Throughout Europe, cannabis remains broadly illegal and, in most European countries, selling the plant is a criminal offense. However, many countries have adopted their own laws to permit cannabis purchases, sales, and use for medicinal purposes. The current state of European law is similar to the United States – each country (state) has taken its own path to legalize aspects of cannabis, resulting in a complex regional set of laws and rules that apply to the cannabis business. Fortunately for companies doing business in Europe, unlike in the United States, there is no overarching federal criminalization of cannabis that creates…