CANNAINVESTOR Magazine U.S. Privately Held Companies May/June 2018 | Page 62

Today we will discuss what you might expect when a private cannabis company does decide to go public and the experiences surrounding this. In the prior edition we discussed privately held cannabis companies going public with a focus on the pros, cons and what signs to look for that hint that a company will be going public. Let's resume from where we left off and make the assumption that the company you have invested in is planning on going public. What happens? What can you expect? Before we dive into this topic let's backtrack and clarify what an IPO to make sure we are all on the same page.

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