The Tragically Hip announced their partnership with Newstrike, a Brantford-based marijuana producer, in May 2017. It’s a partnership that makes sense for the band: brain cancer patients, like Gord Downie, are very interested
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Before Gord Downie died, the Tragically Hip were asked if they’d like a piece of the action regarding the upcoming legalization of marijuana. As investors in Newstrike and its weed division, Up Cannabis,
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As investors in UP Cannabis (also known as Newstrike and with the ticker symbol HIP.V) one of the companies that will provide legal marijuana come October 17 (oddly enough, the first anniversary of Gord
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back in January, UP Cannabis, one of the country’s budding (sorry) legal marijuana producers, nailed down an agreement with The Feldman Agency, a major talent
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Every music career has a best-before date. Smart artists ensure that they have long-term financial plans in place so that they and their families will be okay when the lights fade for good.
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With marijuana on track to be legalized in Canada next year, many people are making hopeful investments in cannabis companies in anticipation of a whole new market. After Gord Downie was diagnosed with
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Knowing that the ride will someday end, smart artists diversify beyond music. The Tragically Hip know this, so they’re getting into one of Canada’s biggest growth industries: medicinal marijuana. That’s right. The Hip
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