Officials tour Portugal's first legal marijuana harvest

As Canadian cannabis companies increasingly look to expand in European markets, the Canadian company, Tilray, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the launch of a campus in Portugal.

Located in Cantanhede, Coimbra, the facility just completed a successful indoor harvest that was celebrated with a tour featuring local government officials and Canadian healthcare professionals.

The €18 million campus features research rooms, outdoor and indoor grow space, and cultivation and packaging areas for distributing medical marijuana.

Tilray’s Chief Executive, Brendan Kennedy, commented on the ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tour:

“We’re thrilled to celebrate another milestone as we expand our global presence and pioneer the future of the cannabis industry. We are grateful for the warm welcome we’ve received from the city of Cantanhede. We’re looking forward to utilizing Tilray’s EU campus to serve medical cannabis markets with high-quality, pharmaceutical-grade products.

“Last month, Tilray announced plans to double the workforce at the Portugal campus by bumping up to 100 employees to staff the 250,000 sq. ft. facility. That milestone has now been hit, with the company reporting triple digits for current hiring numbers.

“In addition to the facility in Cantanhede, Tilray has focused on international expansion by forming an advisory board with political figures from Portugal, America, Germany, and Australia. That board is currently advising the company on expanding into countries where cannabis harvesting was just legalised, such as Germany, and where it is expected to be legalised federally in the coming years, such as the U.S.

Tilray isn’t the only cannabis company to see expansion opportunities in the European Union.

Portugal, Germany and Malta all have seen Canadian licensed producers moving in to ramp up operations for European distribution.

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0 #16 charly 2019-05-01 10:42

Sorry but this "confusions" remind me of Brexit: nobody knows but everybody talks !
Funny situation.

+1 #15 Prof 2019-05-01 09:38

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

In reply to chip if he had put NORTH in front of his original statement he would have been correct,America and Canada are separate countries.

South Americans would probable have a thought on this.

I see no need to add unnecessary clarification to my post to satisfy those who struggle with geography.
America is not a country. North America is a continent which includes the United States and Canada. Why do you contest that the continent of America does not include Canada?

0 #14 Yank 2019-05-01 09:01

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

In reply to chip if he had put NORTH in front of his original statement he would have been correct,America and Canada are separate countries.

Be a lot of unhappy Americans and Canadians out there if you were correct.

I see no need to add unnecessary clarification to my post to satisfy those who struggle with geography.
America is not a country. North America is a continent which includes the United States and Canada. Why do you contest that the continent of America does not include Canada?

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

In reply to chip if he had put NORTH in front of his original statement he would have been correct,America and Canada are separate countries.

I see no need to add unnecessary clarification to my post to satisfy those who struggle with geography.
America is not a country. North America is a continent which includes the United States and Canada. Why do you contest that the continent of America does not include Canada?

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

In reply to chip if he had put NORTH in front of his original statement he would have been correct,America and Canada are separate countries.

I see no need to add unnecessary clarification to my post to satisfy those who struggle with geography.
America is not a country. North America is a continent which includes the United States and Canada. Why do you contest that the continent of America does not include Canada?

-1 #13 Chip 2019-04-30 22:31

Quoting canuck:

In reply to chip if he had put NORTH in front of his original statement he would have been correct,America and Canada are separate countries.

I see no need to add unnecessary clarification to my post to satisfy those who struggle with geography.
America is not a country. North America is a continent which includes the United States and Canada. Why do you contest that the continent of America does not include Canada?

+1 #12 nogin the nog 2019-04-30 20:42

hmm
The reality is tens of millions of people through out the world smoke this drug with or with out Government approval.
Universal greed being what it is will surely lead to these drugs being legal and widely available sooner or later..

+1 #11 Maxwell 2019-04-30 17:37

Canadians do not like being mistaken from US Americans as they have a substantially different recent history and culture ... just as Brazilians are keen to differentiate themselves from European Portuguese. That said; some purist lingua Portuguese claim that the Brazilian language is as different to theirs as Russian is to French. Just off now to smoke some dried wild foxglove - try it!

0 #10 canuck 2019-04-30 14:31

In reply to chip if he had put NORTH in front of his original statement he would have been correct,America and Canada are separate countries.

-1 #9 canuck 2019-04-30 12:32

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

Which American company do you mean? Tilray is Canadian.

Last time I looked Canada was in North America. Perhaps your atlas is out of date

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

Which American company do you mean? Tilray is Canadian.

Last time I looked Canada was in North America. Perhaps your atlas is out of date

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

Which American company do you mean? Tilray is Canadian.

Last time I looked Canada was in North America. Perhaps your atlas is out of date

Quoting Chip:

Quoting canuck:

Which American company do you mean? Tilray is Canadian.

Last time I looked Canada was in North America. Perhaps your atlas is out of date

Perhaps you should have said NORTH America then,Canada and America are too separate countries

-1 #8 AL 2019-04-30 11:28

Quoting JamesAlgarve:

Just one more point.Portugal has a severe problem with alcohol.This causes many road deaths and accidents.
It also causes huge amounts of domestic and general violence.
So the lawmakers who are standing in the way of legalisation of recreational marijuana are not necessarily qualified to give impartial and educated advice

Lead Europe and legalise and reap the benefits that come with first mover advantage.
A whole new and lucrative industry can be started.

The lawmakers are not the ones standing in the way of legalising this weed. You need to understand (the true reason not the made up one) why cannabis was banned in 1920s America in the first place.

0 #7 charly 2019-04-30 09:21

The main drive around this topic is "MONEY" and nothing else, isn't it ?

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