Canadian marijuana stocks jump on report Diageo discussing deal
25 August 2018 |
12:00 pm
Marijuana stocks including Aurora Cannabis Inc. jumped in Toronto after BNN Bloomberg TV reported Diageo Plc is holding discussions with at least three Canadian cannabis producers about a possible deal.
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