Parallel and Ceres Acquisition Corp. Announce Business Combination to Create a Publicly Traded U.S. Cannabis Well-Being Company

Parallel (the “Company”), one of the largest privately-held multi-state cannabis operators in the United States (U.S.) and Ceres Acquisition Corp. (“Ceres”) (NEO: CERE.U, CERE.WT;OTCQX: CERAF), a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), today announced they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement involving a transaction that, if completed, would result in Parallel becoming a public company (the “Transaction”).

What is a Cannabis SPAC?

SPACs were one of the big financial stories of 2020, given that they raised billions of dollars in the second half of the year. Given the amount of money flowing into SPACs, it’s not surprising that the cannabis industry turned to this new trend for financing.