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New disclosure rules open door to fresh funding, M&As for Canadian cannabis companies in US

The flow of financing and acquisitions involving cross-border marijuana companies is expected to pick up after new risk-disclosure rules were…

News February 12
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Ontario marijuana monopoly picks Shopify to process sales

Ontario’s government-run provincial cannabis retailer will use Shopify’s software platform to process recreational marijuana sales online and in…

News February 12
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Study looks to untangle ‘fundamentally confusing’ cannabis financial statements

A first-of-its-kind study focusing on the marijuana industry raises questions about financial reporting and accounting practices in the…

News February 9
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Big US tobacco company buys stakes in Canadian cannabis growers, American hemp firm

A publicly traded U.S. tobacco company has bought controlling stakes in two Canadian marijuana producers and invested in…

News February 8
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Israel hits pause on medical marijuana exports; Cronos exec not concerned 

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended reforms on plans to allow cannabis growers to export their product due to…

News February 8
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Tourism business opportunities await as Ontario mulls cannabis in hotels, lounges, RVs

Ontario is weighing recreational cannabis consumption in hotels, lounges and RVs, a move that would create a “‘potentially…

News February 8
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Tilray raises CA$60M to sharply boost global cannabis production

Tilray said it raised 60 million Canadian dollars ($47 million) in financing that will allow the licensed producer…

News February 8
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South Korean lawmaker introduces bill to legalize medical cannabis

A lawmaker with South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is attempting something that would have been unthinkable even one…

News February 7
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India’s marijuana industry ‘just getting started,’ says executive

India’s leading purveyor of traditional medicine is trying to pry open the country’s medical and industrial cannabis markets…

News February 7
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Aurora makes CA$100 million splash in cannabis retail

Two Alberta-based companies are coming together to form, at least for now, one of the largest privately owned…

News February 6
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