Event Recap - Canadian Cannabis: What’s Next?

On August 18, 2021 the Torkin Manes Cannabis Law Group, in partnership with Business of Cannabis, hosted over 130 members of the cannabis community. The event featured a series of segments where key industry leaders from throughout the cannabis supply chain provided their perspectives on what they believed was next in Canadian cannabis.

Matt Maurer, Co-Chair of Torkin Manes LLP’s Cannabis Law Group and Krista Raymer, Co-Founder of Vetrina Group – a cannabis retail consultancy, joined the program to talk about the current state of mergers and acquisitions in the Canadian cannabis landscape. With the proliferation of cannabis retailers in Canada – and the fierce competition that has ensued – the landscape for cannabis retail is unsettled. Within this environment, M&A activity has picked up considerably, and Maurer and Raymer provided a deep dive into the landscape they are seeing on a day-to-day basis.

View the Understanding M&A in cannabis retail right now recording.

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The event featured the following industry leaders:

• Darren Karasiuk, CEO, Nova Cannabis
• Fern Glowinsky, CEO, Merrco Payments
• David Kerr, Senior Vice President, Gallagher in Canada
• Albert Kim, CEO, Greenline POS
• Alison McMahon, CEO, Cannabis At Work
• Tanner Stewart, CEO, Stewart Farms
• Hardeep Stoker, Chief Product Officer, Elevated Signals
• Lisa Campbell, CEO, Mercari Agency
• Jenn Larry, CCO, MTL Cannabis
• Ryan Lalonde, CEO, Buddi
• George Scorsis, CEO, Entourage Health
• Shahbaaz Kara-Virani, Canada Lead, Dutchie
• Lucas McCann, Chief Scientific Officer, CannDelta
• Lisa Bigioni, CEO, Stok’d Cannabis

View the industry leaders' recordings here.