Insights and Stories on Cannabis

Vegetable seedling grower, cannabis grower to merge

Oct. 8, 2018 at 2:54 am CDT

A B.C. company that raises seedlings for greenhouse vegetable growers is set to devote its existing square footage to weed, following a takeover by a B.C. cannabis grower and processor. Langley-based, publicly-traded Bevo Agro on Thursday announced a reverse takeover deal with Surrey-based, privately-held cannabis firm Sun Pharm Investments, which […]

Aurora Cannabis plans U.S. stock listing in October

Sep. 20, 2018 at 2:02 pm CDT

By Reuters

Big Weed hits up Europe hoping for expansion cash

Sep. 17, 2018 at 2:56 am CDT

By Nichola Saminather Simon Jessop

Corona owner pours more funds into weed producer

Aug. 17, 2018 at 6:23 am CDT

By Uday Sampath Kumar

Hemp growers eye new markets for 2018

Aug. 16, 2018 at 4:25 am CDT

By Terry Fries

Ontario delays start date of retail cannabis sales

Aug. 13, 2018 at 8:20 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Ontario’s newly elected Tory government said Monday it will delay the start date of recreational marijuana sales in the province and will allow private retailers to sell cannabis rather than government-run stores. Ontario will allow private retailers to sell recreational marijuana starting on April 1, officials […]

By Nichola Saminather

Canopy Growth to buy Tokyo Smoke owner Hiku Brands

Jul. 10, 2018 at 6:26 pm CDT

Reuters — Ontario’s Canopy Growth Corp. is buying Toyko Smoke cannabis owner Hiku Brands Co. Ltd. for $269.2 million, the latest deal in a fast-consolidating sector ahead of legal recreational marijuana sales. Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth on Tuesday offered 0.046 of its shares, or $1.91 per share, for each Hiku […]

By Reuters

U.S. approves marijuana-derived drug for epilepsy

Jun. 25, 2018 at 4:58 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. health regulator approved GW Pharmaceuticals’ epilepsy treatment on Monday, making it the first cannabis-based drug to win approval in the country and opening floodgates for more research into the medicinal properties of cannabis. The drug’s approval permits its use in patients aged two years and older […]

By Manas Mishra Tamara Mathias

Senate approves recreational use of marijuana

Jun. 20, 2018 at 3:37 am CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s upper house of Parliament on Tuesday approved a revised bill to legalize recreational marijuana, setting the stage for the country to become the first Group of Seven nation to legalize cannabis. The Senate voted 52-29 in favour of the revised bill from the House of […]

By Reuters

Aurora to buy Ontario’s MedReleaf in biggest-ever pot deal

May. 14, 2018 at 3:46 pm CDT

Reuters — Aurora Cannabis will buy rival MedReleaf Corp. for $3.2 billion in the biggest deal yet to unify major Canadian pot growers, as the country moves toward legalizing marijuana for recreational use. The deal announced Monday is the latest in a wave of mergers in the industry as marijuana […]

By John Benny Nichola Saminather