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Nov 27, 2019

A budding industry

As the cannabis industry continues to attract significant investment from retail investors, the importance of investor relations comes into focus
Just over three years ago, Canopy Growth Corporation became the first cannabis company to list on a major stock exchange. It graduated from the TSX Venture Exchange to Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) in July 2016, taking the ticker symbol WEED. At the time, the company’s market capitalization was around $1 bn. By late August 2019, that had risen to more than $8 bn. Commentators on the cannabis industry have likened the opportunity for wealth creation in a short period of time to the end of prohibition

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Ben Ashwell

Ben Ashwell was the editor at IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary, covering investor relations, governance, risk and compliance. Prior to this, he was the founder and editor of Executive Talent, the global quarterly magazine from the Association of...
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