Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc., a licensed producer of medical cannabis, will start shipping dried cannabis flower from Canada to Germany, enabling the company to begin supplying the German medical cannabis market through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pedanios.

Germany currently represents the largest single federally-legal medical cannabis market in the world, and it is experiencing a shortage of supply. Through Pedanios, Aurora plans to become a top producer and supplier of medical cannabis products in Germany, as well as other European markets.

“This represents a huge milestone for Aurora and Pedanios, and a critical step in our aggressive international expansion strategy,” Chief Global Business Development Officer Neil Belot said. “This is the first step in unlocking future potential markets in the EU of several hundred million people.”

On Sept. 18, the company shipped 50 kg of dried cannabis from its facility in Mountain View County, Alberta, to Berlin-based Pedanios, Germany’s leading medical cannabis distributor, after receiving an export permit from Health Canada as well as provisional import status from the German Federal Narcotics Bureau.

Upon delivery to Pedanios, the product will be distributed to a network of more than 1,5000 pharmacies across Germany, the company said.