The Seed Investor's weekly summary of important news and trends in the cannabis industry
Cannabis News
California Cannabis Beverage Company Likes Canada’s Beverage Market
The 'grass is greener' in Canada for cannabis-infused beverages according to this California beverage manufacturer. Here's why.
Khiron Life Sciences Added to NYSE-Listed The Cannabis ETF
Khiron Life Sciences is latest addition to NYSE-listed The Cannabis ETF
Auxly Announces $123 Million Investment and R&D Partnership with Imperial Brands
Tobacco giant, Imperial Brands is taking a 19.9% stake in Auxly for CAD$123 million
Green Thumb Industries Inc. (GTI) Expands Essence Brand in California, Third Retail License Awarded
Green Thumb adds Culver City retail license to its Pasadena and West Hollywood license in its California expansion
Heritage Enters Supply Agreement with Cronos Group
Heritage Cannabis enters into a Contract Manufacturing Agreement with Cronos Group for vaporizer devices
Namaste Technologies Announces Settlement Agreement for Class Action Lawsuit
Namaste has reached a settlement in principal in U.S./Canada class action lawsuit
Gabriella's Kitchen to Acquire 25,000 SF California Facility to Accelerate Product Development and Production
Gabriella's Kitchen more than triples its co-packing footprint in California
Major Canadian Retailer Jumps Into Canadian Cannabis With Up To CAD$380 Million In Growth Capital
Couche-Tard, a $7.7B food retailing giant with 16,000 stores in 26 countries is committing up to CAD$380 million in capital to cannabis. Big news.
Neptune Closes SugarLeaf Acquisition, Expanding U.S. Extraction Capabilities
Neptune's acquisition of Sugarleaf creates a "leading North American extraction platform"
CX Industries (WeedMD) Signs Exclusive Agreement with Ignite International to Supply Premium Cannabis and CBD Products
Ignite-branded products to be offered for sale in Canada by WeedMD in two-year deal
Lexaria Bioscience and Hill Street Beverage Co. Announce Global Manufacturing & Licensing Partnership
Lexaria Bioscience teams up with Hill Street Beverages for global partnership in premium cannabis-infused beverages
Delta 9 Signs One-Year Agreement for White Label Cannabis Derivative Manufacturing with Westleaf
Delta 9 will supply Westleaf with approximately $4 million in cannabis derivative products
IONIC BRANDS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ZOOTS - PREMIUM CANNABIS-INFUSED EDIBLES AND INFUSED PRODUCTS
IONIC closes on Zoots. Its premium edibles are available in Washington, Colorado, Illinois and Massachusetts and are expected to add US$3.0 million to IONIC's 2019 revenues.