London not ‘hottest’ cannabis market in Europe but hope lies in CBD budding industry The UK government should capitalise on its efforts in medical cannabis research if it wants to keep up with the budding market growing across Europe. The country currently has the second-largest cannabis market in Europe, behind only France, and worth around $150m (£125m), according to a white paper by investment bank Bryan Garnier today. The estimated value is far [...]
Cannabis products including oil, chocolate balls and gummies soon to be sold at Tesco other news this weekend Medicinal cannabis products including oil drops, chocolate balls and gummies will soon be stocked at Tesco after Love Hemp agreed a deal with the supermarket giant. Six of the brand’s products will be rolled out across more than 200 Tesco stores in the UK and online, it said today. London-listed Love Hemp uses CBD, derived [...]
UK’s cannabis industry could be worth more than £1bn by 2026, says new analysis budding market The UK’s cannabis industry could be worth more than £1bn by 2026, according to new analysis, as countries across Europe begin to cash in on the blossoming industry. The research, by Prohibition Partners, comes as the country readies to host the Web Summit for cannabis next week, which will see industry leaders urge the government [...]
Guernsey issues first cannabis growing license to 4C Labs November 29, 2021 Guernsey has issued its first license giving business 4C LABS the green light to grow cannabis and build a state of the art cultivation site.
Peers back medical cannabis company Equinox ahead of London float November 26, 2021 Two peers will help a medical cannabis company cash in during its upcoming London float. Yesterday Equinox announce plans to list on AIM.
Boris Johnson considers calls from Tory MP to legalise magic mushroom drug October 20, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Tory MP Crispin Blunt he will look at the latest advice on the legalisation of psilocybin. The psychedelic drug is found in magic mushrooms. Blunt has urged Johnson to review the law to allow more research into the drug’s potential to provide treatment for depression, trauma and addiction The [...]
Green and pleasant land? The future of cannabis use in the UK July 29, 2021 Smoking as a social activity suffered a heavy blow around 15 years ago. Between 2006 and 2007, the four parts of the United Kingdom brought in new laws prohibiting smoking in public places, with Scotland being the first to take the leap. I bear a sliver of responsibility: I worked for the House of Commons [...]
LSE-listed Kanabo to buy distributor and stoke European cannabis uptake July 26, 2021 Kanabo, the first medical cannabis company to list on London’s top market, is set to buy a distributing company as it plots expansion into Europe. The deal with Materia, a processor and distributor of medical cannabis and CBD products, will make Kanabo Europe’s largest public cannabis company. Kanabo’s board has been eyeing new partnerships to [...]
Anthony Joshua becomes shareholder in CBD firm Love Hemp June 21, 2021 British boxer Anthony Joshua has become a shareholder in Love Hemp, the UK’s leading CBD and hemp products supplier. Joshua has signed a three-year endorsement deal from next month when he will take up the role of international ambassador for the brand. Love Hemp will also collaborate with the two-time heavyweight champion on a licenced [...]
Isle of Man opens licence applications for new cannabis export sector June 11, 2021 The Isle of Man Government has opened licence applications for the production, distribution and export of medicinal cannabis products from the island. It marks a major step in the IOM’s bid to be a world-leading exporter of medicinal cannabis, which will provide economic investment and development for the island. “I am delighted to welcome licence [...]