Martin Dickie, co-founder of Brewdog and largely responsible for the development of Jaipur when working at Thornbridge, has stepped down from the company citing personal reasons. Dickie founded the company with friend James Watt in 2007 and from very small beginnings allied to an aggressive marketing campaign influenced by that of Stone Brewing in the USA, they grew at a rapid rate to become the global behemoth they are today. Their deliberately controversial promotional stunts enthused many but alienated others. Watt, never far from controversy himself, stepped down from his role in Brewdog in 2024, although he remains as a board member. Dickie preferred to largely remain in the background helping to develop the company's products including a distilling arm which brewed Lone Wolf gin among others. He has now left brewing altogether and has started a new business producing licensed medical cannabis. Based on news features in the MORNING ADVERTISER