And video game retailer GameStop offers US$55.5b for e-commerce giant eBay.
Dr Shaun Holt says it would mean less suffering for those needing medicinal cannabis products.
OIO still to approve the deal.
The company's first-half profit jumped $13.7m.
Palmerston North-founded company was clearly in the bargain bin.
Entrant numbers have dropped for the road race as compliance costs have risen.
Feuding family has been investing in web-based solutions companies.
New Zealand’s falling innovation ranking has spurred research into how businesses value creativity.
But our score has been gradually declining for at least a decade.
The jobs of 111 staff under threat.