Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown, the Legal Marijuana Industry’s Number One Curated Weekly News Recap.
In This Week’s Edition, We Recap and Countdown the Top 10 Cannabis and Psychedelic Stock News Stories for the Week of March 8th – 14th, 2021.
Without further ado, let’s get started.
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10. Creso Pharma to Enter Burgeoning Psychedelics Industry With Blockbuster Halucenex Acquisition
Already a Global Leader in the Cannabis Market, Creso Pharma Announced a Major Deal to Acquire Halucenex Life Sciences, an Established Canadian Psychedelics Company
The deal will put Creso Pharma COPHF in extremely rare air with CPH stock set to offer investors an incredibly attractive and unique opportunity to own a single stock with diversified exposure to both the Cannabis sector and the Psychedelics industry. As a result of the pandemic, mental illness is on the rise and with a severe lack of treatment options, the medicinal psychedelics industry has experienced exponential growth with some analysts already valuing the market at USD $100 billion.
9. Curaleaf Enters European Cannabis Market With $286 Million Acquisition of Emmac Life Sciences
The Terms of the Deal Call for Curaleaf to Pay $286 Million Up Front, With 85% in CURA Stock and 15% in Cash
Curaleaf CURLF said Tuesday it signed a $286 million definitive agreement to acquire London-based medical Marijuana company Emmac Life Sciences, giving the Massachusetts-based multistate operator a major foothold in the European cannabis market and a leg up on rival businesses.
8. TCI Interview With Todd Shapiro, CEO of Psychedelic Truffle Maker Red Light Holland
Red Light Holland is Strategically Based in the Netherlands, an Area With a Long-Standing, Established Legal Magic Truffles Market
Red Light Holland’s TRUFF CEO Todd Shapiro recently sat down with TCI host Jenna Sobocan to discuss the emerging Psychedelics industry as well as the company’s brand of premium magic truffles. Red Light’s business revolves around the production, growth and sale of a premium brand of magic truffles to the legal, recreational market within the Netherlands.
7. Why Aphria and Tilray Stocks Jumped Monday
The Companies Are One Step Closer to a Merger
Shares of Canadian Licensed Producers (LPs) Aphria APHA and Tilray TLRY both jumped on Monday in response to the company’s moving one step closer to its planned merger. Today the companies announced special shareholder meetings will occur in mid-April to approve the previously announced merger. Aphria’s special shareholder meeting is scheduled for April 14, and Tilray shareholder votes will be tallied April 16. The boards of directors for both companies unanimously support the merger.
6. MindMed Increases Cash on Hand to $205.2 million, Closes Financing of $19.5 Million
Net Proceeds of the Offering Will Be Used for Further Investment in Project Lucy (Experiential LSD), the Microdose LSD Program and Project Albert, Which is Now Integrating MindMed’s Most Recent Technology Acquisition, HealthMode
MindMed MMEDF announced that the company has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement offering. In connection with the offering, the company issued 6 million units of the company at a price per Unit of CAD $3.25 for gross proceeds of CAD $19.5 million. The offering was conducted by Canaccord Genuity pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated March 9, 2021, between MindMed and the underwriter.
5. Low-Cost Pot Stocks to Consider, According to Poseidon Asset Management’s Morgan Paxhia
Poseidon Asset Management Co-Founder and Managing Director Morgan Paxhia Recently Spoke With Benzinga About Some of the Top Low-Cost Buys on the Market Today
Those with limited funds to invest might want to avoid a single shot stock, he advised. Those looking for beta exposure in the U.S. market, however, may want to consider AdvisorShares Pure U.S. Cannabis ETF MSOS to offset some risk with a diversified investment. Single stock investors may look to several options in Poseidon’s portfolio, such as Green Thumb Industries GTBIF, TerrAscend TRSSF and Ceres Acquisition Corp. CERAF (the SPAC that’s expected to bring Parallel to the public sector).
4. Similar to Cannabis Capital Market Structure: Horizons ETFs CEO on Psychedelics Industry
Horizons ETFs Made Waves When They Launched the World’s First Psychedelics Stock ETF on the NEO Exchange Early This Year
The Dales Report sat down with Steve Hawkins, the President and CEO of Horizons ETFs for an interview, to learn a little bit more about the behind-the-scenes on creating a Psychedelics ETF like Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF PSYK from scratch, what investors should know, and where the Psychedelics industry – and others – might be headed. Right now, Hawkings says, the psychedelics industry resembles Cannabis in capital market structure. There’s very few companies in the space, but with big IPOs, and multiple U.S. companies that are looking at moving into Canadian space.
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3. Village Farms: Raymond James Estimates Q4 Revenues Of USD $55.4 Million
Village Farms Will Be Reporting its Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financials Pre-Market on March 16th
Raymond James analyst Rabul Sarugaser says that Village Farms VFF is currently trading 70-80% below its Canadian peers and expects that gap to close after the company reports its first-quarter 2021 Earnings. He writes, “Come 1Q21, with fully consolidated revenues, we expect this asymmetry to correct, resulting in significant appreciation in VFF’s stock price.” Sarugaser forecasts that Village will beat the consensus estimates by 6% for a total of U$55.4 million in revenues for the fourth quarter. They are saying that their channel checks report that Pure SunFarms did U$20.9 million in the fourth quarter.
Highlights Include Continued Progress With Phase IIb Psilocybin Therapy Clinical Trial, the Launch of First Centre of Excellence, and Expansion of Discovery Center
Compass Pathways CMPS, a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today reported its Earnings for the fourth quarter and year-end 2020 and gave an update on recent progress across its business.
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1. Ayr Wellness: Canaccord Raises Price Target to $70
Ayr Currently Has 4 Analysts Covering the Company With an Average Price Target of $58, Up From the Average of $54.60 Before Earnings
One analyst has a strong buy rating and the other three have buy ratings. The street high comes from Beacon Securities with a $76 price target, and the lowest target comes from PI Financial with a $60 price target. On March 10th, Ayr Strategies AYRSF reported its Q4 and year-end Earnings. The company posted quarterly revenues of $47.76 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $19.35 million, along with a net loss of $143.58 million. Full-year numbers came in at $155.1 million, $56.19 million, and -$176.3 million, respectively.
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