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Canadian cannabis producer Cronos Group reviewing sale options

Cronos Group has received a number of expressions of interest over a possible sale and is reviewing those…

News July 7
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Tobacco giant Philip Morris eyes marijuana market opportunities

Multinational tobacco company Philip Morris International reportedly is analyzing the marijuana industry for its market possibilities but hasn’t…

News April 28
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Cronos investor Altria in merger talks with fellow tobacco giant Philip Morris

Altria Group and Philip Morris International are in discussions over a potential all-stock “merger of equals,” the companies…

News August 27
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Canadian cannabis firm Cronos spending $300 million to enter US hemp market

Cronos Group, a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Ontario, Canada, that has international production and distribution, said…

News August 2
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Marijuana firm Cronos closes CA$2.4 billion investment from tobacco giant Altria

Altria Group's record-breaking investment of 2.4 billion Canadian dollars ($1.8 billion) in Ontario-based cannabis producer Cronos Group closed…

News March 8
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Major Canadian pension fund loads up on cannabis stocks

One of Canada’s biggest pension managers increased its stake in Canopy Growth and took positions in three more…

News February 22
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CIBC compares cannabis to gold rush, predicts ‘beginning of global seismic shift’

The birth of the legal cannabis industry in Canada is akin to the gold rush, but very few…

News January 18
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Legal cannabis could skim $55 billion per year from alcohol, tobacco firms

Global alcohol and tobacco companies could face losses of $55 billion a year if a fully legal cannabis industry…

News January 14
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Slideshow: 2018 International Cannabis Business Year in Review

Cannabis continued to make headlines around the globe in 2018, from the historic legalization of recreational use in…

News December 28
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