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Cannabis giant Canopy Growth Corp. is considering listing on the Nasdaq, CEO Bruce Linton told a meeting of the Economic Club of Canada on Thursday.

No timeline for the potential listing was was given, but Linton suggested that plans were already underway.

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“We prepared to list in October and we pulled it back, because trying to do the deal with Constellation was already 11 months of complexity,” said Linton, referring to the $245-million investment in Canopy made by U.S. alcohol company Constellation Brands Inc.

“The step will be list — and get ready for the drum roll — there will be a $75-million U.S. placement-ish. And it’s just because the economic model works for the people who took you public and give you coverage to get a listing out there,” said Linton.

“I think Nasdaq is doing a great job because they’re not allowing people to list who break (U.S.) federal laws, and so I think it’s a place we should list in due course, because we like to follow all the rules,” he added.