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4 February 2021Big PharmaAlex Baldwin

Jazz Pharmaceuticals acquires UK medical cannabis firm for $7.2bn

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has acquired UK medicinal cannabis company GW Pharmaceuticals in a takeover worth $7.2 billion.

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