Cantourage produces medical cannabis. The hemp plants come from partners in New Zealand, Jamaica, or Uruguay.
The plants are first dried, then cut to size and freed from germs. The rough preparatory work is done by a machine drum. Everything is done under strict hygiene regulations. Mouth, beard, and hair protection are worn. The exact location cannot be named for security reasons. The mayor of Lower Franconia doesn't even know what is going on behind the fence. The Traffic Light Coalition's cannabis law came into force on April 1st. The cannabis company Cantourage has set up its laboratory in Lower Fran Conia. The company's boss says, "We don't want it to be known that we are here." The mayor, a CSU politician, is initially a bit taken aback when we ask him about the laboratory in the town hall. "From what I heard, it was along the lines of medical cannabis," he says. "I don't even know how many people here actually know much about this"