GW Pharma plans to expand marijuana operations in UK

One of the world’s biggest marijuanas companies – GW Phamaceuticals – is poised to get even bigger. The company announced that it’s planning an expansion in the United Kingdom, including the cultivation and processing of non-psychoactive cannabis, The Telegraph of London reported. GW Pharma’s plan stems from “anticipated demand” for a CBD-based drug, Sativex, designed to help treat epilepsy, a company official told the newspaper. The Cambridge, England-based company is planning to invest 50 million British pounds ($64.6 million) on the expansion over the next three years and will hire 70 new staffers to increase its U.K. ... GW Pharma plans to expand marijuana operations in UK is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs