Aurora to buy MedReleaf for $2.5 bln in biggest ever pot deal

Aurora Cannabis Inc will buy rival MedReleaf Corp for C$3.2 billion ($2.51 billion) in the biggest deal yet to unify major Canadian pot growers, as the country moves toward legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Canada’s relaxed regulations, a mature industry and free-flowing capital have offered firms a unique opportunity to advance research without the legal and political risks that bog down growers in the United States and elsewhere. Canadian regulators have granted over 70 firms licenses to produce and sell medical marijuana, with more than half granted in 2017 …read more

Source:: Yahoo Finance

      

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