Unpaid Cannabis Excise Tax: A Looming Crisis for Canada’s Cannabis Industry

State of a Fragmented Market

Over 2023 M&A activity has plummeted in the Canadian cannabis industry. According to Viridian Capital there were around $9 billion in Canadian cannabis M&A transactions in 2021, just under $2 billion in 2022 and less than $500 million in 2023 YTD. There are...