Sunny Portugal: A gateway to Europe's medical pot market
Tilray's site was given the green light by Portugal's regulator Infarmed in 2017
Swissinfo (Switzerland)
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Famous for its roasted suckling pig and wines, the Portuguese city of Cantanhede now hosts the country's first medical cannabis production farm - a budding European hub of efforts to meet growing demand for the flowering herb. Portugal's California-like weather caught the eye of Canada-based Tilray as its CEO Brendan Kennedy roved around Europe from 2015 to 2017 in search of the perfect spot for a new production site. Kennedy said Portugal had the ideal climate for cannabis cultivation and the country's young, educated workforce and its major agricultural sector were further attractions.
