With US President-Elect Joe Biden having finally been, without any doubt, absolutely declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election, Russia appears to be dropping
Mackie Research Capital is one of Canada’s largest independent full-service investment firms and recently published a bullish equity research report on FansUnite with the
Karim Rayani is a deal guy from way back, a non-stop money raiser, deal maker, handshaker and groover/shaker. If you needed a guy to invest in a biotech deal, Karim would go find him. If you needed some dough to kickstart a palladium mine, Karim will have a guy who knows a guy. And if you needed someone to write about your company, he’d be on the phone bothering me several times a day, squeezing me on my rate, selling me a tale that these guys. “My man, these guys, you have to meet them, they have something special. Sometimes it would even be special.
Oddball pharmaceutical player Revive Therapeutics (RVV.C) found itself on the back end of a warning by the BCSC this week, that certain German players in the smallcap promotion space had over-hyped the mushroom/cannabis/biotech deal and promised big wins inappropriately for anyone who invested. As a marketing partner of Revive, I got a few panicky texts from certain folks wondering if that meant trouble for us – or them. It’s not a problem for us; our coverage has been appropriately even-handed.
When new sectors emerge, as cannabis did in 2013 and psychedelics are doing right now, microcap companies that have struggled in other sectors will often pivot into new business. Miners become weed companies, then biotech companies, then shroom companies, as boards and management pursue new opportunities that might one day prove better than the last.
A quick scan of headlines today would tell a harrowing story that Heritage Cannabis (CANN.C) was in big trouble and had lost $13 million and pandemonium had broken loose, and dogs and cats were going to be living together any time now. That’s because the company led their Q4 financials news release today with their yearly metrics filling the headlines, while their not-so-rough quarterly numbers were largely and inexplicably hidden from view.
A year ago, if you’d told me a rare earths explorer was going to be a three-bagger through tax loss season, I’d have called you
I have to admit, the cannabis markets right now are pretty awful. That’s no newsflash, it’s happened before, but usually there’s a distraction sector around
Their share price has never reflected it, but boy howdy do GTEC Holdings (GTEC.C) manage to nail milestones. “We’re going to get a cultivation license!”
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
Hey millennials. Quit obsessing over the down market your weed stocks are enduring for a moment and come with me over here. No, wrong way.
I love it when the market is busy fighting over inflated market caps, because I’m a Moneyball guy. I like value, and while a lot
Lifestyle Delivery Systems (LDS.C) is a United States-based manufacturer of cannabis edibles. The company has had its share of hard knocks establishing a presence in the
Sometimes bringing on a new client in my line of work can be a tricky business. Because we stand behind our much ballyhooed commitment to
I first heard about the Prairie Records cannabis retail business model mid last year. And my first thought upon seeing it was, this will never
In early 2018, Aurora Cannabis (ACB.T) made one of their most interesting asset acquisitions to date, when it bought into the Liquor Stores N.A. chain,
Two news releases wafted past me yesterday that caused me to dig deeper than the words written on the page. This sometimes happens out of
I’ve been to a lot of cannabis grow facilities. My mother would not be proud. And it’s probably why my car gets tossed whenever I
One thing I love about US-focused cannabis roll-up C21 Investments (CXXI.C) is their ‘coming through’ attitude. They’re buying up US weed assets quickly, and don’t
Had a conversation on the phone with Stephen Pynn, VP of Corporate Devs at Pure Global (PURE.V) this week that got me thinking. Pure has had
A reader asked us a few days ago why The Green Organic Dutchman’s (TGOD.T) stock was plummeting over the last few weeks. It’s a fair
The market is enjoying news released by C21 Investments (CXXI.C) that it has agreed to acquire Silver State Relief LLC and Silver State Cultivation LLC,
I get calls sometimes from Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD.C) comms guy Danny Brody. They usually go like this: Brody: Have you seen the news we
“Little Canopy” – that’s the two word slugline we came up with to describe Livewell Canada (LVWL.V), which hit the Canadian markets yesterday with a
Aurora Cannabis (ACB.T) exec Cam Battley came onto the Equity.Guru livestream a bit over a week ago and said (I’m paraphrasing here), we may see
First thing people started asking me this morning, while I was still wiping my eyes and finishing my chai late, was: “EEK! TGOD is running
When I have money in hand and a hankering to go invest some, I look for a company that has a situation like this: Increased
Trump tariffs so Trudeau tries a toothless trade war, an unlikely leader on the TSX, and Pilbara becomes yesterday’s news overnight; a temperamental gold market
Renaissance Oil Corp. (ROE-X) is “blazing the trail for shale development in Mexico,” according to Canaccord Genuity analyst Jenny Xenos, quoted in the Globe and
Today one of our clients, Lifestyle Delivery Systems (LDS.C) announced a new deal to acquire new commercial extraction technology from Quality Resources (QR). This is
They won’t tell us why, but the long drawn out change of business deal with MJ Biopharma that was being engaged in by Vinergy Resources
CannaStrips cannabis oil strip parent company Lifestyle Delivery Systems (LDS.C) is going to Coachella, and they’re… not technically taking weed with them. Technically. Because cannabis
If there’s been a knock on HIKU Brands (HIKU.C), nee DOJA, by the critics over the last year, it’s been that they don’t grow enough
Part of my job is to keep an eye on the news, and online chatter for under-reported news and analysis about our clients and the
Nexus Gold rolled back its stock today. A “rollback” – or “share consolidation” typically occurs when a publicly traded company is in a weak market
Quadron Cannatech (QCC.C) is one of our clients I personally have taken a shine to. To my mind, they are a scrappy little can-do company
About a year back, I told you guys about a telemedicine company called Reliq Health Technologies (RHT.V). You didn’t pay much attention because it was
In the old days of my business analysis writing career, I sometimes had to find a way to write something nice about my employers’ client
Nothing usually damages an attempted financing more than the share price in a company taking a dip below the financing price. That happened to Tinley
International Frontier Resources (IFR.V), their story is one of a classic ‘early-mover’, a highly entrepreneurial undertaking. You know what they say about the early bird…
EDITOR’S NOTE: We believe, this year, resources will make a pretty hard move, just as cannabis and blockchain did in 2017, and because many of
Blue Sky Uranium sounds like your average Canadian microcap mining deal. And the new era of penny investors doesn’t always jive with things like uranium.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We believe, this year, resources will make a pretty hard move, just as cannabis and blockchain did in 2017, and because many of
Look man, I wouldn’t have blamed you if you were one of those naysayers who thought weed beverages were kind of a nutty idea when
We’ve been saying it for a while now, but First Cobalt (FCC.V) is a straight up mega beast, and today’s news, that they’ll be taking
I know what you’re thinking. Battery powder? Sounds awesome – do you stir it into a glass of water like Metamucil? Unfortunately, that’s not how
We’re there. We’ve finally moved forward from ‘you have ‘blockchain’ in your name, here’s $20m’ to ‘yes yes, blockchain, we get it – but what’s
Gold stock investors are dealt precious little respect in today’s market. If you’re a gold bug… Fugget about it. One would think that
EDITOR’S NOTE: We believe, this year, resources will make a pretty hard move, just as cannabis and blockchain did in 2017, and because many of
Good morning from my underground lair where, surrounded by glowing monitors, keyboards, and a slightly fey servant named Beauregard watch the news both analog and
A big day for Boreal Metals Corp. (BMX.V) as they get to announce the results of their assay in Sweden. Turns out in the land
Some news to report on both DMGI.V and KASH.V today. Both are cryptominers who we cover regularly. Both of these fine companies also have the
Ok so at first glance selling weed in Jamaica seems like a play on par with selling ice in Nunavut or coal in Newcastle. Weed
EDITOR’S NOTE: We believe, this year, resources will make a pretty hard move, just as cannabis and blockchain did in 2017, and because many of
It’s fairly typical for a company to sit on a business deal or two when it’s about to go public, figuring that you want to
So a while back I told you about a new blockchainy deal called Cuba Ventures (CUV.V). You guys liked it and it ran hard. We
This morning, Quantum Minerals Corp. announced they have expanded their claims portfolio at their Irgon Mine site in Beautiful Manitoba, Canada. Nine lovely new parcels
One of the most ignored aspects of the recent blow up of blockchain and cryptocurrency stocks has been the value inherent in alt-currencies being held
The sky isn’t falling in the Cannabis sector — but think about taking advantage of the people who think it is. What a crazy day
Quadron Cannatech made the first sale of their shiny and cool Boss CO2 extraction system to a U.S. Client today. The name of the client
Today Berkwood Resources, (BKR.V) announced some really good news about their drilling operations in Quebec. Technical explanation from CEO Tom Yingling: “Further to the news
Zinc is an anti-corrosive metal, added to iron or steel to prevent rusting. We first wrote about Zinc One (Z.V) on May 17, 2017 –
‘The Force is not about lifting rocks. It’s a tension, order, balance.’ I know someone who has seen the new Star Wars movie eighteen times
Sitting on a train this week, I overheard two conversations that soon became one. The first was two guys talking about which cryptocurrency they thought
Sometimes when a public company is being quiet, the only way to figure out what they’re up to is to connect dots and assess risk. Stony
When a brand new junior explorer talks about its successful neighbour, the subtext is usually: “We can be as great as they are”. In the
I see Quadron Cannatech (QCC.C) has launched a charm offensive today. Fair enough, my background is in PR and communications so I like a well
If one thing has been certain on the markets in 2017, it’s that you couldn’t go wrong moving with the pack. Watch the merry go
At a dinner party this week in a suburb of Los Angeles (Altadena), the following conversation took place: Q: It is a good time to
Lost in the commotion of the rush to crypto/blockchain (and weed, and lately lithium and cobalt) is a company that, a few months back, investors
Two weeks go, while in the thick of negotiations to lock down the target mentioned in today’s news, the directors of Block One Capital (BLOK.V)
Back when it was dragging its ass along the road at $0.10 a share, we told you – again and again – that Reliq Health
After a year of mumbly news releases that didn’t reveal as much news as they hinted at, Calyx Bio-Ventures (CYX.V) has finally dropped one that
In the last 12 months, the Global X Lithium ETF (LIT.NYSE) has increased 70%, while the spot price of cobalt has increased 100%. Both metals
It’s easy to forget, what with all the craziness in the weed space and tech space, that the mining space is having a renaissance of
Remember back a few weeks ago when ‘the big three’ were making their big moves in weed and HIVE Blockchain (HIVE.V) was making multiples every
I knew it. Today, Golden Leaf Holdings’ (GLH.C) announced its subsidiary Medical Marijuana Group (MMG) received the cultivation license for its massive grow operation in
Today Berkwood Resources (BKR.V) announced they are starting a new drill program at their Lac Gueret project. The stock has been growing in the last
We sat down yesterday and had a chat with the CEO of HashChain (KASH.V) a new blockchain cryptocurrency miner that’s about to go public in
Oh Quadron Cannatech (QCC.C) what am I do to with you? Upfront, I’ll say this is one of our clients. I still gotta call ‘em
Inventing new hardware isn’t easy. Establishing a market is even harder. The Segway is a perfect example of this. In 2002, the two-wheeled transportation devices
On November 14, 2017 we drove two hours east of Los Angles to a tiny desert town (pop. 30,000) called Adelanto – famous for having
On November 9, 2017 Prize Mining (PRZ.V) provided a corporate update on its gold and copper project located near Nelson. BC. With multiple historical high-grade
Golden Leaf Holdings (GLH.C) wins award for Pumpkin Spice edible. A few days ago I wrote about GLH’s new Christmas edibles offering.Today the company announced
At Equity Guru, we often get hold of new-born companies. It’s rewarding to rock the cradle, brag about them and watch them grow up. Cabral
Saw an email circulating from the suits at the soon-to-be public, widely held ‘weed for the little guy’ play Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD) on the
I’m not a grinch, xmas-themed cannabis products are a no-brainer. Yesterday, Golden Leaf Holdings (GLH.C) announced a line of holiday themed cannabis products, to be
On October 31, 2017 Castle Silver Resources (CSR.V) announced it has signed a provisional milling agreement with Granada Gold Mine (GGM.V). Granada’s Quebec gold property
On October 17, 2017 Abcann Medical (ABCN.V) announced the appointment of Paul Lucas as Chair of its Board. Mr. Lucas is the former CEO of
According to a recent Gallup poll 64% of Americans support marijuana legalization. The pro-pot contingent has doubled in the last 15 years. But here’s the
As someone who has been closely following the weed space since the day it was hinted at that a weed space may exist, one of
On October 24, 2017 First Cobalt (FCC.V) announced that prospecting and structural mapping will begin on the land package soon to be consolidated by FCC,
It’s a thing on the junior markets that, sometimes, you’re not the master of your own destiny. On the big boards, if folks want to
It’s been a long long time between the promise of Cannastrips and the actual product coming off the actual production line in an actually licensed
Prize Mining (PRZ.V) has just received an amended Mines Act permit authorizing additional exploration activities – including drilling – on its Daylight Property in British
In my youth, I exited a Main street bar and made a fateful decision to take a shortcut home through a construction site. Sixty seconds
Today we saw two pieces of news that may well illustrate what the next six months has in store for Canadian junior company investors: HIVE
In the mining business, “political risk discount” refers to share price depreciation caused by the possibility of a local government throwing a wrench into your
Back about eighteen months ago, when we first started talking about a little tech startup called Nano One Materials (NNO.V), the usual troll crowd stopped
Sat down with Lifestyle Delivery Systems (LDS.C) CEO Brad Eckenweiler yesterday to hear an update on what’s going down at Casa Cannastrips in California, and
