Category: Growing
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New Experion (EXP.V) CEO lays out the real definition of cannabis 2.0… cost controls and common sense
Sick of hearing about how cannabis companies are ‘on the cusp of something great’ and ‘leading the industry’? Well Experion’s new CEO has gone another way: Truth.
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Cannabis companies take a leaf from the baseball playbook, but sacking CEOs at Supreme (FIRE.T) and Experion (EXP.V) won’t placate the masses
The bodies of cannabis company CEOs are starting float down river. Honey, the CEOs ain’t the problem. Name one weed company CEO any other company would hire… I’ll wait.
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2019 weed wrap: The end of the cannabis cycle of cannabis cycles
Like the old Twilight Zone episode where helpful aliens leave behind a book called ‘To Serve Man’, only for us to find out later it’s a cookbook, investors have been welcomed and fattened up nicely by alpha predators as they unwittingly await their slaughter, not realizing that, they’re at the predator’s table because they’re the…
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![Aurora Cannabis (ACB.T): is Cam Battley really worth $280 million?]()
Aurora Cannabis (ACB.T): is Cam Battley really worth $280 million?
On December 23, 2019 Aurora Cannabis (ACB.T) share holders’ painful year (the stock is down 65%) got worse with the announcement that ACB Chief Corporate Officer (CCO), Cam Battley is leaving the company to explore other opportunities. “Cam has been an integral part of the development, growth and expansion of Aurora,” stated Aurora CEO Terry…
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Isracann’s (IPOT.C) JV with a “late stage farm” could double cannabis production in Israel
On December 17, 2019 Isracann (IPOT.C) announced that it has entered into an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a joint venture (JV) with an additional cannabis farm property in Israel. Isracann is already constructing a 230,000 square-foot facility in southern Israel. It’s received facility design and land use approvals from the Israeli government and is…
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Dionymed (DYME.C) gives investors a checklist for disaster, and Invictus (GENE.V) is ticking a lot of boxes
Dionymed Brands (DYME.C) is – sorry, was – the low hanging fruit of the cannabis bubble burst. It was always a goner for anyone who looked hard enough, but in a market where aspiration was rewarded more than perspiration, Dionymed sent out all the right news releases to keep the joke going longer than it…
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![A tale of two factories: World Class Extractions (PUMP.C) and Naturally Splendid (NSP.V) might surprise you]()
A tale of two factories: World Class Extractions (PUMP.C) and Naturally Splendid (NSP.V) might surprise you
Over the last month I’ve left the happy confines of Casa Guru a few times and headed out to the suburbs to catch up with old friends. Both trips turned out to be surprising and interesting experiences with a similar message; “The market doesn’t see us, but we’re doing the work and quietly confident we’re…
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![Chemesis (CSI.C) Q1, 2020 cannabis revenue up 279% – official “survivor” status?]()
Chemesis (CSI.C) Q1, 2020 cannabis revenue up 279% – official “survivor” status?
On January 10, 2018 (almost two years ago), the Canadian Marijuana Index peaked just north of a 1,000. At that time, the valuation of almost every cannabis company looked rich. Today, the Canadian Marijuana Index is at 212 (down 80%). These days, the pom-poms are locked firmly in a drawer, but it is worth pointing…
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Emerald Health (EMH.V) shareholder call goes somewhat poorly, as JV death spiral looms
The partnership between Emerald Health (EMH.V) and Village Farms (VFF.V) was never going to be smooth sailing, glittery rainbows, and under-taint kisses until the end of time. Let’s face it, brothers will always fight, especially when money is involved. However, a betting man might have thought the partnership between these two would make it through…
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![SOL Global (SOL.C) revs up in Florida, financials dragged down by Verano investment]()
SOL Global (SOL.C) revs up in Florida, financials dragged down by Verano investment
On December 2, 2019 Sol Global (SOL.C) released its Q2, financial results for the three and six-month period ended September 30, 2019. SOL Global invests in cannabis related companies in legal U.S. states, hemp and CBD marketplaces and the emerging European cannabis and hemp territories. Its business activities encompass cultivation, distribution, retail – and an…
