Britain's largest tobacco company says cannabis is part of the future while trying to stop selling traditional cigarettes

British American Tobacco said it wanted to "accelerate" the change by SLOTXO minimizing the product's health impact.In March, BAT acquired a stake in Canadian medical marijuana maker Organigram.

It also signed an agreement to research a new group of adult cannabis products. Initially focusing on cannabidiol (CBD).As we think about our future portfolio,

Of course, the addition of nicotine products will be interesting to us as the next wave of growth in the future,” BAT Chief Executive Kingsley Wheaton told Radio 4.

BAT Chief Marketing Officer Mr Wheaton said he saw cannabis-related products as part of future growth. The company is testing a CBD e-cigarette product in Manchester.