Player X is in the NHL. After home games, he has a routine. Typically, he’ll meet a few teammates at a local restaurant for a late dinner. He likes to order steak after games — medium rare, with a side salad and mashed potatoes. Then he’ll go home. Player... Read more
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission at the end of January issued a study claiming there’s enough marijuana to supply the state’s recreational market for 6.5 years. The “2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report” stated the finding was in theory and stems from over-production. Brandon Krenzler and Erin... Read more
Altria Invested USD $1.8 Billion for Approximately 45% Ownership Interest with Warrant to Increase Ownership over the Next Four Years RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE:MO) announced today the completion of its approximately USD $1.8 billion (CAD $2.4 billion)1 investment in Cronos Group Inc. (Cronos Group) (TSX: CRON... Read more
Ask most supporters of marijuana legalization and they’ll tell you that, yes, it’s a new industry that will generate millions of dollars in sales taxes for the state. But, more importantly, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, “First and foremost this is a social justice issue.” And that means expungement... Read more
Back in 2015, I wrote on this blog that we were never not litigating cannabis business disputes. That is still true today, although the forums have changed: matters are now resolved through the court system more frequently than before, when private arbitration was preferred. This is partly because the prevailing view among cannabis business attorneys…
There’s no question that cannabis remains a rocky, emerging industry even though entire countries and more than 30 U.S. states now have cannabis legalization or “medicalization”. The reasons why though stem from a variety of sources–federal prohibition, the patchwork quilt of regulations from state to state, the array of personalities coming into the industry from…
TORONTO, ON, March 8, 2019 – Emblem Corp. (TSXV: EMC, OTCQX: EMMBF) (“Emblem” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received a final order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) approving the previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) with Aleafia Health Inc.... Read more
– Variety of Pure Sunfarms Products to be Available for Sale on Canna Farms’ Newly-Launched Online Store Starting Today, Expanding Consumer Reach to Medical Market – VANCOUVER, March 8, 2019 /CNW/ – Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (TSX:VFF) (NASDAQ:VFF) today announced that its 50%-owned Canadian cannabis... Read more
Ryan Allway March 8th, 2019 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ICC International Cannabis Corp. (CSE: WRLD.U)(FWB: 8K51)(OTC: WLDC.F) (“ICC” or “International Cannabis” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement consisting of 42,187,500 units (“Units”) of the Company... Read more
Ryan Allway March 8th, 2019 TORONTO, March 6, 2019 – Aleafia Health Inc. (TSXV: ALEF, OTC: ALEAF, FRA: ARAH) (“Aleafia Health” or the “Company”), announced today that the Company has received conditional approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) to graduate from the Toronto Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) and list... Read more
