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Cannabis firms in M&A hunt look beyond Canada for growth

Canadian medical cannabis companies are increasingly looking internationally for acquisitions to tap growth while consolidation in the country’s…

News January 22
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CIBC compares cannabis to gold rush, predicts ‘beginning of global seismic shift’

The birth of the legal cannabis industry in Canada is akin to the gold rush, but very few…

News January 18
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Tilray, Authentic Brands Group enter revenue-sharing deal for cannabis products

Tilray, the British Columbia-based cannabis heavyweight, signed a revenue-sharing agreement with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) to market and…

News January 17

Weekly Deal Watch: Canadian cannabis producers ink key deals to continue global expansion

Canadian marijauna producers continue to march their way to global market domination, targeting Europe and South America for…

News January 17
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Aurora targets high-margin cannabis market with CA$175M Whistler acquisition

Alberta’s Aurora Cannabis has agreed to acquire privately held British Columbia-based Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp. – one of…

News January 14
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Legal cannabis could skim $55 billion per year from alcohol, tobacco firms

Global alcohol and tobacco companies could face losses of $55 billion a year if a fully legal cannabis industry…

News January 14
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In Canada, a macro wait for micro licenses in cannabis

Small-scale cannabis growers in Canada are facing such burdensome licensing regulations that fewer than 30 such applications have…

News January 14
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CEO of Canadian cannabis giant Aphria out amid short attack, hostile takeover bid

The chief executive officer of one of the biggest cannabis companies in North America plans to depart as…

News January 11
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Canadian marijuana companies raised landmark CA$12 billion in 2018

Marijuana firms in Canada raised a record 11.96 billion Canadian dollars ($9 billion) last year as they prepared…

News January 11
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Canadian marijuana industry targets alcohol, mainstream executives to steer growth

Cannabis corporations in Canada are ramping up their drive to hire executives from the alcohol, tobacco and consumer…

News January 10
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