A Southwestern Ontario pot producer that bills itself as Canada’s first female-focused cannabis company filed for creditor protection as it faces a “critical cash shortage.” Article content An Ontario court has approved a request by Eve and Co., a licensed cannabis grower that operates a massive greenhouse in Strathroy, to sell assets and seek investment after it was granted protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). “The creditor protection is kind of a temporary holding status,” said Michael Armstrong, a professor at Brock University’s Goodman School of Business who studies the cannabis industry. “All of the current debts are kind of frozen. Now, any new loans under creditor protection, are protected by the court. It allows the company to bring in more money, enough to keep it running.” Eve and Co., a publicly-traded company listed on the TSX venture exchange, didn’t respond to a request for comment Monday. The company and its subsidiary, Natural Medco, was founded by Melinda Rombouts, who became the first woman to helm a cannabis producer after converting her Strathroy flower-growing greenhouse into a medical marijuana grow-op.
Mmp News Author, Medical Marijuana Program Connection, 04/12/2022 02:31:00