Canadian Securities Exchange Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference

Cannabis Comes To Davos

Marguerite Arnold — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:57:12 +0000

The global gathering of the world’s financial elite got an addendum to the party this year in the form of the first “Cannabis Conclave.” Company executives, former politicians, and decision-makers made their way, by cable car, to an alpine restaurant where they munched on Swiss food and listened to the likes of Ehud Barak (the […]

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Cannabis Companies Going Public-Learn the Latest at the ICBC

ICBC Staff — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:50:05 +0000

Cannabis has had a banner year politically and financially in 2018 and that success has brought in big companies across various sectors, including alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical industries. The biggest cannabis companies continue to get bigger and it clearly takes capital to thrive, regardless of your market, but definitely in the United State as exporting across […]

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Senator Jeff Merkley to Welcome ICBC Portland Attendees

Anthony Johnson — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:00:59 +0000

While Senator Jeff Merkley, unfortunately, cannot make it in person to the International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland, Oregon, this September 27th-28th, due to his senatorial duties in Washington, D.C., the ICBC is so pleased that he’s agreed to welcome attendees with a video message. Senator Merkley has proven to be a bold, progressive public […]

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Willie Nelson Invades Canada and He’s Bringing Cannabis

Anthony Johnson — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:23:08 +0000

It has been a trend, and probably a wise strategic move, for American cannabis companies to initiate a “reverse merger” with a Canadian company. Since Canada is leading the global cannabis movement by legalizing federally, their companies have access to the Canadian Securities Exchange and other financial markets while American marijuana businesses are shut out of […]

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Canadian Merger Creates Biggest Cannabis Industry Deal Yet

Anthony Johnson — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:30:26 +0000

With the cannabis industry proven to be ultracompetitive and full of regulatory obstacles, consolidation has been a common tactic that can decrease costs and increase market share. With Canada leading the international market, the biggest deals are currently occurring among Canadian companies and the Financial Post just covered the finalization of the most lucrative cannabis industry deal […]

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Oregon’s Eco Firma Farms Goes Canadian, Makes Major Moves

Anthony Johnson — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:30:10 +0000

With Canada’s cannabis legalization law advancing past the United States, and every other nation, U.S. companies are turning to the Canadian Securities Exchange to survive and thrive in the competitive marijuana market. With companies from the U.S.’s northern border swooping down with big capital and resources, some enterprising American businesses decided that they should level […]

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Reverse Mergers Bring American Cannabis Companies to Canada

Anthony Johnson — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:33:53 +0000

It’s no secret that the Canadian federal government has been a global leader in implementing progressive cannabis policies compared to the rest of the world. Canada legalized medical cannabis in 2001 while the United States still hasn’t caught up at the national level although a majority of states have a medical law on the books, […]

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U.S. Cannabis Companies Head to Canadian Securities Exchange

Anthony Johnson — Tue, 29 May 2018 18:13:19 +0000

With legalization on the horizon in Canada and seemingly politically inevitable in the United States (while there is still much work left to be done) we can expect to see more and more cannabis companies listed on various market exchanges. MedMen, a United States company with 18 licensed facilities in three states, just announced that […]

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