Spending on legal cannabis worldwide is expected to reach nearly $50 billion by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% from 2020 and hit $57 billion by 2030. The recreational cannabis market will cover about 67% of the spending while medical cannabis will take up the remaining 33%. The North America legal cannabis market amounted to about $33.6 billion in 2023 with a year-to-year growth rate of 10% and is projected to grow to $46.5 billion by 2027.

While there are 39 million people in Canada and 340 million in the United States, the European Union is home to almost 450 million. The most populous EU Member State is Germany (83 million, 18% of the EU total), followed by France (68 million, 15%), Italy (59 million, 13%), Spain (47 million, 10%) and Poland (38 million, 8%). The population of Great Britain is estimated at approximately 68 million people. The current population of Switzerland is 9 million people and Norway has another 5 million.

Reports prepared by London-based advisory group Prohibition Partners value the European legal cannabis market at €354 million in 2022 and €516 million in 2023. Total cannabis sales are forecast to grow with a CAGR of 45% to reach €2.1 billion by 2027.

Europe Cannabis Business Plan Sample. Table of Contents.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Project Scope

  • Market Opportunities

  • Start-up Summary

  • Financial Projections

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
MARKET OVERVIEW
  • Global Market Overview

  • European Cannabis Market

  • Brief Country Market Overview

  • Cannabis Sector Projections and Perspectives

  • SWOT Analyses

STRATEGY & IMPLEMENTATION
  • Marketing Plan

  • Cannabis Directories

  • Competition

  • Target Customers

  • Sales Forecast

OPERATIONAL PLAN
  • Location/Facilities

  • Cultivation Method/Equipment

  • Physical Security Plan

  • Quality Assurance

  • Packaging and Labeling

  • Transportation

  • Tracking Solution

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS
  • Funding Analyses

  • Direct and Operational Costs

  • Profit & Loss Forecast

  • Cash Flow Statement

  • Balance Sheet

  • Main Ratios

APPENDICES
  • Income Statements, monthly

  • Cash Flow Statements, monthly

  • Floor Plans

We offer professional cannabis business plan templates, including pro forma financials and projections to help you know how much money it will cost to start your business and how much money you can make by starting and operating your 100% legally compliant cannabis business. The Cannabis Business Plan Template includes:

  • Excel financial model that you will be able to edit and customize according to your business needs

  • Word business plan document template, open and editable

  • PowerPoint pitch deck template, open and editable

  • Unlimited support (email)

Europe Cannabis Business Plan Sample (Germany)

Europe cannabis business plan


Europe Cannabis Financial Model Sample (Germany)

cannabis vertically integrated financial model



We offer more hemp/CBD and cannabis business plan templates for European countries at cannabusinessplans.eu.