Greece on Monday issued its first licenses for the
cultivation and processing of medical cannabis in a taboo-breaking move, the
agriculture ministry said Monday.
The licenses went to two companies,
Biomecann and Bioprocann, respectively based in Larissa and Corinth, who are
expected to invest a combined 22 million euros ($25 million) and hire over 100
people.
"It's a greenhouse cultivation expected to create many jobs," junior agriculture minister Vassilis Kokkalis said in a statement jointly released with the ministries of health and development.
