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MSOs Make the Case for Immediate Inclusion in NY’s Adult-Use Market

March 16, 2023
Tom Hymes
Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights
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UPDATED In a report prepared by MPG Consulting on behalf of Acreage Holdings titled New York Illicit Cannabis Market Absorption Analysis, the multistate operator presents a series of arguments and accompanying scenarios that depict varying outcomes for success with respect…

Canopy Growth: How We Got Here

On Feb. 9, 2022, Canadian cannabis titan Canopy Growth announced its latest round of layoffs and facility shutdowns, including its departure from its flagship facility at the former Hershey’s chocolate plant in Smiths Falls, Ontario. “The Canadian business transformation plan,”…

John Boehner accused of stealing data, talking points from marijuana lobbyist

John Boehner backed out of a deal to join a marijuana lobbying group — but only after he allegedly stole its data and talking points to form another, pro-weed lobbying outfit of his own, an explosive lawsuit claims. The former…

Acreage Holdings Names Peter Caldini, Former President Pfizer North America Consumer Healthcare, as CEO

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acreage Holdings, Inc. (“Acreage”or “Company”) (CSE: ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTC: ACRHF, ACRDF) is pleased to announce that Peter Caldini has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. He officially joins…

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

Cannabis Control Commission also cites two operators for using banned pesticides National marijuana operator Acreage Holdings has agreed to pay Massachusetts $250,000 to resolve charges that it attempted to control more dispensaries than allowed by law. The state Cannabis Control…

Shareholder Activists May Target Pot Stocks Next

An investor’s opposition to Canopy Growth Corp.’s acquisition of Acreage Holdings Inc. may signal a new trend for an industry that’s largely been free from shareholder activism. Marcato Capital Management, which holds Acreage shares, has said it will vote against the…

Don’t Be Fooled by the Canopy-Acreage Deal — Marijuana Legalization Is No Sure Thing

Canopy Growth's groundbreaking deal to buy Acreage Holdings provides no added indications that cannabis legalization is imminent in the United States. The cannabis industry is booming, in case you haven't noticed. Last year, global sales increased to $12.2 billion from…

Federal Marijuana Legalization Is Close, Suggests Canopy-Acreage Deal

Sometimes it is necessary to read between the lines. So, when the largest cannabis company in the world enters into a multi-billion dollar deal with a well-known American cannabis firm -- one that is set to take effect only after…

Canopy Growth Is Near a Deal to Acquire Acreage Holdings

April 18, 2019
AggregatedNews
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Spotlight
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Acquisition would mark first major cross-border pot deal Canopy Growth Corp. is nearing a deal to buy Acreage Holdings Inc. in what would be the first major cross-border cannabis merger, according to people familiar with the matter. The purchase could be…

7 Marijuana Companies That Could Win the American Market

As more and more states legalize marijuana, American companies are racing to establish multi-state cannabis empires. It is still illegal under federal law, so exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq aren’t an option for these outfits. Seven…

CBS rejects Super Bowl ad on benefits of medical marijuana

January 22, 2019
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Marketing
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CBS rejected a Super Bowl ad that makes a case for medical marijuana. Acreage Holdings, which is in the cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensing business, said it produced a 60-second ad that shows three people suffering from varying health issues…

Applied Inventions Management Corp. Announces Completion of its Continuance to British Columbia and Name Change and Completion of Subscription Receipt Financing

November 19, 2018
Press Release
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Press Releases
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PRESS RELEASE TORONTO and NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acreage Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), formerly Applied Inventions Management Corp., and High Street Capital Partners, LLC (d/b/a Acreage Holdings) (“Acreage”) are pleased to announce that, further to their…

Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney To Join Acreage Holdings’ Public Board of Directors

PRESS RELEASE Brings Acreage Deep Experience Across North American Commerce and Regulatory Issues NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acreage Holdings (“Acreage”), one of the United States’ largest vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operators, announced as part of its pending…

N.J. Medical Marijuana Dispensary Partners With John Boehner’s Firm

Acreage Holdings, one of the nation's largest cannabis cultivation, retail and real estate companies, is collaborating with a south Jersey medicinal marijuana dispensary to open and manage a 100,000-square-foot growing site in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media has learned. Compassionate…

Former Speaker John Boehner Joins Acreage Holdings Advisory Board

The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner. The Republican former Speaker of the House has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a company that cultivates, processes and dispenses cannabis in 11 U.S. states. Boehner’s endorsement, after…