Category: Agriculture
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Marijuana update: Speakeasy shuffle, Sproutly looming, Canopy CEO sell-off
Was just looking at a bunch of news releases, trying to figure out which to cover when I remembered, ‘didn’t you just use to do all of them?’ Why yes, self, I did. So let’s give ‘er to everyone, just like the old days. NOTHING EASY AT SPEAKEASY (EASY.C) I’ve had several nice discussions with…
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Chemesis (CSI.C) can now grow & process hemp in the USA
If you’ve been a parent of a teenager, you’ve watched in amazement as the gangly youngster grows new limbs overnight. So it is with Chemesis International (CSI.C). “Little Puerto Rico?” asked Chris Parry rhetorically in Equity Guru’s 1st article, “Who cares?” The company – born a year ago – hit puberty while it was still…
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Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) is ready to lead the extracts boom ahead of final Health Canada approvals
Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) is clearing the final hurdles with Health Canada to make marijuana extracts a reality north of the border, setting the stage for a major production boost in a sub-industry worth billions. In a Tuesday press release, Supreme said it was on track to meet Health Canada’s amended cannabis regulations for edibles, extracts…
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![Chemesis (CSI.C) QuickStrip: the Puerto Rico opportunity]()
Chemesis (CSI.C) QuickStrip: the Puerto Rico opportunity
Chemesis International (CSI.C) announced today that they have started selling Rapid Dose Therapeutics’ (DOSE.C) QuickStrip oral thin strips across the United States and Puerto Rico. QuickStrips is a sublingual delivery system for THC, CBD and other compounds that sports a low onset time. You pop it under your tongue and it dissolves in seconds, like…
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![Beyond Meat (BYND.Q) slices up short-sellers in its first two months]()
Beyond Meat (BYND.Q) slices up short-sellers in its first two months
It’s hard to deny that we’re not embarking on a cultural renaissance as far as climate change goes. It’s on everyone’s lips. We know that meat production causes methane emissions, and methane is a prime-mover in global warming. So when a company appears with a meat-alternative product that doesn’t taste like cardboard, it’s bound to…
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Emerald Health (EMH.V) director stands down over security clearance issues
Buried in a news release discussing a shares-for-cash payment to an acquisition target, Emerald Health (EMH.V) stated Monday it is losing a board member over Health Canada security clearance concerns. Punit Dhillon is a self-described ‘life science thought leader‘ who likes to give TED Talks and has been involved with several biomedical companies on North…
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![Hemptown USA raises $23 million and lays out plan for CBG global markets]()
Hemptown USA raises $23 million and lays out plan for CBG global markets
On May 14, 2019 Hemptown USA announced the completion of $23 million financing, led by Canaccord Genuity. The company is growing 1,500 acres of high-grade “feminized hemp” in Oregon, on the northern tip of the famous weed-growers Emerald Triangle. Feminised hemp comes from genetically altered seeds. Typically, they produce more medically active substances such CBD…
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Shell Game: How Wayland Group (WAYL.C) built a paper empire and the loan that may drag it under
PROLOGUE: Cannabis companies, as we know them in our minds, rarely exist. Oh sure, some have buildings and staff, some grow things and others might even have a license. But even those with big buildouts and massive market caps are, for the most part, a promise of what’s to come, maybe, some time, kinda. But…
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Market extracts pure joy from merger of Quadron (QCC.C) and World Class (PUMP.C)
Like Romeo & Juliet, like Justin & Hailey, like Pete Buttigieg & his adorable husband – Quadron Cannatech (QCC.C) and World Class Extractions (PUMP.C) were destined to be together. On April 16, 2019, the two companies announced that they have entered into an agreement to merge. Quadron’s core business is the design and production of…
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![Yield Growth (BOSS.C) enters China’s hemp market]()
Yield Growth (BOSS.C) enters China’s hemp market
On April 11, 2019 Yield Growth (BOSS.C) engaged Pontier Services to “set up Urban Juve hemp beauty products” for sale through China’s most popular messaging app, WeChat. “Yield Growth has developed a portfolio of cannabis-based “wellness formulas” – under the Urban Juve brand – with a dedicated range of skin and body care formulations.” If…
