Canopy Growth Set To Complete Acreage Acquisition, Leaving Some Shareholders Potentially Open To Losses
Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) (NASDAQ:CGC) and Acreage Holdings, Inc. (CSE:ACRG, ACRG.B.U))(OTCQX:ACRHF, ACRDF)) announced Monday that Canopy USA, LLC will complete its acquisition of Acreage on or around Dec. 9, 2024.
The Canadian cannabis giant announced its plans to acquire Acreage for $3.4 billion in 2019. Initially, the deal was to be undertaken should the U.S. legalize marijuana on a federal level. That deal was later restructured.
The deal outlined the plan to acquire all Class E subordinate voting shares of Acreage. This acquisition will follow the purchase of the Class D shares of Acreage, based on an agreement from October 24, 2022. After both acquisitions are completed, Canopy …