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Going green and Gord: medical marijuana, brain cancer and the Hip

October 17, 2018October 14, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Brain Cancer, Glioblastoma, Gord Downie, Medical Marijuana, Newstrike, Pot, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip announced their partnership with Newstrike, a Brantford-based marijuana producer, in May 2017. It’s a partnership that makes

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Weed Kings: The Tragically Hip’s corporate legal marijuana investment

July 9, 2018July 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Newstrike, Tragically Hip, UP Cannabis

Before Gord Downie died, the Tragically Hip were asked if they’d like a piece of the action regarding the upcoming

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The Tragically Hip unveil their new strains of legal weed

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Newstrike, Tragically Hip, UP Cannabis

As investors in UP Cannabis (also known as Newstrike and with the ticker symbol HIP.V) one of the companies that will

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How the legal weed industry will affect the music industry

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Newstrike, Pot, UP Cannabis, Weed

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back in January, UP Cannabis, one of the country’s budding (sorry) legal

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The Tragically Hip are Now Marijuana Millionaires

January 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cannabis, CanniMed, Newstrike, Tragically Hip

Every music career has a best-before date. Smart artists ensure that they have long-term financial plans in place so that

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Before Gord Downie Died, The Hip Invested in a Startup Medical Marijuana Company

October 19, 2017May 9, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Gord Downie, Medical Marijuana, Newstrike

With marijuana on track to be legalized in Canada next year, many people are making hopeful investments in cannabis companies

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The Tragically Hip Just Bought a Grow-Op

May 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Newstrike, Tragically Hip

Knowing that the ride will someday end, smart artists diversify beyond music. The Tragically Hip know this, so they’re getting

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