US: Akanda Corp shares begin trading on Nasdaq

London-based Akanda Corp, an international medical cannabis company, has priced an initial public offering (IPO) of 4 million common shares at a price of US$4.00 per share to raise gross proceeds of US$16m. Shares are listed on Nasdaq Capital Markets and began trading March 15 and were last quoted at US$9.70. “Becoming the first UK…