I partially agree. Big Pharma isn't in cannabis because it is federally illegal. Once the barrier goes away you can bet they will be leaders in R&D, manufacturing, and distribution of cannabis drugs.
They won't cede ground to anyone. They will be direct competitors of MediPharm. They don't need to acquire MediPharm because they have the wherewithal to do it all.
I'm not sure where MediPharm goes with this.
Something good may come of it.
We'll only know that if we see new customer announcements that leverage the license.