Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In This Week’s Edition, We Recap and Countdown the Top 10 Marijuana and Psychedelic Stock News Stories for the Week of December 14th – 20th, 2020.
Without further ado, let’s get started.
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10. Red White & Bloom Stock Breaks Out Following Back to Back Blockbuster News Releases
RWB Made Major Headlines on Thursday Following the Release of Back to Back Blockbuster Press Releases
As a result of the two game-changing announcements, shares of Red White & Bloom’s RWBYF stock surged, reaching a daily high of $0.84 and officially confirming the stock’s breakout from a Bull Pennant chart formation. As we previously alerted our readers, a trifecta of bullish events had RWB stock on the verge of a major breakout. We’re pleased to report, it appears Thursday’s news served as the catalyst to fuel that breakout.
9. Numinus Completes First Extraction of its Psilocybe Mushrooms
Canada’s First Legal Extraction By a Public Company is a Landmark Moment for the Global Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapies Landscape
Numinus Wellness LKYSD announced the company has completed the first legal extraction of Psilocybe mushrooms in Canada by a public company for research and development purposes. This follows Numinus’ successful completion of the cultivation and harvest of the first legal flush of Psilocybe mushrooms at Numinus Bioscience, the company’s 7,000 square foot analytics and research laboratory.
8. Canopy Growth Drops Ownership in Canopy Rivers, Increases Stake in TerrAscend, Vert Mirabel
Under the Terms of the Deal, Canopy Will Increase its Stake in TerrAscend From 13% to Roughly 21% Via the Acquisition of 19.4 Million Exchangeable Shares
Canopy Growth CGC announced a plan of arrangement related to its holdings in that of Canopy Rivers CNPOF. The arrangement will see the company expand its ownership in both TerrAscend TRSSF and Vert Mirabel, while the company relinquishes all of its holdings in that of Rivers in exchange for $115 million in cash along with 3.8 million shares of the company.
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7. Revive Therapeutics Announces LOI to Acquire PharmaTher’s Psilocybin Program
The Deal Follows the Previously Announced Exclusive Research Collaboration Agreement with PharmaTher to Accelerate the Development of Psilocybin in the Treatment of Cancer and the Discovery of Novel Uses of Undisclosed Psychedelic Compounds
Revive Therapeutics RVVTF announced that it has entered into a non-binding LOI to acquire the full rights to PharmaTher’s intellectual property pertaining to Psilocybin. PharmaTher, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newscope Capital Corporation PHRRF, is a specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of Psychedelic pharmaceuticals.
6. MindMed Files Preliminary Prospectus in Connection With $80 Million Bought Deal Equity Financing
MindMed Will Use the Proceeds of the Offering for Investment in its Digital Medicine Division, for Further Investments in its Project Lucy and Project Layla, for its LSD Micro-Dosing ADHD Trials and for General Working Capital Purposes
MindMed MMEDF announced that further to its previously announced offering on December 14 and December 15, 2020, it has filed a preliminary short form prospectus with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each province of Canada, other than Québec. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement among the company, the underwriters Canaccord Genuity and Eight Capital have agreed to purchase 18,200,000 units of the company, on a bought deal basis, at a price per unit of CDN $4.40 for gross proceeds of CDN $80.08 million.
5. TerrAscend Gets New, Higher Price Target at Clarus Securities
This Year Has Been Transformative for the U.S. Operations of Cannabis Company TerrAscend, Says Clarus Securities Analyst Noel Atkinson, Who Delivered an Update to His Clients
Atkinson said the U.S. Cannabis market remains very attractive for investors and that TerrAscend TRSSF has the potential to significantly expand its retail footprint in key states of California and Pennsylvania. With the update, Atkinson has maintained his “Buy” rating while increasing his target price from $12.75 to $13.50.
4. The Next Leg in the Bull Market for Psychedelic Stocks
Four Publicly Traded Companies Shaping the Next Generation of Psychedelics
Santa Claus came early this year as shares in Psychedelic companies like MindMed MMEDF, Ehave EHVVF, Compass Pathways CMPS and Havn Life Sciences HAVN gave investors double and triple-digit percentage returns over the past few months. In our opinion, the longer-term trend still remains higher and it looks like shares of the leading Psychedelic Stocks are consolidating at this point in time after having had a very nice move.
READ FULL PSYCHEDELIC STOCKS ARTICLE
3. Pot Stock Mega-Merger: What Should Investors Know About Aphria and Tilray?
This Isn’t the First Time Aphria Has Been Involved in a Potential Deal
Canadian Pot Stocks Aphria APHA and Tilray TLRY are looking to join forces in what would be a seismic shift in the marijuana industry. On Dec. 16, both companies announced a defining agreement to merge and that the all-stock deal will close in the second quarter of next year. Earlier this year, Aphria was also in advanced merger talks with Aurora Cannabis ACB, but that deal fell through.
READ FULL APHRIA TILRAY ARTICLE
2. Psychedelic Industry Setting Up For an Even Bigger 2021
Dealmaking is Going Strong and Looks Set to Continue as Mental Health Becomes a Key Investment Theme Going Forward
Money is continuing to flow towards the Psychedelic sector as the group has become the hot spot for investors. Despite the issue that any payoff in this industry could be years away, companies are easily raising capital and deals are quickly oversubscribed. The capital raises of 2020 could continue into 2021. Here’s are a few examples of Psychedelic Stocks that recently raised capital: Compass Pathways CMPS, MindMed Inc MMEDF, Field Trip Health FTRPF, Numinus Wellness LKYSD and Seelos Therapeutics Inc SEEL.
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1. Aphria and Tilray to Merge Creating World’s Largest Cannabis Company
After Several Days of Speculation, Aphria and Tilray Officially Announced the Two Top Canadian LPs Have Signed a Definitive Agreement to Merge
The Aphria Inc APHA and Tilray Inc TLRY mega-merger would create the world’s largest cannabis operator based on pro-forma revenue, with the combined company having a pro forma equity value of CDN $5 billion.
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