when did canopy growth go public in canada
Canopy Growth Corporation A Carleton University grad, Linton took over as Chairman and CEO while Marc Wayne became the President.[3] [4][5] The company was the first federally regulated, publicly traded cannabis producer in North America, traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange as WEED. It began trading as CGC on the New York Stock Exchange on May 24, 2018,[6] as the first cannabis producer on the NYSE.[7] Until October 17, 2018[8] — marijuana is legal in Canada only for medical purposes; until that time, growers are licensed by Health Canada under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR).[9] The company was described as "one of the world's — and Canada's first — premier exporters of marijuana" by the Financial Post news organization in December 2016.[10]
History of cities in Canada Eastern cities such as St. John's (1583), Quebec City (1608), Montreal (1642), Halifax (1749), Saint John (1785), and Sherbrooke (1793) were founded in these years. More to the west, Toronto was established in 1793 as York. Of these cities, Montreal would become the most prominent city in Canada up to the 20th century. Toronto grew at a quick pace, gaining its status as a city and present name in 1834.