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Bruce Linton’s run as Canada’s foremost cannabis entrepreneur may be over — at least for the time being — but it could be years before the Canopy Growth Corp. founder’s legacy as a dealmaker is decided, good or bad.

Linton was abruptly dismissed from his role as co-CEO of Canopy on Wednesday, but under his watch — and largely after a $5 billion investment from U.S. alcohol giant Constellation Brands — Canopy spent billions acquiring or investing in at least 30 companies, either to expand its cultivation capacity, boost its medical research, or accumulate an array of brands and key intellectual property that it deemed would pay off in the long run.

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The size of their balance sheet and their global vision led them to pursue transactions that in some cases, might not have been the best Mitch Baruchowitz of Merida Capital Partners.

The string of deals, which culminated in a multi-billion-dollar option to buy U.S. based Acreage Holdings earlier this year, saw the Canopy flag planted across at least 15 countries and captured the imagination (and deep pockets) of Wall Street, all while creating thousands of domestic jobs within the relatively short span of six years.