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Aphria, Tilray to host April shareholder meetings about planned merger

Aphria and Tilray will host special shareholder meetings next month on the proposed merger between the cannabis producers,…

News March 17
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How a year of COVID-19 forced positive change for cannabis retailers

Despite challenges such as rapid regulatory change, shifting public-health demands and economic uncertainty, cannabis retailers say the first…

News March 17
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Aurora Cannabis puts mammoth 1.7 million-square-foot greenhouse on the sales block

Aurora Cannabis is looking to unload one of the largest and most expensive greenhouses ever built to grow…

News March 12
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British American Tobacco strikes deal with Canada’s Organigram, portending similar tie-ups with US cannabis firms

A subsidiary of cigarette maker British American Tobacco and Atlantic Canada-based cannabis producer Organigram signed a 220 million…

News March 11
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Canada’s Aurora Cannabis files $1 billion shelf prospectus

Aurora Cannabis filed a preliminary short-form base shelf prospectus to raise up to $1 billion by issuing securities…

News March 10
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Canopy Growth, others formed JV ‘solely’ to pump marijuana stock, refiled CA$500 million lawsuit alleges

A high-stakes lawsuit that Canopy Growth and other Ontario, Canada, cannabis companies had hoped would disappear along with…

News March 9
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Ontario Cannabis Store CEO: More stores needed in underserved markets

The chief executive of the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) said growing regulated recreational marijuana sales in Canada’s most-populous…

News March 8
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One-third of Canadian cannabis users consumed more during pandemic

Slightly more than one-third of Canadians who use cannabis increased their consumption during the COVID-19 crisis, according to…

News March 5
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High-end cannabis producer GTEC reports positive net income

Kelowna, British Columbia-based GTEC Holdings reported net income from operations of 282,000 Canadian dollars ($223,600), reversing a net…

News March 4
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Customer loyalty programs offer clear benefits for cannabis stores

Loyalty programs, long a staple of consumer marketing strategies, have found a place among regulated cannabis retailers in…

News March 4
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