420: Should you invest your green in the cannabis industry? Cannabis The global cannabis industry is going through a growth spurt in April, with green shoots popping up across the world.
Merger of medicinal cannabis firm Northern Leaf and CBD brand Voyager collapses Merger A deal which would have ensured the "survival" of a medicinal cannabis producer through a merger with a Scottish CBD firm has collapsed.
Embattled Love Hemp dragged out of weeds by ‘special purpose’ CBD investor for undisclosed sum CBD Embattled CBD brand Love Hemp has been rescued from collapse, weeks after the cannabis firm was forced to draft in administrators amid plummeting sales. The group, which has been promoted by boxer Anthony Joshua, was acquired for an undisclosed price by Portillion SPV1 Limited. The group has been recently founded by Kamran Sattar, the chief [...]
London not ‘hottest’ cannabis market in Europe but hope lies in CBD November 29, 2022 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 September 3, 2022 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 June 21, 2022 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 [...]