This is the first installment of a new weekly series from Marijuana Business Daily and Viridian Capital Advisors. Each week, we will provide you with the latest data on cannabis investment activity and M&A, along with key takeaways, analysis and trends based on...
A French health agency has launched a temporary scientific committee to assess how to create a medical cannabis market in France. The nation legalized cannabis-based medicines in 2013, but no product is legally available because the market has...
Aurora Cannabis has agreed to acquire Uruguayan marijuana producer ICC Labs in a deal valued at 290 million Canadian dollars ($220 million) and would establish the Alberta-based company as a leader in South America. Reports of the deal surfaced a few weeks ago, though...
(This story has been updated from an earlier version.) Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis is reportedly in negotiations to purchase ICC Labs, a licensed integrated cannabis company in Uruguay. In a press release, ICC Labs declined to comment on any...
While there are a lot of predictions about the direction of the EU cannabis market, one thing is certain: A fair share of marijuana will be crossing multiple European borders in the near future. That’s because many countries in Europe are relying on imported medical...
As more countries come online with legal marijuana industries, coverage of the global market also is growing at Marijuana Business Daily. To improve access for those most interested in what’s happening outside the U.S., we’ve launched a new...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a CBD drug – a landmark decision that will trigger the health agency to seek rescheduling from the DEA.
Recreational marijuana legalization in Canada took another step forward when the House of Commons passed an amended Cannabis Act, returning it to the Senate for a vote.
Traditionally known for its legendary black market, Colombia is looking to make “made in Colombia” a respected brand in the growing family of countries with a legal medical cannabis program, bolstered by a supportive government.
There weren’t any big expectations for Montana’s medical marijuana market when it was relaunched at the end of 2017, but patient numbers in the Big Sky state have skyrocketed and the state’s dispensaries are winners.
Canada’s capital-hungry cannabis companies are increasingly turning to debt financiers to fuel growth as the country marches toward legalization late this summer.
Brazil is poised to become the largest Latin American cannabis market in the long term, but regulators have been slow to expand the existing program over the last few years.
Opportunities are also slow to develop in Paraguay and Peru, where medical cannabis laws were passed recently but still lack details about implementation.
