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CATCH A BUZZ FROM CANNABIS

British investors snapped up shares in Tilray this week, as the Canadian cannabis producer signed a UK distribution deal and was targeted by users of internet forum Reddit. The surging stock was among the 50 mostbought shares by customers of broker AJ Bell, while more than 5,000 users of Londonbased Trading212 got in on the action. On Tuesday, Tilray struck an agreement to distribute medical cannabis in Britain through the NHS. Its share price doubled before falling back sharply on Thursday.

Daniel Grote