Canopy stockholders OK share structure for US marijuana holding company

Shareholders of Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. have voted in favor of a new exchangeable share structure meant to enable Canopy’s planned entry into the American marijuana market via a U.S.-domiciled holding company, Canopy USA.

Cannabis operator Tilray lowers 2024 expectations, eyes Canada tax savings

Canadian cannabis and beverage alcohol company Tilray Brands has lowered its financial guidance, reducing expectations for investors in its third-quarter earnings announcement.

Ontario regulator fines Cannabis Xpress, alleges pay-to-play

Ontario’s cannabis retail regulator, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), fined Cannabis Xpress 200,000 Canadian dollars ($147,000) for allegedly violating the province’s anti-inducement law for cannabis retailers.

Imperial Brands converts CA$123 million in debt to Auxly Cannabis shares

Imperial Brands has converted more than 123.4 million Canadian dollars ($90.6 million) in total debt to shares of Auxly Cannabis Group, formally giving the British tobacco giant a 19.8% ownership position in the Toronto-based marijuana company.

Canadian cannabis producer Organigram enters US, plans CA$25 million raise

Organigram Holdings has dipped into its strategic investment pool to pick up a minority stake in Roxboro, North Carolina-based Open Book Extracts as part of its plan to target emerging cannabis markets in the United States and elsewhere.

Auxly auditor flags ‘going concern’ risk as cannabis firm reports smaller loss

Auxly Cannabis Group’s record 2023 sales helped substantially improve its net loss, but an auditor flagged a “significant doubt” over the company’s ability to continue as a “going concern.”

Organigram ‘assessing options’ after unfavorable ruling on cannabis edibles

Health Canada has concluded that Organigram Holdings’ Edison Jolts lozenge cannabis products should be classified as edibles rather than extracts.

Decibel selling Prairie Records marijuana stores to Fika; CEO to retire

Canadian operator Decibel Cannabis Co. is selling its Prairie Records marijuana retail stores to retail operator Fika for roughly 3 million Canadian dollars ($2.2 million).

Tax reforms, pharmacy sales among Canada’s cannabis law review recommendations

A government-appointed panel of experts analyzing Canada’s adult-use legalization law, the Cannabis Act, has recommended the country enable pharmacy access for medical marijuana and reconsider how excise tax is applied to recreational products

Curaleaf buying Canadian cannabis operator with eye on global markets

Curaleaf Holdings is continuing its international expansion by signing a deal to acquire Northern Green Canada, a licensed cannabis producer focused primarily on meeting demand in the import-export market.

TerrAscend expects $26 million tax refund, shares strategy for marijuana nemesis 280E

TerrAscend Corp. is the latest marijuana multistate operator to announce a plan to stop paying taxes owed under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, and an executive hinted at the company’s legal basis for doing so.

Curaleaf grows 2023 revenue to $1.35B, looks to new marijuana markets

Major marijuana multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings posted $345.3 million in net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 1.5% over the same quarter the year before and 3.6% over the third quarter.