Author: Alan Brochstein, CFA
While Health Canada, which provided an update on April 24th, continues to get the official data out to the public very slowly, the patient enrollment growth in the ACMPR...
In advance of ABcann Global (TSXV: ABCN) trading publicly in the very near future, we hosted CEO Aaron Keay to discuss the company. Keay began by reviewing the corporate...
Ontario-based MedReleaf filed its preliminary prospectus ahead of its planned Initial Public Offering and has engaged GMP Securities to lead the deal. Most of the Canadian licensed producers have gone...
10-K season just came to an end for cannabis stocks. Actually, to be precise, extra innings came to an end, as the filings were due 03/31 for companies with years ending...
We have been monitoring the over-the-top marketing efforts of Agora Financial over the past several months as it has been promoting get-rich-quick schemes for traders in cannabis penny stocks....
The cannabis industry faces several significant burdens, though perhaps none as onerous as 280E, an antiquated tax rule that prohibits companies that grow, process or sell cannabi from deducting...
The first week of trading for the new Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (TSX: HMMJ) (OTC: HMLSF) has been a tremendous success. While Tuesday saw its first decline...
With Canada set to make history this week by tabling legislation to make the nation the first G-7 country to legalize cannabis for adult use, many investors are focusing...
Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (OTC: TWMJF) CEO Bruce Linton has sold about 10% of his holdings in the company, disposing of 350K shares in two transactions on March 29th...
Startups struggle to raise capital generally, but for cannabis startups it’s even more difficult given stigma issues and federal illegality, which reduce the number of investors willing to consider...
Exclusive Interview with Jason Zandberg of PI Financial With Canada’s Liberal Party prepared to table legislation to legalize cannabis for adult use next week, we checked in with Jason...
Exclusive Interview with Dan Kriznic, CEO Invictus MD Strategies (TSXV: IMH) (OTC: IVITF) (FRA: 8IS) announced its entry into Canada’s medical cannabis production market through its 1/3 acquisition of...
Let’s face it, when it comes to cannabis stocks, Canada continues to crush the United States, where federal illegality makes it more difficult to operate and to raise capital....
After the close of business Friday, Terra Tech (OTC: TRTC) issued a press release, filed its 10-K and hosted a conference call (replay) to discuss 2016 results and...
The hot topic at the Institutional Cannabis & Capital Conference in San Jose this week was real estate. While institutional investors are unlikely to invest directly in cannabis production...
Loblaw and its wholly owned subsidiary Shoppers Drug Mart, which is applying to Health Canada for a license to sell medical cannabis, have decided to include medical cannabis reimbursement in their...
Earlier this month, we reported that two entities formed by the estate of Jimi Hendrix had filed suit against Leon Hendrix, brother of the deceased rock legend, and Andrew Pitsicalis...
The Roland George Investments Program (RGIP), a student-managed portfolio worth $3.5 million at Stetson University in Florida, is investing in the cannabis industry. The program, headed by Dr. K.C....
After convening in Denver for the first two years, the National Cannabis Industry Association returns to Oakland for the 4th annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo on June 12-14. I have...
After a two month pause in growth following the November elections, Nevada medical cannabis patient growth jumped by 4.1% in February to 26,519. This follows 0.3% growth in December...
Golden Leaf Holdings (CSE: GLH) (OTC: GLDFF) has been busy this week in terms of business development. The company, which is based in Canada but has operations in Oregon,...
The 29th annual ROTH Conference, which is sponsored by Roth Capital Partners and took place in Dana Point, California over the past few days, included over 500 companies and over...
Editor’s note: On March 16th, Aphria filed on SEDI that it had bought back the 500K shares at $0.74 on March 13th Just thirteen weeks after agreeing to pay $1.40 for...
Raising money to fund one’s cannabis startup is a big challenge. Finding investors for any startup can be difficult, but the challenges are compounded in the cannabis industry due...
The SEC charged publicly traded Notis Global (OTC: NGBL), formerly Medbox, and its founder Vincent Mehdizadeh with illegal stock sales that were funnelled back to the company as revenue....
