Matt provides business and regulatory advice to a wide range of cannabis industry stakeholders, including licensed producers, producer applicants, owners of businesses that provide ancillary services to the cannabis industry, entrepreneurs with start - up aspirations, and foreign businesses who are looking to enter the Canadian market or enter into partnerships with established
Canadian cannabis businesses.
He also has investments in his portfolio in several
Canadian cannabis companies that represent most of the country's production.
The Canadian Government recently released its proposal on what
the Canadian cannabis regulatory regime could look like, including a fairly detailed account of what the business licensing system could entail.
Investors looking for
Canadian cannabis stocks to buy need to recognize these key risks With the upcoming legalization of marijuana, and the resulting increase in marijuana production, there will be an even bigger increase in investor interest in
Canadian cannabis stocks.
Only half of cannabis users in the 2017
Canadian Cannabis Survey thought cannabis use affected driving.
The eyes of politicians, campaigners and entrepreneurs in the UK will remain fixed on California until
the Canadian cannabis market goes live in July 2018.
Many
Canadian cannabis companies have interests in the USA and some stock valuations are predicated on expansion into US markets.
With the offering fully closed, True Leaf is the first
Canadian cannabis related company to have qualified a Reg A + offering with the SEC.
Cannimed's journey into oils began in January of 2016 when it became one of the first
Canadian cannabis companies to receive a permit to sell cannabis oils.
The Canadian cannabis sector scored another blockbuster win last week - and it led to a quick 30 % gain for one of Canada's most promising young cannabis companies.
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With 159 million common shares already outstanding, the deal will value TGOD above $ 650 - million, putting it within the Top 10 most valuable
Canadian cannabis companies.
Canaccord has been one of the busier financiers within
the Canadian cannabis sector so far — on Thursday one of its latest deals, a bought - deal offering for marijuana company Nuuvera Inc., on which it is one of the lead underwriters, was upsized to $ 45 - million.
As
the Canadian cannabis market grows in size and efficiency it is highly unlikely that international demand will diminish.
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With these key factors in mind, here is a list of 7
Canadian cannabis companies with market values of less than $ 1 billion that will make excellent buyout targets in 2018.
More importantly - the deal signaled an important shift in
the Canadian cannabis industry.
One of the best strategies to profit from this trend of consolidation is to own mid-sized
Canadian cannabis companies with market caps between $ 250 million and $ 1 billion.
Ernst & Young, a global leading consulting and research firm, recently published a report that predicted major consolidation in
the Canadian cannabis sector.
The deal will value TGOD above $ 650 - million, putting it within the Top 10 most valuable
Canadian cannabis companies.
Almost every week, an American or
Canadian cannabis company announces a large overseas investment.
On Monday, Constellation Brands — which sells Corona and Modelo and is the third - largest beer company in the US — announced it had acquired a 9.9 % stake in
the Canadian cannabis holding company Canopy Growth.
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Canadian cannabis producers extended sharp rallies as California opened the largest U.S. state market for legal marijuana, with Canada expected to follow by mid-2018.
Here's how Lorne Gertner, described as the «godfather of
the Canadian cannabis industry» on the websites of multiple pot companies he's involved in, sees Canada's cannabis industry developing.
Late last month, Cronos Group Inc. became the first
Canadian cannabis company to have its shares listed on the Nasdaq.
It added that the regulator has also told the company in a letter dated Feb. 8 that Maricann chief executive Ben Ward is the subject of an investigation into his activities while he was CEO of
Canadian Cannabis Corp., a wholly unrelated company.
Take Canopy, for example, the highest - valued
Canadian cannabis company and one whose shares move in lockstep with the headlines.
Canadian cannabis stocks have been extremely volatile since Canada began its long journey to legalization, but their general trajectory has been upward — a trend that Scott Clayton, a senior researcher at TSI Wealth Network, says is driven by speculation.
That's not the kind of behaviour you reward through governments,» says Levy, a lawyer and an executive director of
Canadian Cannabis Clinics.
Not exact matches
It's safe to say that
Canadians generally spend at least $ 3 billion a year on
cannabis products.
In testimony to a Senate committee in Ottawa, Michael Bourque, head of the
Canadian Real Estate Association, flagged risks associated with cultivating
cannabis plants, such as the spread of mold and fungus through ventilation systems.
A
Canadian company called IC Potash changed its name last year to Belgravia Capital International, and intends to produce specialized fertilizers for
cannabis firms and form partnerships with growers in Canada and the U.S. Belgravia also proposes to use «blockchain technology software» to track seed sales and quality.
Brendan Kennedy, the cofounder of Privateer Holdings, which owns various marijuana companies like Marley Natural and
Canadian pharmaceutical - grade
cannabis producer Tilray, says his companies are expanding abroad while the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration debate whether or not to treat the plant as a medicine or keep it in the same category as heroin.
MMJ Phytotech has announced plans to spin - out its medical
cannabis - focused
Canadian subsidiaries onto the TSX Venture Exchange through the reverse takeover of a resources company.
How the Liberals are navigating the two sides in the debate is laid out in more than 150 pages of documents obtained by The
Canadian Press under the access to information law that outline how the issue is complicated by existing human rights decisions, the requirement to accommodate workers whose addictions constitute a disability, workers» privacy rights and actually proving impairment, particularly from
cannabis.
Aurora
Cannabis Inc. is the latest
Canadian licensed marijuana producer planning to list on an international exchange.
Brad Herald, vice president Western Canada operations for the
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said individual cases before tribunals or the courts will become the testing group for workplace - related
cannabis policies, absent government leadership.
Gertner got back into the
cannabis business in 2014 with PharmaCan (now Cronos Group), a holding company that acquires or buys minority positions in licensed
Canadian marijuana producers.
Brendan Kennedy, the cofounder of Privateer Holdings, which owns various marijuana companies like Marley Natural and
Canadian pharmaceutical - grade
cannabis producer Tilray, explains how Tilray is already exporting marijuana to countries like Croatia and Australia for use in clinical trials.
The
Canadian retailer says it signed a strategic alliance with marijuana clinic operator National Access
Cannabis to develop and operate a network of recreational pot stores.
The success of the
Canadian system of Licensed Producers and mail - only distribution, as evidenced by the country's willingness to move on to adult - use legality, has prompted a new wave of laws liberalizing access to medical
cannabis.
The lack of clarity around the CSA's position meant CannaRoyalty, which focuses on research,
cannabis devices and intellectual property, had to put a number of potential partnerships with
Canadian producers on hold.
«It's extremely positive not just for
Canadian companies like CannaRoyalty that have U.S. assets, but it's quite positive for the
Cannabis sector as a whole.»
Canadian restaurants will have many other novel issues to grapple with, including advertising (the new legislation will likely prohibit any advertising glamourizing
cannabis use), workplace safety (are employees more likely to be under the influence?)
However, on July 1, 2018, with the enactment of the federal
Cannabis Act, Canadians will be authorized to possess, sell or distribute cannabis, provided they are permitted to do so in the province in which they reside or
Cannabis Act,
Canadians will be authorized to possess, sell or distribute
cannabis, provided they are permitted to do so in the province in which they reside or
cannabis, provided they are permitted to do so in the province in which they reside or operate
Aphria, Aurora
Cannabis, Canopy Growth, and other
Canadian marijuana growers would likely rush to establish large operations in the U.S..
The
Canadian Medical Association had recommended a legal age of 21 because of evidence
cannabis can cause changes to the brain and may pose a serious health risk to young people.
The
Canadian Paediatric Society also expressed concern that no limits will be put in place to limit the concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in
cannabis products available to 18 - to 25 - year - olds.
The liberalization of
cannabis laws across the globe has created billion dollar opportunities for smart, fast moving
Canadian entrepreneurs.
Victoria's Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc., a licensed medical marijuana producer, said Wednesday that an unnamed, «
Canadian institutional accredited investor» had agreed to buy a $ 25 - million chunk of the
cannabis company through a prospectus and secondary sale.