While a shortage of marijuana is expected to precede any glut by a number of years, the potential for cannabis commoditization is already a consideration for many licensed cultivators in Canada. Greg Engel, CEO of New Brunswick-based Organigram, said commoditization, at least as it relates to cannabis, boils down to two things: Excess supply over […]
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Lawsuit alleges California cannabis tech firm Eaze broke US law with marketing solicitations
One of the biggest facilitators of marijuana deliveries in California faces a possible class-action lawsuit that one Bay Area attorney says could threaten the company’s existence. Farrah Williams, of San Diego, filed suit against San Francisco-based Eaze Solutions on May 2, alleging the delivery business violated federal law by spamming her and other customers with unsolicited text-message […]
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Four state marijuana ballot initiatives likely on tap in 2018, with Oklahoma first up
If 2016 signaled a high-water mark for state ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis, then this year portends a slow, but steady, flow. A medical marijuana measure will go before Oklahoma voters in June, and similar initiatives are poised to make the November ballots in Missouri and Utah. On the recreational side, an adult-use cannabis measure […]
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Four marijuana firms to form multinational company, continuing industry consolidation
Consolidation continued in the cannabis industry Tuesday, with four major marijuana businesses from the United States and Canada merging to launch a multinational company with combined revenue forecast to total more than $200 million next year.
Operating under the name TILT Holdings, the new companies will include the combined operations of Baker Technologies, Sea Hunter, Briteside and Santa Veritas Therapeutics, according to a news release.
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Aurora Cannabis to acquire Canadian rival MedReleaf for CA$3.2B in industry’s biggest deal
Aurora Cannabis has agreed to acquire rival Canadian cannabis producer MedReleaf in a deal valued at $3.2 billion Canadian dollars ($2.5 billion) that would create the largest marijuana company in the world. The transaction, announced Monday, marks the largest deal inked in the cannabis sector to date, giving the combined company a footprint that will […]
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Chart: Putting the $55 billion US retail cannabis market in perspective
With revenue of $5.8 billion-$6.6 billion, sales of legal recreational and medical cannabis in the United States in 2017 topped those of Oreos and organic produce combined. The data – published in the newly released Marijuana Business Factbook – illustrates how quickly the legal U.S. marijuana industry has grown. It now rivals Americans’ collective spending on […]
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Canopy seeks to become first marijuana producer traded on New York Stock Exchange
Canada’s market leader in medical marijuana has applied to trade its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, a move that would make it the first cannabis-producing company to list on the world’s largest stock market.
Smiths Falls, Ontario-based Canopy Growth said in a news release it expects its shares to begin trading on the NYSE “before the end of May” under the symbol CGC.
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Week in Review: Marijuana vs. alcohol, CA’s lagging cannabis tax revenue & Utah MMJ ally
State-legal cannabis users consume less liquor and medications, according to a report, California isn’t fetching as much marijuana tax revenue as anticipated, and Utah’s MMJ campaign gains a key supporter. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the cannabis industry over the past week. Untapped market A study showing that recreational cannabis consumers […]
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