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Canadian marijuana retailer Trees Corp. enters creditor protection

Insolvent Canadian recreational marijuana retailer Trees Corp. has entered creditor protection, becoming the latest debt-laden cannabis company to…

News January 3
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Canadian cannabis insolvencies persist in 2023 amid industry woes

Financially distressed cannabis companies continued to seek refuge in Canadian insolvency law in 2023, although such insolvency filings…

News December 18
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Canadian cannabis retailer Fika wins Fire & Flower auction

Canadian retail chain Fika Cannabis won an auction for insolvent retailer Fire & Flower Holdings.

News August 17
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Cannabis operator Aleafia enters creditor protection after failed merger

Financially distressed Canadian cannabis company Aleafia Health has entered creditor protection, shortly after the failure of its attempt…

News July 25
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Opinion: An alternative to bankruptcy for distressed cannabis businesses

U.S. bankruptcy courts will not provide protection to businesses that work with marijuana. Receivership is often employed as…

News July 21
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Cannabis retail chain Fire & Flower to be cut from Toronto Stock Exchange

Financially distressed Canadian cannabis retail company Fire & Flower Holdings is being delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange…

News June 16
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Struggling cannabis companies turn to Canadian insolvency law

An unusual number of cannabis companies have used a Canadian corporate insolvency law called the Companies' Creditors Arrangement…

News December 28
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Canadian cannabis grower Sugarbud seeking creditor protection

Canadian cannabis producer Sugarbud Craft Growers Corp. is seeking creditor protection.

News September 29
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Canadian cannabis events firm Lift & Co. files for bankruptcy

Lift & Co. Corp., a Toronto-based cannabis events and marketing firm, has filed for bankruptcy.

News September 17
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