Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Glenn Mattson started Acreage Holdings (ACRGF) with a Buy rating and $18 price target. Within the cannabis space, the analyst favors Canadian companies who are focused on long-term value creation and gaining market share as well as those with a well-defined plan for potentially entering the U.S. market. He initiated coverage on the cannabis space with a "bullish long-term outlook." Acreage has a "solid position" in the most attractive areas of the U.S., Mattson tells investors in a research note. Further, the company trades at a "significant discount" to the implied conversion from the proposed Canopy Growth (CGC) transaction, which will execute upon federal legalization of cannabis in the U.S., the analyst ads.

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