Before being quietly yanked from media outlets, Aleafia (ALEF.T) reportedly tabled a news release announcing a $4 per share offer to take out troubled amateur
On August 1, 2019, iAnthus Capital (IAN.C) provided an operational update for GrowHealthy, the company’s Florida medical marijuana operation. GrowHealthy is about to open its
Just 48 hrs after I posted my ‘can we get some freaking adults into this weed space‘ screed, Aphria (APHA.T) has responded with a quarterly
Gaia Grow Corp. (GAIA.V) (formerly Spirit Bear Capital) announced that effective August 1, its shares will be trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. Gaia Grow has 200.2 million shares outstanding.
More good news for Canadian cannabis enthusiasts: people suffering under the weight of a prohibition-era criminal record for simple cannabis possession can apply for a
There is a dearth of cannabis-related clinical studies, and Khiron Life Sciences (KHRN.V) is putting in the work to change that. Today, the company has begun its
Vapen MJ Ventures (VAPN.C) knows that inhalers are a perfect alternative to ingesting cannabis for people who cannot stand smoking weed, and that’s why they’ve
Pasha Brands (CRFT.C), one of Canada’s largest purveyors of craft cannabis products, has moved one step closer to becoming a leader of the promising cannabis
SpeakEasy Cannabis Club (EASY.C) is trying to put their involvement in the Bridgemark scandal past behind them by getting back to business. The news is
What do Meghan Markle, Kate Moss and Urban Juve by Yield Growth (BOSS.C) have in common? In just a few days, all three will have
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
Fake News. You’ve heard about it, we’ve written about it. But while it’s one thing to read about the Clinton Crime Family and their bodycount,
On July 29, Pasha Brands (CRFT.C) announced that its 100% owned subsidiary, BC Craft Supply, has signed a supply agreement with Canada’s first licensed micro-cultivator applicant,
GTEC Holdings (GTEC.V), the company behind several ultra-premium craft cannabis brands, has announced that some of its backlogged marijuana licenses have been approved by Health
Not much activity, not much trading, more questions than answers. Trackloop Analytics (TOOL.C) works to make cannabis logistics a breeze of compliance and looked like
It’s like clockwork, every damn Friday afternoon. I think I’m getting out early to enjoy the weekend, anticipating the chance to get shittered on negronis,
GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH.Q) has received a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the authorization of the company’s Epidyolex cannabis oral solution for use
Reading Chemesis International’s (CSI.C)‘s July 26, 2019 “operational and corporate update” is like watching footage of a toddler vacuuming a living room. Is it CGI?
The power of pot and everything stoner were thought to be keys behind behind the eventual success of legalized cannabis, but as the market has
A few years ago, we wrote one of our defining pieces at Equity.Guru, an article that opened a new world up for a variety of
On July 25, 2019 Heritage Cannabis (CANN.C) announced a vape-device deal with the $6.6 billion Cronos Group (CRON.T). Heritage will fill and package vaporizer devices
We may never know whether it was the brazen hubris of doing a promotional video in front of an unlicensed grow room filled with illegal
Imperial Brands (IMB.LSE) has agreed to invest $123 million in Auxly Cannabis (XLY.V) through a convertible debenture, and grant Auxly licenses to Imperial’s vaping technology
Namaste Technologies (N.V), cannabis’ favourite red-headed stepchild, hasn’t been having the best run lately, and being ordered to pay nearly USD$5M in cross-border settlements is
There’s a difference between incompetence and criminality. Incompetence is “What? That’s weed? I thought those were tomato seeds!” Criminality is “1) RG8 is not licenced
It’s ironic (in a bad way) that CannTrust (TRST.T) has the word “trust” embedded in its name – because that concept is now flushed down
Pasha Brands (CRFT.C)’s latest Canada-wide distribution deal with Great North Distributors expands the reach of the overlooked little guy in the cannabis space. Tight regulations
Three weeks after we introduced The Plant by Westleaf (WL.V), the state-of-the-art production facility located in Calgary, the company secured its first major contract to
Years ago, I worked on Vancouver’s skid row as a para-professional social worker. Thirty percent of my clients were indigenous peoples. I remember one stoic
Lifestyle Delivery Systems (LDS.C) wants so badly for you to forget all about its failed merger with TransCanna Holdings (TCAN.C) that it’s willing to remind
That cannabis sativa contains high concentrations of therapeutic compounds is news to no one. However, new research from Yield Growth (BOSS.C) confirms that those high
On July 22, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to Curaleaf Holdings (CURA.C) via overnight delivery. The message was plain: Four
We’re seeing a lot of cannabis companies inflicting friendly fire on themselves these past few months, as companies dependent on big financings find the market
The investigation via special committee of CannTrust Holdings’ (TRST.C) non-compliance with Health Canada mandated regulations is ongoing, with further information regarding the committee’s membership now
As Canopy Growth Corp (WEED.T) retools in the wake of CEO Bruce Linton’s firing earlier this month, buzz on Cannabis Street was that there’d be
Craft cannabis aggregator Pasha Brands (CRFT.C) is planning to enter Canada’s largest consumer market. On Monday, Pasha Brands announced it has submitted a formal application
We talked to the folks behind Livewell a lot, back in the day. Seemed a good deal, certainly a team that talked a good game.
1933 Industries (TGIF.C) received permission from Clark County and the Nevada Department of Taxation to move its cultivation licenses to its new facility. This is
Namaste Technologies (N.C) has been working hard to get Q1 financials together for some time, a task made harder by the fact their previous CEO,
On July 17, 2019 PLUS Products (PLUS.C) announced “a new look” for its line of low dose cannabis infused edibles. It’s not intuitively obvious what
Aurora Cannabis (ACB.T) has been named as the sole winner in the Italian medical cannabis tender process, an announcement tempered by worries over the company’s mounting
On July 17, 2019 Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) announced that it has signed an “acquisition agreement” to gobble up all the shares of a privately-held Truverra
Since I’ve known and been covering former Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) CEO and current President John Fowler, I’ve referred to him as the T-1000. The name,
Supreme (FIRE.T) is an office darling for a few reasons, but none more so than the fact it’s a company you can be proud recommending to
Some days I wish I was a “pure numbers guy”, so I could dispassionately analyze financial data – and base my investment decisions solely on
The cannabis sector is getting a wake up call as SP normalizes and market caps tank. While pumpers go down in flames, companies like Supreme
Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) subsidiary, Blissco, was a nice little craft grower when it hit the public markets last year, but what Supreme saw in them
As an investor it’s your job to know everything there is to know about a company before you sink your money into it, so when
The cannabis sector is rife with rainmakers and the market caps have shown it. Now that the industry is maturing and investors are seeing the
On October 19, 2018 Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.V) announced that it has completed a “bought deal offering” – raising $100 million. It will deploy the money
Winning sports teams rarely fire their managers. Losing ones always do. Sometimes a new manager can reverse the fortunes of a losing team. Example: When $3.1
Khiron Life Sciences (KHRN.V) announced today that their brand of cosmeceuticals will be on display in Cosmoprof North America, a B2B beauty event in North
Yield Growth (BOSS.C) is making good on its promise to strengthen its distribution pipeline. On Tuesday, Yield Growth announced it is launching same-day deliveries for
Cannabis investors are a different breed. They’re amped way higher on positivity, cynicism, self belief, and sorrow, prone to the sort of mania that baseball
In the cannabis “Get-Big-Fast” era, where weed companies buy stuff (grow-ops, dispensaries, websites, manufacturing plants, brands etc.) and post gigantic quarterly losses, it’s refreshing to
Golden Leaf Holdings (GLH.C) received a 30% share price bump when their subsidiary, Medical Marijuana Group Corporation, got their medical processing and sale license from
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
The precedent has been set. When Ascent Industries (ASNT.C) lost its Canadian LP licensing over product that had allegedly found its way into the grey
I once consulted with a veteran CEO (potash, lithium, tech, gold) who told me, “Before I take a company public, I’ve got 60 press releases
Ianthus Capital (IAN.C) is diving headlong into repairing their rep by partnering with Dillard’s department stores, getting back to the business of business. CBD For
On July 11, 2019, 3 Sixty Risk Solutions (SAFE.C) announced it would be offering its services to 1933 Industries (TGIF.C) to keep the company’s Nevada
Supreme Cannabis’ (FIRE.T) portfolio of marijuana producers has a new addition after Blissco (BLIS.C) shareholders approved a CAD$48 million takeover today. The deal, nearly two
Yesterday, San Jose based cannabis company Caliva announced that it has hired Jay-Z as a Chief Brand Strategist to help it penetrate California’s massive but
Yield Growth (BOSS.C) has found 130 retail locations across the United States and Canada to carry the company’s Urban Juve skin care products. With nearly
For the second straight month, CLS Holdings USA (CLSH.C) topped USD$1 million in sales. The Las Vegas-based cannabis holding company saw massive growth across all
Another day another board resignation at Wayland Group (WAYL.C) headquarters, but what else is new. The company has gone quiet over the past month and a half
The legal cannabis industry was built on the backs of master grey market growers and as the sector legitimized itself, but it left many of
CannTrust Holdings (TRST.T) woes continued today when their stock price plummeted 22% after Health Canada discovered that it grew cannabis in unlicensed rooms earlier this
Client companies come to us in a number of different ways. Sometimes because they’ve read our articles. Sometimes because they respect the journalistic chops of
So you want to be an ethical investor, but soulless multinationals like Exxon Mobil and Walmart have you put off from the capital markets. If
TransCanna (TCAN.C) made it abundantly clear Monday there will be no post-independence day hangover at the Canadian cannabis producer. The company not only laid out
A cannabis company partnering with Big Tobacco is like a yoga studio partnering with Big Oil. It doesn’t look right. Feel right. Or smell right.
GTEC Holdings (GTEC.C) joins the slender ranks of companies in the cannabis space with multiple licenses at hand, with the news Friday afternoon that it’s
“There are times […] when even being right feels wrong. What do you say, for instance, about a generation that has been taught that rain
It’s been a busy week and Equity.Guru’s own Ethan Reyes, sums up the last seven days in the world of weed. Who’s buying who? Bubble-gum
Back in mid-2018, when everyone was talking about how MedMen (MMEN.C) was going to be the biggest weed debut ever, one of my guys looked
Bag-holders bitch loudly when a CEO unwinds a position in the company he or she is managing. Yes, the optics suck. But it’s really none
The king is dead. Long live the king. On July 2, 2019 Canopy Growth (WEED.T) announced that its long-time co-CEO Bruce Linton will “step down”
The Streisand Effect is defined by Wikipedia as, “a phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended
Suspected lightning strikes caused fires in two Kentucky warehouses holding casks of Jim Beam bourbon late last night. Nobody was harmed in the explosions. The
Rarely a month goes by without Westleaf (WL.V) turning heads with another major news release. On Wednesday, Western Canada’s cannabis blue-chip updated us on The Plant, a
Calling the weed market “mature” is like calling Ivanka Trump a trained diplomat. Yes, the sector has attracted bucket loads of institutional money, and there
Experion Holdings (EXP.V) has expanded into European markets by penning a LOI with a Polish import and distribution company to export medical flower to Poland
Michigan’s glory days are long gone. Detroit is a wasteland of crime, drugs and violence. The car manufacturers and factories have mostly disappeared in search
What a difference a year makes. In fiscal 2018, most cannabis investors were happy to pile money into companies that had zero revenues. As long
Less than two months after launching one of its fastest-growing product lines in China, Yield Growth (BOSS.C) has announced its leading hemp product will be
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
We’re in the business of marketing companies to people who like to invest in stocks with a high risk/high reward mindset. Sometimes folks call us
Chemesis International (CSI.C) subsidiary, Natural Ventures, has signed a three year, USD$6M minimum purchase agreement with PR ONE, a medical cannabis company based in Puerto Rico.
When two people live on the same street, speak the same language, are in the same business and share the same lineage, it’s no surprise
Your weed bet is (probably) down, and no, this isn’t a repost. If you’re a diversified investor, you’re laughing. The S&P/TSX Composite Index is up
Yield Growth (BOSS.C) has developed a portfolio of cannabis-based “wellness formulas” – under the Urban Juve brand – with a dedicated range of skin and
Was just looking at a bunch of news releases, trying to figure out which to cover when I remembered, ‘didn’t you just use to do
It’s official: Chemesis International (CSI.C) is setting up shop in Michigan. Michigan is known for many things: Great Lakes, the world’s largest cement plant and
The Supreme Cannabis Company (FIRE.T) and Khalifa Kush Enterprises Canada unveiled their first product, KKE Oil today, but don’t tell anyone, okay? We wouldn’t want
CROP Infrastructure (CROP.C) is in their bag. On June 14, 2019, Crop closed a $1M secured convertible debenture offering. Under the terms of the deal,
North America’s legal cannabis market is just getting started, and until now, most of the focus has been on two major types of businesses: cultivators
Canopy Growth’s (CGC.NYSE) Q4, 2019 results reported a net loss of $323 million Canadian dollars. That’s $41 loss per second. $2,500 per minute. $150,000 per
On June 24, 2019 Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) announced the launch of Supreme Heights, an investment platform based in London, UK “focused on opportunities in the
Pasha Brands’ (CRFT.C) buying spree of Canadian marijuana companies is just getting started. On Monday, the Vancouver-based cannabis production and distribution company announced it has
