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Aurora Cannabis company history timeline

2006

Aurora was founded in 2006 by Terry Booth, Steve Dobler, Dale Lesack and Chris Mayerson.

2012

In 2012, a wave of pot legalization hit America.

2014

On November 27, 2014, Health Canada issued Aurora's first license to sell medical cannabis.

The company received its license to grow cannabis in 2014, making it the first cannabis producer to obtain a federal license in that province.

2017

Sales of four product lines of cannabis oils commenced in April, 2017.

2018

Canada legalized the retail sale of cannabis nationally on October 17, 2018.

2019

During an interview in November 2019, CEO Terry Booth discussed the poor retail performance of the Canadian cannabis industry, saying that "carnage" was possible unless certain producers were able to reduce the cost of operations when oversupply existed.

In December, two of Aurora's senior executives departed the company: Chief Global Business Development Officer, Neil Belot, and Chief Corporate Officer, Cam Battley, when the price of the company's stock had dropped 61% over 2019.

In Q3 2019, the company lost $160 million… that’s 8X more than a year ago.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the company had suspended cannabis production in Denmark and at its greenhouses in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

2020

Aurora Cannabis plans to expand its production capacity from 150,000 to 500,000 kilos per year by mid-2020.

2021

In May 2021, Aurora moved its United States listing from the NYSE to the Nasdaq.

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