420 with CNW — Cannabis M&A Activity Slows Down, Industry Isn’t Worried
Decades after Congress passed prohibitionist policies that outlawed the cultivation, sale and consumption of marijuana, dozens of states now allow their residents to use medical marijuana. America’s medical cannabis market currently has more than 3.5 million registered patients and is projected to be worth $248 billion by 2030. Last year was historic for the medical cannabis market in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with Viridian Capital Advisors from New York tracking 306 such transactions throughout the year compared to 86 in 2020. Experts and industry insiders predicted that 2022 would be an even greater year for M&A transactions. MJBiz…