CDS Policy - Bruce Linton's red herring Because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level in the US, it is illegal for any US banks to work with any marijuana related businesses, including "big big big funds from Boston"
The only real solution to the banking issue is for Congress to remove marijuana from the list of Schedule I narcotics, putting the drug on par with an FDA-regulated medicine rather than heroin.
Imagine you are a "big big big fund located in Boston". What changes after CDS policy is clarified? Nothing!!!. Marijuana will still be illegal at federal level in the US and banks will be reluctant to work with any related marijuana business.
Bruce is on record stating he wants 3 or 4 big institutional funds to buy 9.9% of Canopy stock to tightens up the trade, in other words shore up share price.
CDS polciy is a diversion. The quickest solution for Canopy to shore up share price is to report stronger quarterly results heading into 2018.
No matter what the outcome is from the discussion formualting CDS policy, nothing short of removing marijuana from the list of Schedule 1 drugs will attract "big big big Boston funds" to invest in the marijuana sector.
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