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Japanese beverage CEO fired over CBD supplement scandal

Ellsworth Toohey
Sep 15, 2025
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Takeshi Niinami, Chairman and CEO of beverage giant Suntory Holdings, has resigned following a police investigation into his purchase of supplements allegedly containing THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis. Niinami, one of Japan's most prominent business leaders, claims he believed the CBD supplements from the U…

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