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    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
      InterviewOffice of National Drug Control Policy
      US pivots to ‘harm reduction’ after 107,000 overdose deaths last year

      White House drug tsar says marijuana legalisation and safe injection sites will also be reviewed

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      UK group moves to Jersey after rules relaxed on cannabis-related products

      Consumer goods company Tenacious Labs shifts HQ to Channel Island to help expansion

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Drugs research
      Indivior sees ‘huge opportunity’ for drug targeting cannabis misuse

      Biotech company hopes to win first US approval for medicine aimed at people addicted to marijuana

    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK taxpayer takes stake in cannabis products firm through Future Fund

      Covid support scheme launched by Rishi Sunak in 2020 now holds shares in 337 companies

    • Saturday, 23 April, 2022
      News in-depth
      UK crackdown on CBD upends rapidly growing market

      Food safety watchdog reopens approval process after hundreds of cannabinoid products fail to comply

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Channel 4’s venture arm invests in cannabis company

      UK public service broadcaster swaps advertising slots for equity in medical marijuana group Cannaray

    • Saturday, 5 February, 2022
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      Cannabis stocks suffer as US federal legalisation stalls

      Sales soar but shares hit by fading hopes for imminent reform across the country

    • Monday, 27 December, 2021
      News in-depthGermany
      Germany’s nascent cannabis industry hits new highs as legalisation looms

      Progress will be closely watched by other countries toying with liberalising their drug laws

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      FT live news
      News updates from November 22: Biden nominates Jay Powell for second term as Fed chair, Athenahealth to be sold in $17bn private equity deal, EU consumer confidence drops on Covid anxiety
    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
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      Uber to sell cannabis to customers in Canada

      Users in Ontario will be able to make orders through the group’s Eats app to pick up in person

    • Thursday, 2 September, 2021
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      YouTube’s music streaming flex, banking on cannabis

      The Google-owned website has attracted millions of new paying users

    • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
      The Big Read
      Banking on cannabis: new network of lenders for a semi-legal industry

      Still illegal at federal level, industry has to pay high fees for financial services from less well-known firms

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      A psychedelic guide to wellbeing
      The intoxicating garden: Michael Pollan on growing psychoactive plants

      Plants gratify our need for beauty and nourishment but also speak to a more ambiguous desire — to alter human consciousness

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      Doping in sport
      White House to push for rethink on cannabis use in sport

      US seeks talks with World Anti-Doping Agency after suspension of star sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson

    • Monday, 14 June, 2021
      Patti Waldmeir
      Can racial equality be built into the US cannabis industry?

      Increasing minority ownership is a challenge, even in a nascent industry

    • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
      Wellbeing and fitness
      Holy smoke: how cannabis is wooing the wellness industry

      From sustainable farming to skincare, cannabis is hitting a new high

    • Tuesday, 18 May, 2021
      Biotech
      Start-up focused on painkilling effects of cannabis to list in London

      Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies emerged from university research project into potential treatments

    • Wednesday, 12 May, 2021
      Special ReportInvesting in Canada
      Canada’s cannabis ‘green rush’ yet to reap rewards

      Hype around legalisation has not turned into reliable profits

    • Monday, 10 May, 2021
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      Cannabis investors bet on regulatory softening

      Backers of themed ETFs optimistic after rulings by UN and European Court of Justice boost investor sentiment

    • Friday, 30 April, 2021
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    • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
      HTSIThe Hope Issue
      Top of the pot: the cannabis growers cornering the luxury market

      Craft farming, terroir, tasting notes and appellations is the new language of getting high

    • Sunday, 25 April, 2021
      UK medical cannabis sector renews call for reform to kickstart growth

      Just three prescriptions have been administered by the NHS since 2018, industry reports

    • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
      News in-depth
      Cannabis reignites corporate interest as it edges towards mainstream

      Hopes for further liberalisation in the US and beyond spur flurry of dealmaking

    • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
      New York legalises cannabis after years of debate

      State becomes the 16th in the US to allow marijuana sales after lawmakers broker agreement

    • Monday, 22 March, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Mexico’s passing high

      Case for legalising marijuana is not as straightforward as its advocates say

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