RE:RE:RE:RE:Why Legalization WILL Pass Oldweed wrote: If you were running STZ and you were looking at an aquisition to bring to shareholders would you:
1) Choose to invest in an entity that had only accreditive assets to your bottom line? or
2) Would you choose an entity that has lost 4 billion dollars? Now think about the new proposed structure with the US holding entity, is it accreditive, is it completely seperate from WEED/CGC, could the new US holding compay be taken privately by STZ? Things that make you go hmm.
My guess is that STZ already had a launch in to the cannabiz in the crosshairs because they are proactive and they saw cannabinoid infused beverages coming and staying.
As it turned out, STZ got a little overzealous with that $5 billion C that they put up but have barely flinched but instead, saw that Canada was too focked up and their fortunes lie in the US.
They have been very active on US soil picking up pieces that they can use to get their investment back in Canopy and secure their leadership for the marketshare loss they anticipate losing in their soft alcohol offerings.
Still a lot of politikin' needed to happen to straighten out some stupid antiquated misguided rules on the books but my guess is that STZ will sic their lobbyist from their Acreage division on the guys that can get alcohol and thc together in the already existing drinking establishments.
Interstate commerce such that value added skus can cross borders as can the raw ingredients will only be levelling the playing field with beverage alcohol.
My guess is that there is a bloodbath coming for most potpreneurs but the ones that can stay paid up and continue to fight, like Canopy/Constellation are going to be standing in the winners circle and picking up the big cheques.
glta and dyodd