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Akanda Corp. Announces Closing of Share Exchange with First Towers and Fiber Corp.

First Towers develops, constructs and owns telecommunications infrastructure in MexicoAkanda Reaffirms its Continued Focus on the Growth of its Pre-Revenue Canadian Farming Property in British Columbia, at which the Company Plans to Develop THC and CBD FacilitiesToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 22, 2025) - Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) ("Akanda" or the "Company") today announced that it consummated the transactions pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, dated March 5, 2025 and as...

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Akanda Corp. Announces Closing of Share Exchange with First Towers and Fiber Corp.

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