Medical Cannabis & Hemp Wellness/CBD in Europe — Join the Field and Make a Name for Yourself

We need the most talented professionals to turn Europe into the home of the safest and best-regulated cannabis ecosystem anywhere in the world.

Laurène Tran
ACTIVEurope
3 min readApr 22, 2019

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Cannabis is a generational opportunity

In Europe, a couple of serious publications such as Politico Europe, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Wired or Sifted in Europe are covering Medical Cannabis & Wellness Hemp/CBD with a financial, political or regulatory perspective.

However, the majority of European policy-makers, corporates, investors, professional services providers, and so-called intellectuals … don’t even know what CBD is and how huge the economic opportunities and social benefits of building a strong and regulated CBD European ecosystem are.

Their ignorance is your opportunity!

CBD is a non-psychotropic compound of cannabis. CBD is safe and well tolerated by the human body. It is not associated with any negative public health effects. (World Health Organization)

The entrepreneur creates alongside himself the industrial technician, the specialist in political economy, the organizer of a new culture, of a new legal system — Antonio Gramsci

We’re living through the first stage of the professionalization of the EU cannabis industry.

This makes it a very compelling space for professionals who are entrepreneurial or looking for something a little different.

If you’re energetic, curious and aggressive at synthesizing, you can build very quickly expertise in :

“What’s more this is a unique opportunity because it means that not only are there many positions to fill … there are positions to be shaped!”

We need the most talented people in Europe

Because cannabis has been diabolized for decades, we need the most talented people to turn Europe into the home of the safest and best-regulated cannabis ecosystem anywhere in the world.

In the majority of EU countries, CBD is not regulated by any means, everything has to be built.

Legal, policy and scientific expertise is needed.

ACTIVE is a pan-European trade association that unites companies, scientists, and investors working on CBD products.

Our scope — Medical Cannabis and Wellness Hemp in Europe.

It’s all about access to certified, safe products.

  • The CBD industry is booming and cannabinoids are already key ingredients in consumer goods across Europe
  • CBD is a compound that can be used both as an ingredient for pharmaceuticals and to manufacture consumer products such as CBD e-liquids to vape, cosmetics or food and beverages
  • Patients and users will benefit from clarification and harmonization at the EU level for the sake of quality control

Read more about “What is ACTIVE?” and “Why Join ACTIVE?

Legal experts, policy wonks, forward-looking investors, agro-econ nerds…write to me at laurene@tradeactive.org

About us

ACTIVE (Association for Cannabinoids, Terpenes, and Innovative Ventures in Europe) is the first pan-European trade association for cannabinoids and terpenes uniting companies, scientists, thought leaders, and investors in key European markets. We protect, educate, and connect stakeholders with a stake in medical cannabis and wellness hemp to coordinate a unified voice.

CBD is a non-psychotropic compound of cannabis. CBD is safe and well tolerated by the human body. It is not associated with any negative public health effects. (World Health Organization)

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