FILE PHOTO: Small bottles containing cannabis seeds are seen at the Balkannabis Expo 2018, in Athens, Greece, June 2, 2018.REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File photo
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Monday issued the first licences to private companies for growing medicinal cannabis in the country, part of an attempt to tap a burgeoning market worth billions.
Greece legalised cannabis for medical use last year and in March lifted a ban on growing and producing it. Two licences were granted on Monday, and another 12 will be issued by the end of this year, the Economy and Development Ministry said.
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