Canopy Growth, according to reports last night, is set to acquire the rights to acquire one of the largest U.S. multi-state operators, Acreage Holdings, Jefferies analyst Owen Bennett tells investors in a research note. While details of the locked in purchase price are still not known, with Canopy sitting on C$4B of cash and the U.S. being the world's biggest market, this move is a "big positive," says Bennett. If Canopy were to wait to acquire a U.S operator post its listing requirements permitting, the price paid would be "way ahead of whatever has been agreed right now," he points out. Bennett has a Hold rating on Canopy Growth with a C$64 price target. The stock in premarket trading is up 7%, or $2.91, to $45.76.

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