Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions in the Cannabis Retail Space

Pod 273 - How a leading cannabis law firm views the sector right now: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Andrew Wilder of Torkin Manes LLP. Torkin Manes it the Official Law Firm of Business of Cannabis. Wilder co-authored a piece on Business of Cannabis last week titled: Reflections and Trends to Look for Since the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Canada, and we wanted to connect with him to talk about the piece and where he sees the sector headed. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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What a speed up of licenses would mean for would-be Ontario cannabis retailers: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Chris Lavoie from CannDelta, the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis, joins the program to talk about what a speed up of licensing for Ontario cannabis retailers would mean for the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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What you need to know about security clearances in the Canadian cannabis sector: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Dario Jeginovic of CannDelta – the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis – joins BofC Live to talk about security clearances in the Canadian cannabis sector, including who conducts the security clearance, what they are looking for, and why security clearances are needed for people such as Quality Assurance Persons. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Expanding a retail footprint and the launch of dutch love with Harrison Stoker: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. This episode features a conversation with Harrison Stoker of The Donnelly Group. The Donnelly Group owns and operates public houses and taverns, barber shops and cannabis stores in Canada. We connected with Harrison, their Vice President, to talk about their cannabis retail expansion in Ontario and their recent announcement about the retail stores' name change from HOBO to dutch love. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 350 - Will the push to limit cannabis retail density be successful?: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Matt Maurer of Torkin Manes LLP. Torkin Manes it the Official Law Firm of Business of Cannabis. With the increased level of conversation and debate about the density of cannabis retail in Ontario – we wanted to connect with Maurer about the proposed legislation to provide municipalities with increased input in cannabis retail locations. Yesterday, Maurer penned this piece for Business of Cannabis: Is this the end of cannabis retail clustering in Ontario? to describe the proposed legislation as well as the history of private cannabis retail in the Province. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Understanding the medical cannabis patient perspective in Canada by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 359 - How a cannabis marketplace improves the buying experience: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Meredith Mahoney, CEO and Co-Founder of cannabis technology company Lantern. Lantern provides customers a marketplace to discover cannabis and get it delivered. We wanted to connect with Mahoney to talk about her background in direct-to-consumer e-commerce and how that experience impacts that work Lantern does. Lantern was started as part of Drizly, which was acquired by Uber for over $1 billion US – and Lantern was subsequently spun out as its own company. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Reasons to get into the cannabis industry now: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Vanessa Bairos of CannDelta – the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis – joins BofC Live to provide insight into why there are still important opportunities for those entering the cannabis sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 306 - How to choose cannabis retail locations amidst increased competition: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with David Wasserman of CannDelta – the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis. Wasserman has been assisting cannabis retailers with licensing throughout Canada and joins us to discuss how retailers are identifying retail locations amid the rapid increase in cannabis retail density, specifically in Ontario. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Will cannabis bring out voters? | Will FDA regulate CBD? | Tilray wants HEXO | Chill Brands wanted cash | Episode 460: Will cannabis bring voters to the polls? There are renewed calls for the FDA to regulate CBD. Tilray wants to buy HEXO and Chill Brands shareholder wants more cash money. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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10 things you need to know about cannabis retail right now: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, Lucas McCann, PhD of CannDelta joined BofC Live to answer a rapid-fire series of questions about retail cannabis regulations in Ontario. The conversation was part of our Ask the Experts segment released every Monday in partnership with CannDelta, the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 444 - Cannabis Daily | Cannabis news and insights for April 14, 2022: Cannabis Daily is a cannabis news and interview program from Business of Cannabis. We highlight the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry. Business of Cannabis is a cannabis industry platform marrying cannabis news, video and podcast content, newsletters and online and real-world cannabis events. On today's BofC Live segment we connect with Cameron Brown of Hunny Pot, a multi-store, cannabis retailer in Ontario. We wanted to connect with Brown about the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the Retail Cannabis Council of Ontario in June 2022. The AGM will be a unique opportunity for independent retailers to convene to talk about the unique challenges and opportunities in Ontario for cannabis retailers. From the earliest days of cannabis retail in Ontario, there have been a number of regulatory challenges thrown and operators - from a severely limited number of licenses offered via lo by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 360 - How cannabis conferences fill a critical need in the sector: Business of Cannabis was the Platinum Media Partner for the Lift&Co. Expo in Toronto in November 2021. During the show, the Business of Cannabis team sat down with key leaders in the cannabis sector for conversations about where the industry is right now. This conversation was part of those sessions. Shawn Pierce is the President, Strategic Events, Meetings & Incentives at MCI Group – the company that owns and manages the Lift&Co. Expo. Specifically, we wanted to find out the current state of cannabis events in Canada and the US and how the recently re-launched Lift&Co. Expo fit into that landscape. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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How retail tech leads to world class consumer insights: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, we connect Ryan Lalonde of buddi and Liz Stahura of BDSA to discuss how the two companies work together to build world class cannabis consumer insights into the Canadian cannabis landscape. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 185 - Bringing innovative cannabis products to market: On this episode of BofC Live we connect with Mario Naric, CEO of Motif Labs about his company’s recently-granted sales license. As an extraction company, the license – granted through Health Canada – allows Motif Labs to sell directly to Provincial cannabis wholesalers – as well as to work directly with brands to bring products to market. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 187 - Launching a billion dollar start-up in the cannabis sector: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Julie Beun and Adam Miron. Miron was the co-founder of HEXO and Julie Beun was an early employee. Together, they just published Billion Dollar Start-Up: The True Story of How a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company about the launch of that company. Beun and Miron talk about the early days, the break-neck pace to launch and the uncertainty of Canada’s cannabis sector in the build up to legalization in 2018. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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How 48North is bringing hash to Canadian cannabis consumers: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. In this episode, Amy Weinstein of 48North joins the program to talk about 48North's success in bringing hash to Canadian cannabis consumers and how the product sets the company apart from others in the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Implementing technology to help cannabis retailers succeed: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this BofC Live, we are joined by Krista Raymer of Vetrina Group and Shahbaaz Kara-Virani of Dutchie to talk about the intersection of technology and cannabis retail. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 315 - A look forward in Canadian cannabis: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Matt Maurer of Torkin Manes LLP. Torkin Manes it the Official Law Firm of Business of Cannabis. Maurer and his team at Torkin Manes co-presented an event on August 18th with Business of Cannabis titled: Canadian Cannabis: What’s Next? – a full day, online event highlighting perspectives from throughout the Canadian cannabis supply chain. Maurer and Business of Cannabis Managing Director Jay Rosenthal penned a piece following the event titled: Three things to know about what’s next in Canadian cannabis – and this conversation highlights that post. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Matt Maurer on the rapidly shifting cannabis industry landscape: On this BofC Live, Matt Maurer of the law firm Torkin Manes joins Business of Cannabis to talk about about the recent Torkin Manes and Business of Cannabis partnership announcement, cannabis retail in Ontario and how quickly things shift in the cannabis sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 328 - A look at Sensi Brands farm-gate cannabis retail: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Tony Giorgi, CEO of Sensi Brands. Sensi Brands recently opened a farm-gate cannabis retail store in St. Thomas, Ontario under the Station House Cannabis brand. We wanted to connect with Giorgi to talk about the store opening, the products Sensi Brands has launched into the Canadian market and how their medical cannabis program also fits into their overall strategy. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Twitter: surprise move on US cannabis advertising | Georgia: medical cannabis oil 'in weeks': And Cannabis Stocks Were Trading Higher Yesterday by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 369 - The global view of cannabis right now: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Conor O’Brien, Industry and Data Analyst from Prohibition Partners. This week, The Global Cannabis Report was released by Prohibition Partners giving a must-read overview of the cannabis sector throughout the globe – including a snapshot of where the industry is today and where it is headed tomorrow. The Report is available for free download and we wanted to connect with O’Brien to get a sense of who the report is targeting and how they might benefit from downloading. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 246 - How to plan for farm-based cannabis retail: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Vanessa Bairos, Project Manager at CannDelta Inc. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis. In this segment, Bairos walks through varying regulations guiding farmgate cannabis retail – retail operations based on the same location as cannabis cultivation. Regulations differ by province, and Bairos describes these varying regulator regimes from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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What you need to know about pesticide testing in Canadian cannabis: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. Sherry Boodram of CannDelta – the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis – joins BofC Live to talk about pesticide testing in Canadian cannabis. This segment is part of our weekly Ask the Experts segment with our CannDelta partner. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 322 - How to successfully transition a legacy edibles brand: On this episode of BofC Live, we Tabitha Fritz and Ari Cohen, the co-founders of Fritz’s Cannabis. Fritz’s Cannabis is an edibles company that has successfully made the transition from the legacy market to the regulated market in Canada, with products currently on shelves in Ontario. We wanted to connect with Fritz and Cohen to talk about the transition, the brand and how retailers and customers are responding to their products. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Building and launching the Cannabis Standard Index: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, we are joined by Helen Stevenson, the Founder and CEO of the Reformulary Group on the day they launched the Cannabis Standard Index. The Index uniformly categorizes medical cannabis products based on objective data, allowing Canadians and the medical community to find accurate, detailed information and to reliably search and compare products. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Pod 228 - How to make sure your cannabis retail location is zoned properly: On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Nalin Thillanayagam, a Business Analyst at CannDelta Inc. CannDelta is the Official Regulatory Advisory of Business of Cannabis. In this segment, Thillanayagam shares insights into the differing municipal zoning regulations governing cannabis retail. Specifically, he shares a view of four communities in three provinces: Toronto, Ontario, North Vancouver and Vancouver in British Columbia and Edmonton, Alberta. By sharing these insights from the CannDelta team, those looking to open private cannabis retail in Canada have several levels of government regulations to consider – and a few kilometers in distance may create a world of difference in terms of approvals for your store. BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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How to look at 2020's impact on the cannabis sector: BofC Live is the daily news and interview program of Business of Cannabis. Business of Cannabis highlights the companies, brands, people and trends driving the sector. On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Liz Stahura of BDSA to talk about 2020's impact on the cannabis sector. In addition to the impacts of COVID, the sector saw new product trends develop, new purchasing methods and differences emerge between the US and Canadian markets. by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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Legal cannabis: Minnesota, Texas and Florida make their cases: And Canopy moves on Indiva by Business of Cannabis: Cannabis News | Cannabis Views | Cannabis Trends

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