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Canadian company Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced yesterday that it will begin supplying medical cannabis to Italy. Aurora Cannabis will export medical marijuana through its German-based subsidiary Pedanios GmbH. This new deal could mark an important development, helping legitimize legal weed on the international market.
Aurora Cannabis Wins Contract
Aurora Cannabis secured the new contract after winning a two-round application process. In the first round, all applicants were put through a screening process. Only companies that passed were qualified to move on to the second round.
Along with the Aurora-owned Pedanios, only one other company cleared the first round. Ultimately, Pedanios won the bid.
Under the new agreement, Aurora will export cannabis first to Pedanios, which is based in Germany. From there, it will head to the Italian medical marijuana market.
According to a press release published by Aurora Cannabis, the company still needs to sign the final contracts with the Italian government. The company expects that to happen in the next few days or so.
At this time, it is unclear when Aurora Cannabis will begin exporting medical marijuana to Italy.
Italy Needs More Medical Marijuana
The new arrangement between Aurora Cannabis and Italy is the result of skyrocketing demand in Italy.
Currently, the Italian Ministry of Defence produces the country’s supply of medical cannabis. But the country has recently seen a massive increase in demand. So much so, in fact, that the country decided to look for outside partners to help increase its supply.
As a result, Italy announced an EU-wide public tender process. After completing that process and winning the contract, Aurora’s European company Pedanios will