12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: The good oil, four cannabis counters

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: The good oil, four cannabis counters
Brent Melville
Rua Bioscience headed to the NZX in October, with an oversubscribed offer to raise $20 million, reflecting the surge of interest in medicinal cannabis stocks. BusinessDesk takes a look at what is still a fledgling market today but holds promise for growth.In the world of medicinal cannabis, the vote earlier this month by the UN to remove marijuana for medical use from the ‘bad narcotic’ list was a major step forward.It also has potential commercial implications for New Zealand’s fledgling cannabis pharmaceutical and therapeuti...

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