If the cannabis industry is desperate for capital, time to bet on the guys with capital

Chris Parry
February 14, 2020
With a little over and hour left in the year 2019, past 10PM on December 31, I saw a news release from James E. Wagner Cultivation (JWCA.V) about a small $2 million loan they'd taken out. The timing of the announcement of their loan was surely not coincidental. Actually, thinking about it, 'payday loan' might be the more appropriate term to have used. JVCA took out a debenture financing of $2 million at an interest rate of 25% annually. That's just the first tranche of the deal; there's another $8 million out there if they want it. My credit card, abused as it has been, costs me less interest to maintain than JWCA's loan.

1933 Industries (TGIF.C) blows up, jumps 35% preceding California harvest announcement

Chris Parry
February 14, 2020
You've gotta love it when a plan comes together: 1933 Industries (TGIF.C), which has been banging the same 'we're grownups, we're doing it right, hang tight' drum for several years now, dropped news this February 14 that will make any Valentine's heart swell with joy. "Following the completion of a combined 20,000-square-foot expanded cultivation, extraction, manufacturing and distribution facility in the Los Angeles area, the company began harvesting its first cannabis crop this week to be utilized for both its proprietary brand Alternative Medicine Association (AMA), as well as for its licensing partner luxury brand Blonde cannabis, with products earmarked for dispensaries for the first time outside of Nevada."

Fire in the hole: Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) drops rough financials as expected, transition afoot

Chris Parry
February 14, 2020
Ontario-based Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) released its Q2 2020 financials today and there were few surprises contained in its pages, bar perhaps the size of the quarterly loss. At a $17.3 million net loss after taxes (and a $10.4 million loss in adjusted EBITDA terms), FIRE shares fell in value below the $0.40 mark it's been hovering around for some time, a 5% drop in real terms. Previous quarters had seen smaller losses, even come close to break even. But even the rosiest-eyed fanboy would have expected these numbers to be rough, considering the CEO change and staff layoffs announced earlier in the year.  We predicted as much a week ago.

Hold your FIRE: Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) lays off staff in bid for balance sheet superiority

Chris Parry
February 11, 2020
Large Canadian cannabis licensed producer Supreme Cannabis (FIRE.T) told the markets they're laying off around 30% of their staff today, days before their next quarterly financials are released and with the dust still settling after their recent CEO change. To the casual observer, this might appear to be a sign of desperation, that the sky is falling in Kincardine, Ontario, and the owner of the esteemed 7 Acres brand was making some sort of last ditch effort to stave off Armageddon. It ain't that.