UK Cannabis News & Industry Insights
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England and Wales already spend about £2.3bn a year on cannabis. A legal market would not invent that industry — it would decide who runs it, who is taxed, and how much police time it still eats.
Canadian producer Canopy Growth has launched in the UK medical cannabis market, partnering with Grow Group to supply four flower strains under its Spectrum Therapeutics brand.
As the cannabis sector matures, Trulieve Cannabis and Cronos Group are delivering steady financial growth, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 this year.
A new white paper argues that the UK’s private-only medical cannabis model creates a two-tier system, proposing an NHS pilot to improve access and reduce costs.
UK cannabis industry investment is growing, but regulation, clinical evidence and capital discipline still decide which businesses can build lasting value.
Imports of medical cannabis and the number of products available to UK patients both doubled in 2025, as Prohibition Partners forecasts more than 140,000 private prescriptions by the end of 2026.
Peel NRE has withdrawn plans for a major medicinal cannabis cultivation and research campus near Cooil Road, in a setback for the Isle of Man's bid to build a regulated cannabis industry.
From Antigua to Jamaica, licensed Caribbean cultivators are building medicinal markets at home while lobbying for lighter regulation and a path to legal exports — even as illicit supply still dominates.