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It’s time for your Daily Hit of cannabis financial news for January 29, 2019.
On The Site
Sproutly
Sproutly Canada, Inc. (OTCQB: SRUTF) announced financial results for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018. The company reported a net loss of C$2.8 million or $0.02 per diluted share for the quarter versus last year’s net loss of C$473,405 for the same time period. The company also delivered a $9.5 million net loss for the nine months ending November 30.
In the filing, Sproutly noted that it has not generated any revenues from operations and has incurred losses since inception. The company has an accumulative deficit of $12,312,832 and negative cash flows from operating activities for the period from January 17, 2017 to November 30, 2018. To date, the company’s activities have been funded through financing activities.
New Mexico
The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program racked up $106 million in sales in 2018 for a 23% increase over 2017. Patient enrollment grew by 45% from 2017 to 2018 and now counts 67,574 patients in the system. It’s easy to see an imbalance here. The patient count grew faster than sales.
The largest provider in the system Ultra Health said that the problem is plant count limits combined with regulatory hurdles. The company was the largest provider in the state with a market share of 15.4% in 2018 and reporting $16 million in revenue for the year.
In Other News
Valens GroWorks Corp. (OTC: VGWCF) announced that it has entered into a multi-year extraction services agreement with Organigram Inc. (OTC: OGRMF) for cannabis and hemp extraction services. Valens will extract cannabis flowers and trim from Organigram’s Moncton operation as well as hemp to produce extract concentrate. In turn, the concentrate will be used by Organigram to produce oils and, eventually, derivative edible and vaporizable cannabis products. The legalization of cannabis edibles and other derivative based products in Canada is expected later this year. In addition, under the terms of the Agreement, Valens will also provide lab services for Organigram as needed.
Alternate Health Corp.(OTCQB: AHGIF) has done a non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible notes under prospectus exemptions available under applicable securities legislation in the aggregate principal amount of up to C$12,000,000 ($9,000,000), maturing and payable on the date that is three years from the date of issuance. The private placement proceeds will assist in funding Alternate Health’s expansion into California’s adult-use cannabis industry, including key acquisitions. With licensed facilities in Los Angeles and Humboldt County, Alternate Health is actively marketing the Company’s software to leading players in the industry. In addition to funding expansion opportunities in product distribution and CBD marketing, private placement proceeds will be used in Alternate Health’s CanaPass business and for general working capital purposes.
Flower One Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: FLOOF) announced a new licensing agreement and Brand Partnership for cannabis-product fulfillment in Nevada. HUXTON is an Arizona-based lifestyle cannabis brand known for their curated, consistent, multi-strain blended products. Flower One is now licensed to manufacture, distribute and sell HUXTON’s signature cannabis products to all cannabis retailers in Nevada.
