<P> A Carleton University grad , Linton took over as Chairman and CEO while Marc Wayne became the President . The company was the first federally regulated , publicly traded cannabis producer in North America , traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange as WEED . It began trading as CGC on the New York Stock Exchange on May 24 , 2018 , as the first cannabis producer on the NYSE . Until October 17 , 2018 -- marijuana is legal in Canada only for medical purposes ; until that time , growers are licensed by Health Canada under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations ( ACMPR ) . The company was described as `` one of the world 's -- and Canada 's first -- premier exporters of marijuana '' by the Financial Post news organization in December 2016 . </P>
<P> A Carleton University grad , Linton took over as Chairman and CEO while Marc Wayne became the President . The company was the first federally regulated , publicly traded cannabis producer in North America , traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange as WEED . It began trading as CGC on the New York Stock Exchange on May 24 , 2018 , as the first cannabis producer on the NYSE . Until October 17 , 2018 -- marijuana is legal in Canada only for medical purposes ; until that time , growers are licensed by Health Canada under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations ( ACMPR ) . The company was described as `` one of the world 's -- and Canada 's first -- premier exporters of marijuana '' by the Financial Post news organization in December 2016 . </P>
when did canopy growth go public in canada
when did canopy growth go public in canada
May 24 , 2018
May 24 , 2018