O Canna-bis! US marijuana companies go public in Canada
Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. The Canadian Securities Exchange is quickly becoming the go-to place for U.S. cannabis companies orphaned by their own stock exchanges because the U.S. government still considers marijuana an illegal drug. Green Thumb took over a publicly traded Canadian company, added an "Inc." to its name and went public.