Cannabis-focused venture capital firm RIV Capital Inc. (TSX: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF), formerly known as Canopy Rivers Inc., reported Monday that it has ended the first quarter of fiscal 2022 with CA$212.5 million ($169.7 million) of cash on hand.
Below is a recap of the main news related to the cannabis industry and markets for the week of August 13, 2021, which was marked by earnings reports out of many of the largest companies in the space – all details below.
ScottsMiracle-Gro Company's (NYSE: SMG) newly created cannabis-focused subsidiary, The Hawthorne Collective, is lending $150 million to RIV Capital (TSX: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF).
The Global Cannabis Stock Index fell for the fourth straight month, dropping 4.1% to 57.10.
During the second quarter, the index was down 8.7%.
After gaining 5.2% in 2020 when it ended at 44.39, the index is up 28.6% in 2021 and has gained 94.2% over the past year.
The index dropped 38.3% from its 2021 closing high of 92.48 on February 10.
Cannabis-focused investment and acquisition company, RIV Capital Inc.
(TSX: RIV) (OTCQX: CNPOF) posted its latest financial earnings report on Thursday, touting a pop in total comprehensive income that hit CA$64.8 million ($53.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2021.