Category: Research
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![Khiron (KHRN.V): Why Mexican farmers are converting poppy fields to corn]()
Khiron (KHRN.V): Why Mexican farmers are converting poppy fields to corn
I have never tried opium. But I suspect I would like it. Derived from the milky sap of the poppy, the Greek poet Homer (800 BC) referred to it as “a drug to quiet all pain and strife”. Opium provides such a delicious euphoric high, that it spawned a recreational market for synthetic opioids, including…
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![Experion (EXP.V) CEO Jay Garnett lays out a stunningly simple master plan]()
Experion (EXP.V) CEO Jay Garnett lays out a stunningly simple master plan
A scrappy pioneer industry like cannabis attracts CEOs with diverse backgrounds. Before becoming a weed titan, Bruce Linton, the CEO of Canopy Growth (WEED.T) was an IT executive. Adam Bierman, the CEO of MedMen (MMEN.C) was a health & wellness marketer. Brendan Kennedy, the CEO of Tilray (TLRY.Q) was the COO of an analytics co.…
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Lexaria (LXX.C) recieves a…R&D license?
Earlier this week, a subsidiary of Lexaria Bioscience (LXX.C) received a R&D license from Health Canada, prompting the question, ‘we have those?’ “You were as surprised as we were,” said Alex Blanchard, communications manager for Lexaria. Lexaria isn’t your average grower. The company is much more of a tech-play, developing new delivery systems for nicotine, vitamins,…
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Sol Global (SOL.C): The only weed company I know that lists ‘divestments’ on its website
Andy DeFrancesco is the devil. Just ask anyone. The worst guy in the weed business, the archangel of bad asset deals, the shell master of Florida. He’s got investigative journalists who write about nothing other than him, he’s got shareholders at various companies that have bought things from him screaming at him for taking their…
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Abattis Bioceuticals (ATT.C): A grift building over several years until regulators couldn’t ignore it anymore
Several years ago, when Equity.Guru boss Chris Parry was writing at Stockhouse, he was called out to a new client – a company called Abattis Bioceutical (ATT.C). Abattis execs had just signed a marketing deal with Stockhouse to help tell their story to investors, and were excited for what might follow. As Parry tells it,…
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![Bridgemark-linked Abattis (ATT.C) is getting booted off the CSE]()
Bridgemark-linked Abattis (ATT.C) is getting booted off the CSE
The Canadian Securities Exchange is not known for rigorous compliance protocols. However, it does have some standards, and cannabis health product company Abattis Bioceuticals (ATT.C) was unable to meet them. “The common shares of Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. will be delisted at the market close August 9, 2019,” stated the CSE. The CSE originally halted Abattis…
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![Heritage Cannabis’ (CANN.C) subsidiary Endocanna Health licenses DNA kits for Empower Clinics (CBDT.C)]()
Heritage Cannabis’ (CANN.C) subsidiary Endocanna Health licenses DNA kits for Empower Clinics (CBDT.C)
Endocanna Health, a subsidiary of Heritage Cannabis (CANN.C), has agreed to manufacture and license its patent-pending Endocannabinoid DNA Test Kits to Empower Clinics (CBDT.C). Imagine a product tuned in directly to your specific DNA to give you exactly what you need when you need it. That’s what Endocanna’s test kits offer. Endocanna’s kits provide personalized…
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Marijuana update: No, the market isn’t getting killed… we’re just not rewarding bullshit anymore
Top tip: You guys out there whining about ‘the market’ being down are finding excuses for the wrong problem. Folks be running about with their hair on fire right now, pointing to a sky that for sure is falling because a few of their favourite weed stocks have come off absurd highs and what if…
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Khiron Life Sciences (KHRN.V) is still the only Colombian company with revenue from legal cannabis
Khiron Life Sciences (KHRN.C) is the only Colombian cannabis company generating revenue from legal production. We checked. After the acquisition of ILANS and the launch of the cosmeceutical brand, Kuida, Khiron is in a league of its own. There is an endless stream of cannabis companies trying to establish market share in Latin America, including…
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Marijuana Update: Ravenquest (RQB.V), CROP (CROP.C), Lifestyle Delivery Systems (LDS.C), iAnthus (IAN.C), and trust
The ability to trust the people you put your money into is of utmost importance. ‘Management’ is oft cited as one of the pillars of a company’s success, but management in this instance could also be defined as ‘trust’. If I asked to borrow money from you in the street, your ability to trust me…
