Aurora cannabis
| Aurora Cannabis Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Public Company (Canada) |
| ISIN | CA05156X1087 |
| founding | 2013 |
| Seat |
Edmonton , Canada
|
| management | Terry Booth, CEO |
| Number of employees | 1600 |
| Website | https://www.auroramj.com |
Aurora Cannabis Inc. is a publicly traded cannabis and medical marijuana producer based in Edmonton, Canada . The company operates in 24 countries on 5 continents and is the second largest in the industry in terms of market capitalization (behind Canopy Growth ). In Germany, Aurora Cannabis is represented by Aurora Deutschland GmbH.
Company history
Aurora Cannabis was founded in 2013 by Terry Booth, Steve Dobler, Dale Lesak and Chris Mayerson. A first production facility was built in Mountain View County , Alberta . Since then the company has grown steadily and currently operates 15 production facilities in 4 countries (in addition to Canada in Denmark , Uruguay and Portugal ). In 2017, Aurora Cannabis took over the German company Pedanios GmbH, which was subsequently renamed Aurora Deutschland GmbH. In March 2019, Aurora Cannabis was awarded 5 of a total of 13 lots by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices in the procurement procedure for the cultivation of medical marijuana in Germany . The first Aurora Cannabis production facility in Germany is now being built at Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt . From October 2020, one ton of cannabis is to be produced there annually for the German market.
Individual evidence
- ^ Aurora Investor Presentation. (PDF, 4.59MB) Aurora Cannabis Inc., May 15, 2019, p. 4 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (English).
- ^ Corporate website of Aurora Deutschland GmbH. Aurora Deutschland GmbH, accessed on May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Pedanios becomes Aurora Germany. In: presseportal.de. Aurora Germany, August 16, 2018, accessed May 25, 2019 .
- ^ Aurora Investor Presentation. (PDF, 4.59MB) Aurora Cannabis Inc., May 15, 2019, p. 28 , accessed on May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Pedanios becomes Aurora Germany. In: presseportal.de. Aurora Germany, August 16, 2018, accessed May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Fatina Keilani: Second Berlin company is allowed to grow hemp. tagesspiegel.de, May 21, 2019, accessed on May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Saxony-Anhalt produces cannabis for all of Germany. mdr.de, April 18, 2019, accessed on May 25, 2019 .