Canadian investors see hemp as way into US markets
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUncategorized May 23, 2019 MJ Shareholders 0
The hemp industry continues to be a top investment target for well-capitalized Canadian cannabis companies.
But that doesn’t mean they’re all looking to grow the plant.
Organigram CEO Greg Engel, whose New Brunswick-based company began trading this week on the Nasdaq, says CBD offers a big opportunity to enter U.S. markets. However, he added his company doesn’t plan to start growing hemp.
“We don’t want to be a cultivator,” he told financial-news television network Cheddar. “There is lots of hemp cultivation happening.”
Other Canadian investments in U.S. hemp this week included:
- The closing of a $30 million deal for Sol Global of Toronto to buy a majority stake in Tennessee hemp grower and CBD manufacturer Bluhen Botanicals.
- A Vancouver cannabis real-estate firm that owns several Washington state marijuana companies, Bougainville Ventures, acquiring Oregon hemp grower Worm Castings Farm for $350,000 and some stock.
The hemp-derived CBD market offers a legal path to U.S. cannabis consumers for Canadian companies looking to establish a toehold here.
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