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Canopy Growth acquires hemp company AgriNextUSA in a move to boost U.S. business

SMITH FALLS, Ont. - Canopy Growth Corp. has acquired AgriNextUSA, in a move to boost its hemp business in the United States.
 
Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available.
 
Canopy says AgriNextUSA chief executive Geoff Whaling will join Canopy Growth USA as a strategic adviser. It says Whaling is considered a hemp pioneer and a leading advocate for the sector in the United States.
 
Earlier this year, Canopy was granted a licence by the state of New York to process and produce hemp, a member of the cannabis plant family.
 
The Ontario-based company has announced plans to invest between US$100 million and US$150 million at its proposed New York hemp operations.
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Why Huitlacoche (Corn Smut) is So Expensive | So Expensive

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Huitlacoche, also known as the "Mexican truffle," is an edible fungus that forms on undeveloped corn ears and sells for as much as $40 a pound. Discovered by the Aztecs, the bulbous fungus has been consumed in Mexico for centuries and has recently become an increasingly popular specialty ingredient around the world.

However, the US has dedicated significant time and money to keeping its cornfields free of what they call "corn smut" and "the devil's corn." Huitlacoche forms naturally during the rainy season, but farmers can also inject the fungus into their cornfields to harvest the valuable "black gold". So why has Huitlacoche become so popular and what exactly makes it so expensive?