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Marijuana markets continued to sag last week, as investors bailed on high-risk stocks amid a broader market pullback. Things stabilized somewhat on Thursday and Friday after volatile trading earlier in the week. But across the board cannabis stocks continued their month-long trend downwards, as the market waits for catalysts like provincial supply announcements or significant M&A moves. Regardless of market activity, cannabis companies were busy executing on their branding, supply and product development strategies ahead of rec legalizations. Here are a few deals you may have missed last week.

Marley moves north

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On Wednesday, Tilray Inc. announced plans to bring Marley Natural, a branding partnership between its parent company Privateer Holdings and Bob Marley’s family, to the Canadian recreational market.

“This is a brand that already has tremendous name recognition,” said CEO Brendan Kennedy, noting the challenges of branding in the restrictive Canadian regulatory environment, which appears set to have plain packaging rules and limits on advertising.