Cannabis firm to pay US$3 million for stake in Vancouver biotech
The Vancouver-based biotech company has the upper hand in research and development in cannabis that is otherwise not permitted legally without a license
By Glen Korstrom
With the federal government on the verge of legalising marijuana, high-value strategic assets in the cannabis sector are becoming valuable.
That is how Ottawa-based cannabis firm CannaRoyalty Corp. explained its interest in buying a 20% stake in Vancouver’s Anandia Laboratories.
The companies announced January 9 that they have signed a letter of intent for CannaRoyalty (CSE:CRZ) to acquire that 20% stake in Anandia for C$4 million (US$3,029,041).
Anandia is a biotechnology company that tests medical marijuana and uses genomics for plant breeding. It has completed extensive research into cannabis genetics and has built a significant intellectual-property position that includes cannabinoid pathway patents, according to the company.
Anandia also has been issued a dealers licence from Health Canada pursuant to the provisions of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Narcotic Control Regulations.
This dealers licence allows Anandia to analyse and extract cannabis, and cultivate cannabis for breeding and strain improvement. This licensing gives Anandia the ability to do research and development, and develop products that would not otherwise be permitted for licensed