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Calgary looks to develop Canada’s first cannabis business hub

Alberta’s most populous city is throwing its doors open to the cannabis industry, designating part of a massive industrial…

News September 17
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Marijuana company Curaleaf looking for $4 billion valuation

Massachusetts-based Curaleaf, a vertically integrated cannabis company, is seeking a valuation of up to $4 billion. According to…

News September 14
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Canada’s commercial marijuana insurance market gets big backers

Two multinational insurance companies have given the green light to underwriting cannabis-related businesses in Canada, allowing companies in…

News September 12
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CannTrust, alcohol wholesaler partner for cannabis distribution in Canada

CannTrust - one of Canada’s leading purveyors of cannabis - inked a strategic partnership with Breakthru Beverage Group…

News September 12
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Pharma giant Bayer on cannabis: No decision ‘until we fully understand market’

Monsanto pulled its Health Canada-approved pesticide from the cannabis market months ahead of a planned merger with German…

News September 12
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Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis investing and M&A highlights (as of Sept. 7, 2018)

This is the first installment of a new weekly series from Marijuana Business Daily and Viridian Capital Advisors. Each week,…

News September 12
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Germany won’t award first cannabis cultivation licenses until early 2019

Germany intends to award the country’s first domestic licenses for medical cannabis cultivation in the first quarter of next…

News September 11
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US marijuana company MJardin to go public in Canada via reverse takeover

Another notable U.S. marijuana company is completing a reverse takeover in Canada so it can go public north of…

News September 11
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Marijuana-focused exchange-traded fund reaches CA$1 billion in assets

A cannabis-focused exchange-traded fund has reached 1 billion Canadian dollars ($760 million) in assets, partly stemming from recent…

News September 10
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Aurora Cannabis to acquire Uruguay-based ICC Labs for CA$290 million

Aurora Cannabis has agreed to acquire Uruguayan marijuana producer ICC Labs in a deal valued at 290 million…

News September 10
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