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Cansativa imports medical cannabis for Germany

April 28, 2020

Cansativa imports medical cannabis for GermanyMedia PartnershipThis interview is in media cooperation with Frankfurt Forward (https://www.frankfurtforward.com/news/). Cansativa is the Startup of the Month April 2020. Congratulations!
The foundersCansativa (https://www.cansativa.de/en/) is a family business. The two brothers Benedikt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johann-benedikt-sons-762a28103/) and Jakob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-sons-795087133/) Sons are running the business, their father is a doctor and helped them found the startup as a business angel.
Prior to co-founding Cansativa, Benedikt worked in the field of strategy consulting within the pharma and automotive industry. He has a wealth of knowledge about every aspect of how to run a cannabis business in Europe, from regulations to logistics and markets.
Prior to co-founding Cansativa, Jakob worked as a commercial lawyer in Frankfurt. He worked for well-known law firms in Germany, focusing on Litigation, Corporate Law, as well as M&A topics.
 
I remember, when we received our first shipment – I hade to tell my colleagues why I had to leave to receive a shipment. So I told them: “I have a side business and will receive 20 kilograms of Cannabis.”