
Adobe Stock
Until the start of last year, the Canadian stock ticker “POT” was held by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest potash producer. Then it merged with a Calgary-based competitor. Now, following a lottery of some 40-odd hopefuls, the trading symbol has been gifted to tiny Vancouver-based cannabis company Weekend Unlimited Inc., whose stock rose by almost 150% in the wake of their Friday (Feb. 1) win.