Legal marijuana sales in New Jersey totaled $24 million dollars in the first month that dispensaries were open. The number is lower than other states, like Arizona and Mexico, which had more stores open when they began recreational pot sales. New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory Commission expects sales to increase as more licenses are approved.
A Cannabis Consolidation Binge Is Creating Top Tier Companies Two more major deals were announced on Tuesday.
As the year comes to a close, the cannabis industry is on a consolidation binge. Two big deals were announced today piling on after last week s big move by Aphria (APHA) and Tilray (TLRY) . Ayr Strategies (AYRWF) is buying Liberty Health Science (LHSIF) in a deal valued at $290 million, and Columbia Care (CCHWF) is buying privately-held Green Leaf Medical in a deal valued at $240 million.
Ayr Strategies
Florida
Ayr Strategies has grown quickly through acquisition and this latest purchase gets the company exposure in two of the three best medical markets in the country. The all-stock deal for Liberty is valued at $290 million. In this transaction, Ayr will be getting Liberty s 387-acre cultivation campus in Gainesville, FL with over 300,000 sq. ft. of current production facilities in operation, 28 open retail dispensaries, seven completed and ready-to-open dispens