Dr Pot pots £66m: Cannabis medicine pioneer sells GW Pharmaceuticals for £5.3billion

A British scientist dubbed ‘Dr Pot’ and his business partner were last night celebrating a £94million windfall after selling their cannabis firm for £5.3billion. Dr Geoffrey Guy founded Cambridge-based GW Pharmaceuticals in 1998, but is selling the company to Irish rival Jazz Pharmaceuticals. His holding will net him a payout of £65.9million, with the company’s … Read more