Cansativa imports medical cannabis for GermanyMedia PartnershipThis interview is in media cooperation with Frankfurt Forward (https://www.frankfurtforward.com/news/). Cansativa is the Startup of the Month April 2020. Congratulations! The foundersCansativa (https://www.cansativa.de/en/) is a family business. The two brothers Benedikt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johann-benedikt-sons-762a28103/) and Jakob (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-sons-795087133/) Sons are running the business, their father is a doctor and helped them found the startup as a business angel. Prior to co-founding Cansativa, Benedikt worked in the field of strategy consulting within the pharma and automotive industry. He has a wealth of knowledge about every aspect of how to run a cannabis business in Europe, from regulations to logistics and markets. Prior to co-founding Cansativa, Jakob worked as a commercial lawyer in Frankfurt. He worked for well-known law firms in Germany, focusing on Litigation, Corporate Law, as well as M&A topics.   I remember, when we received our first shipment – I hade to tell my colleagues why I had to leave to receive a shipment. So I told them: “I have a side business and will receive 20 kilograms of Cannabis.” 😊 Jakob Sons – General Counsel and Co-Founder Cansativa, during his Startuprad.io interview   Affiliate LinksWhy not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who are open to sharing their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations and that is what we found. Recommended by: Bill Gates “Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlBRecommended by: Jeff Bezos “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKeRecommended by: Elon Musk “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhwRecommended by: Tony Hsieh “Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQRecommended by: Warren Buffet “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06Recommended by: Tim Cook “Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYnThe StartupCansativa, a leading medical cannabis import and distribution company located in Frankfurt, Germany. Cansativa operates and distributes independently via its own fulfillment center, and provides independent market access, extensive warehousing, and distribution capacities. Medical Cannabis is available in Germany on a doctor’s prescription, with which you can buy it in a pharmacy. Since it is only available on prescription, there is also a refund by the German universal health insurance system for the costs.   As of now, we became one of the leading importers and wholesalers of medical cannabis in Germany. Benedikt Sons – CEO and Co-Founder Cansativa, during his Startuprad.io interview   The Video Interview is set to go live on April 23rd 15.00 CEST (10 am East Coast Time, 14.00 GMT+1)https://youtu.be/yB_JXToBzhs     We have a warehouse and a direct wire to the police. Sometimes we have false alarms and for the first false alarm the had a SWAT team with machine guns here and the police blocked parts of the city of Frankfurt. Jakob Sons – General Counsel and Co-Founder Cansativa, during his Startuprad.io interview Further ReadingsDuring the interview we talk about: Multiple sclerosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis Epilepsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy City of Kassel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel Folge direkt herunterladen --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startupradio/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startupradio/support