 million square feet of cannabis canopy, enabling tens of millions of dollars of food production worldwide. Now Fluence operates as a business unit within Signify’s Digital Solutions Division, where it remains at the forefront of horticultural innovation, enabling growers to achieve even more efficient and productive economies of scale. Whether it’s customers like Bowery Farming – who grow fresh produce in areas that otherwise wouldn’t have access – or hundreds of cannabis growers serving patients with a variety of diseases around the world, Fluence designs lighting solutions that help the world get smarter.
Address: Marten Meesweg 8-10
3068 AV Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Contact: Timo Bongartz’
Phone number: +160 96462022
Website: www.fluence-led.com
HempAge AG
Hempage AG, based in Adelsdorf in Middle Franconia, is an innovative fashion company that has its products made from the naturally ecological raw material hemp.
The core of the business activity is the fair production and distribution of ecological and sustainable hemp textiles made from 100% hemp and blends with organic cotton, combined with the goal of helping the raw material hemp, which has been neglected in recent decades, to regain more prominence. HempAge products with hemp and organic cotton are OCS (organic content standard) certified.
Hempage offers its customers a wide range of fashion for him and her as well as accessories, yoga clothing and socks made of hemp textiles. The focus on two collections per year helps to keep CO2 emissions low.
Address: HempAge AG, Industriestraße 14, 91325 Adelsdorf
Contact: Robert Hertel
Website: info.hempage.de
MH medical hemp GmbH
Producer and wholesaler of high quality hemp extracts, CBD oils with varying CBD concentrations, as well as natural cannabidiol isolate 99% in bulk for the B2B market.
Besides our activities in the CBD field, we are also a licensed wholesaler of medicinal cannabis flowers and extracts.
Address: Münsterstrasse 334, 40470 Düsseldorf
Contact: Joscha Krauß
Phone number: 0211699905610
Website: www.medicalhemp.com
MJ Universe GmbH
MJ Universe GmbH is a publisher for digital products like krautinvest.de and connects companies along the value chain of hemp & cannabis. MJ Universe operates collaborative networks and provides its customers with experts, market data & contacts that are important for their business.
Address: Novalisstrasse 14, 10115 Berlin
Contact: Lisa Katharina Haag
Website: www.mjuniverse.net
Near Dark GmbH
Near Dark has stood for creative smoking pleasure for over 30 years. As an internationally active wholesale company, Near Dark offers more than 5,000 products in the smoking accessories segment.
Special focus in the assortment are glass bongs, grinders, vaporizers, pur pipes and extraction devices, which are offered in a particularly large variety. Of course, there is also an extensive range of all items in the ‘Roll Your Own’ area.
According to the company’s motto ‘Ideas from smokers for smokers’ or ‘From Stoner to Stoner’, Near Dark continuously provides fresh trends with its own creations and the brands Black Leaf, Blaze Glass, BREIT and Oil Black Leaf and supports further developments and innovations in the international market of smokers’ needs.
Address: Bonner Straße 11a, 53773 Hennef, NRW, Deutschland
Contact: Ernst Meerbeck
Phone number: 02242 874 160
Website: www.neardark.de
Quality Services International GmbH
QSI is a DAkkS-accredited and GMP-certified laboratory with 60 years of expertise in the testing of food, pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical raw materials. Here we specialize in honey, coffee, INDUSTRIAL HEMP, CBD products and cannabis.
QSI holds a BtM permit and imports cannabis from all countries that currently allow export. In addition, we hold a manufacturing license according to §13 AMG and are also happy to provide QP services, up to batch release.
We offer all required and also all common analyses in the field of hemp, CBD or cannabis from one source and can thus guarantee fast analysis times.
Address: Flughafendamm 9a, 28199 Bremen
Contact: Adrian Pohl, Head of Quality Assurance
E-Mail: gmp.qsi@tentamus.com
Phone number: +49 421 596 607-0
Website: www.qsi-q3.de
Purely Plant GmbH
Our new purpose-built facility in North Macedonia is designed to allow for complete indoor cultivation and processing of medicinal cannabis that is EU-GMP compliant from seed to sale. It enables the control of cultivation through optimising and controlling all conditions and inputs in the system throughout the growing process. Also, all year production of plants with consistent quality, unaffected by seasonal changes and environmental factors. It will be prepared for when regulatory standards for medicinal cannabis production become more stringent.
Address: An den Weiden 11, 35043 Marburg
Contact: Thomas Riedel
Phone number: 06421 301 444 0
Website: www.purelyplant.com
Sanaleo GmbH
Sanaleo GmbH is a wholesale company for hemp products based in Leipzig and exists since 2019. Sanaleo stands as a brand for sustainability, transparency and education. The concept is based on the assumption that the hemp plant will be used in the future, especially the active ingredient CBD, in various areas of society. On a plant basis, Sanaleo wants to improve people’s well-being and guarantee products of the highest quality. Product groups such as CBD oils, CBD vape products, CBD flowers and soon CBD cosmetics are united under the brand. The products are available in Sanaleo’s own stores, franchise cooperations and a B2B network that is growing throughout Germany, as well as in an online store. Sanaleo wants to encourage a shift in thinking towards plant-based alternatives and promote a suitable approach to hemp in all areas of application in the sense of the industry and society.
Address: Christianstraße 4, 04105 Leipzig
Contact: Paul Portius
Phone number: 0178 9246434
Website: www.sanaleo.com
Signature Products GmbH
Signature Products is a Made in Germany commercial hemp supplier. Signature grows industrial hemp together with farmers to be able to trade the highest quality of hemp seeds, hemp protein, hemp seed oil and press cake, but also hemp fiber and cannabinoid extracts. Furthermore, Signature is a private label manufacturer of cannabinoid oils and developer of vegan meat substitute products made from hemp protein.
Address: Klumpensee 2, 75177 Pforzheim
Contact: Florian Pichlmaier
Phone number: +49 7231 133 26 40
Website: www.signature-products.com
Treez GmbH
Address: Riegerweg 26, 82024 Taufkirchen
Website: www.treezclub.com
Trias Pharma GmbH
We offer solutions for the complex challenges in pharmaceutical product development, especially for medical cannabis. In doing so, we cover the entire spectrum of development, manufacturing, approval and marketing requirements.
Address: Trias Pharma GmbH, Technoparkstrasse 2, 8406 Winterthur, Schweiz
Contact: Dr. Armin Prasch, Yanitsa Miteva, Dr. Burkhard Schlütermann
Phone number: +49 152 288 15 993
+49 173 966 42 382
Website: www.trias-pharma.com
420Cloud
420cloud from Münster sets standards for German cannabis social clubs. The comprehensive software promotes efficient and secure administration, legal compliance and quality control. The platform enables encrypted communication and integrates track-and-trace for supply chain security. The focus is on quality management and youth protection.
Address: Hafenweg 16, 48155 Münster
Phone: 01709585833
Website: 420cloud.io
Lawyers in Bvcw
LAWYER Julia Seestädt / Cannabis Kanzlei
Attorney Julia Seestädt advises and represents startups and established companies in the cannabis industry nationwide.
Address: Im Wiesengrund 14, 25474 Ellerbek
Contact: Julia Seestädt
Phone number: +49 4101 5387954
Website: www.cannabis-kanzlei.de
KFN+ Kai Friedrich Niermann, Lawyer
Legal Cannabis Consulting
regulatory approvals
CBD and medical cannabis
Address: Rosenstr. 11, 33098 Paderborn
Contact: k@kfnplus.de
Phone number: +49-5251-6838283
Website: www.kfnplus.de
rA Lito Schulte
As a lawyer and doctoral candidate, Lito Michael Schulte provides information on YouTube about developments in the cannabis market and publishes on these topics in professional journals. He gained practical experience at international commercial law firms such as Hogan Lovells International Ltd, Gleiss Lutz, and Thyssenkrupp AG.
Address: Wissmannstr. 11, 40219 Düsseldorf
Contact: hi@lito.law
Phone number: +49-160-5577105
Website: www.lito.law
SKW Schwarz
Margret Knitter is a lawyer and partner at SKW Schwarz and advises her clients in all matters of intellectual property law. A particular focus of her work is advising manufacturers and distributors on the use of medical cannabis and CBD products. Margret Knitter is an expert in regulatory issues, labeling obligations, labeling (package design) as well as marketing strategies.
The law firm SKW Schwarz is one of the leading commercial law firms in Germany and is known for its focus on the legal issues of the future. To meet the demands of the growing market for medical cannabis and CBD products, the law firm has established its own focus group. Experts from the fields of IP, regulatory, corporate/M&A, commercial and distribution law as well as public procurement law provide comprehensive advice to the industry on all legal and regulatory issues.
Address: SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer Partnerschaft mbB,
Wittelsbacherplatz 1
80333 München
Contact: Margret Knitter
Website: www.skwschwarz.de
COOPERATION PARTNERS
aposcope (EL PATO Medien GmbH)
aposcope is a market research service of EL PATO Medien GmbH. With its exclusive online panel consisting of pharmacists and PTAs, aposcope enables online market research in the pharmacy and pharmaceutical market.
Address: Pariser Platz 6A, 10117 Berlin
Contact: Patrick Hollstein, Thomas Bellartz
Phone number: +49 30 802080 531
Website: marktforschung.aposcope.de
CANNAVISION
CannaVision was founded in 2021 to serve the growing information needs of the industry with a B2B print magazine. The focus of the magazine is on professional articles from the perspective of the cannabis industry. Experts from the BvCW form the editorial advisory board of CannaVision.
Address: Saarner Str. 151, 45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Contact: mail@cannavision.eu
Website: ww.cannabisvision.de
Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH
The dfv Mediengruppe specializes in business-to-business communication. With its subsidiaries, it publishes both printed trade magazines and digital offerings.
Address: Mainzer Landstraße 251, 60326 Frankfurt am Main
Phone number: +49 69 7595-01
Website: www.english.dfv.de
esanum gmbh
Under the motto “From physicians for physicians”, esanum reaches more than 320,000 physicians worldwide across all specialties, making esanum.de one of the largest social networks for physicians in Germany and Europe. The online training offer of esanum.de will be supplemented with live training courses of the esanum academy since 2019. With the esanum stellenmarkt, a personalized job exchange is also available to members. The esanum editorial team reports from national and international congresses and thus gives important medical topics a platform. In addition, esanum maintains partnerships with associations, medical societies and congress organizers. Only licensed physicians can become members of esanum. Besides Germany, esanum is active in Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, France, Portugal and Latin America. Head office is Berlin.
Address: Pappelallee 10, 10437 Berlin
Website: www.esanum.com
Association of the Swiss Cannabis Industry
The trade association of the Swiss cannabis industry represents its members with politicians, authorities and the public.
Address: Ziegelackerstrasse 11A – CH 3027 Bern
Phone number: +41 (0)76 541 04 20
Website: www.ighanf.ch/en/