VIVO Cannabis

History and Milestones

• VIVO Cannabis received two of the first 15 licenses by Health Canada in 2014.
• It became a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange in April 2017.
• Received a $15 million investment by Cannabis Wheaton in August 2017.
• Stocks moved from the TSX Venture Exchange to the Toronto Stock Exchange in January 2020.
• Merged with TSX-listed MediPharm Labs Corp. in April 2023.

Operations and Partnerships

• VIVO Cannabis operates under three cannabis brands: Beacon Medical, Fireside, and Lumina.
• The company’s products are grown using seeds from the Netherlands.
• Utilizes a computerized process to control and monitor each plant.
• Has a research partnership with the University of Guelph.
• Acquired Harvest Medicine Inc. and Canna Farms in 2018.

Acquisitions and Name Changes

• ABcann Global changed its name to VIVO Cannabis.
• VIVO Cannabis acquired Canna Farms for $133 million in cash and stock.
• MediPharm Labs Corp. completed the acquisition of VIVO Cannabis Inc. in April 2023.

Regulatory and Trading Information

• Health Canada lists licensed cultivators, processors, and sellers of cannabis.
• VIVO’s trading date for TSX graduation was announced in January 2020.

External Links and Categorization

• VIVO Cannabis Website.
• Categories include cannabis cultivation and Canadian companies established in 2017.
• Previously listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange.
• Involvement in cannabis in Ontario.
• Established as an agriculture company in 2017.

VIVO Cannabis Data Sources