1. Heineken’s ganja play Heineken has unveiled its first beer made using marijuana instead of alcohol, in the US. The product from Heineken-owned Lagunitas brewing company is called Hi-Fi Hops. It contains no alcohol and is instead made using THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Several US states, including California, have already voted to legalise marijuana use.
2. Pandora chief steps down The CEO of Danish jeweller Pandora, Anders Colding Friis, is to step down at the end of August. This comes two days after shares plunged by more than a fifth following Pandora’s announcement that it had lowered its sales growth and profit margin guidance for the year. The company, known for its silver charm bracelets, said it would slash up to 400 jobs. It acknowledged that its strategy aimed at rectifying a lack of innovation and weak growth in key markets was not progressing as fast as expected...
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