Category: Growing
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![1933 Industries (TGIF.C) vs 1964 Supply Co (Rubicon): Will heritage/art branding land with consumers?]()
1933 Industries (TGIF.C) vs 1964 Supply Co (Rubicon): Will heritage/art branding land with consumers?
We’ve written a lot about branding as it pertains to the cannabis space, and the challenges that will face any licensed producer as it transitions from growing to marketing to retail. Those challenges are plentiful; chiefly among them, you’re not allowed to market your weed brand in Canada. Can’t do it. Against the law. Not…
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Tilray (TLRY.Q) plummets $9.76 after insano run, because shorters are animals
When a new listing goes on a $25 to $95 run in the space of nearly three weeks, the forces of gravity building up over the top of it are always going to collect to breaking point. Observe Tilray (TLRY.Q), which IPOed on the Nasdaq at US$17 per share, and then went on the rip…
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Canopy Growth Corp (WEED.T) has $5 billion to buy something: What’s on the list?
I’ve written this story three times in as many days, because every time I get to the bottom and am ready to post, the valuations of everything seem to have changed. So, to hell with it: I’m sticking the landing on this version. Time for Equity.Guru to veer off market news and into fantasy sports…
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![Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD.T) organic CBD acquisition is a Euro ‘Hempco’ (HEMP.V)]()
Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD.T) organic CBD acquisition is a Euro ‘Hempco’ (HEMP.V)
The market has kinda shrugged at it, but The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD.T) put out news yesterday they’re acquiring a significant European organic CBD oil brand, with associated licensed flower and seed production, consumer product lines, and multi-country distribution. It’s not a cheap deal, but they’re not buying a pipe dream. They’re buying legit players.…
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![Maricann (MARI.C)’s CEO not letting OSC investigation and delayed prospectus get in his way]()
Maricann (MARI.C)’s CEO not letting OSC investigation and delayed prospectus get in his way
Ontario-based cannabis cultivator Maricann Group has big plans. Despite ongoing expansions at the company facilities in Ontario and Germany both being “fully funded,” a pubco can always use some cash. Maricann reports selling dope produced in their Ontario facility consistently to the medical market. With the rec market right around the corner, destined to soak…
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Ascent Industries (ASNT.C) lands on the CSE Thursday: You’ll want to dig in on this
A few years back, when Health Canada wasn’t really handing out cannabis grow or sales licenses, I attended a meeting in a crappy chain restaurant by the highway in North Richmond. That meeting was packed. It was a collection of MMAR growers, folks who owned unused warehouses, rampant weed activists, accountants who were ready for…
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iAnthus Capital (IAN.C) bucks the downward weed trends with US dispensary plans
I missed it. Y’all can point and laugh, but when folks said to me a year ago, “Hey, what about iAnthus Capital?” (IAN.C), I shrugged and said, “I can’t keep an eye on everyone,” and went back to my toys because it was small and US focused and meh. iAnthus, to me, back then, was…
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Aurora (ACB.T) breaks $7 support; ABcann (ABCN.V) acquires Canna Farms & launches sexy rec brand
Today Aurora Cannabis (ACB.T) closed at $6.81 CAD on 20.6 million shares traded. The is the first time Aurora has closed below the $7 support level since December 7th, 2017. It bounced off of that support level in February, April, and May, going on trough-to-peak runs of 59%, 29.3% and 46% respectively, each time it…
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Biome Grow (OAA.C) adds former Moosehead Brewery president as director
You can’t buy stock in it on the markets yet but the growing Sasha Jacob/Khurram Malik-steered cannabis play Biome Grow (soon to be RTOed into OAA.C) is adding to its roster with a name that announces some fairly serious intentions, according to news dropped Monday. Orca Touchscreen Technologies Ltd. target Biome Grow has appointed Steven…
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![C21 Investments (CXXI.C) makes big $25m+ acquisition of Nevada grower, dispensary pioneer]()
C21 Investments (CXXI.C) makes big $25m+ acquisition of Nevada grower, dispensary pioneer
The market is enjoying news released by C21 Investments (CXXI.C) that it has agreed to acquire Silver State Relief LLC and Silver State Cultivation LLC, for a sum that dwarfs any previous Canada-buys-US-assets deal, and adds nicely to its growing portfolio of US cannabis assets. President and CEO of C21 Robert Cheney stated: “Our entire C21…
