[(Title)] Corona beer owner to pour $4bn into weed.

Corona beer owner Constellation Brands is set to pour some $4bn (£3.15bn) into Canada's top cannabis producer, Canopy Growth, in a deal marking the largest investment in the industry to date.

科罗娜啤酒所有者星座集团计划向加拿大第一大麻生产商Cancopy Growth投入大约40亿美元（合31.5亿英镑），这笔交易标志着迄今为止该行业最大的投资。

Last year, Constellation injected $200m into Canopy in a deal to produce a non-alcoholic cannabis-based beverage.

去年，星座集团对Canopy投资2亿美元以生产一种非酒精类大麻饮料。

The alcohol firm wants to capitalise on the growing legalisation of the drug.

这家酒商公司希望抓住药物日益合法化的机会。

On news of the deal, Canopy's Toronto-listed stock surged 30%, while on Wall Street, Constellation's fell 6%.

根据交易消息，坎普市多伦多上市的股票飙升了30%，而在华尔街，星座集团的股价下跌了6%。

The two firms said the investment would allow Canopy to expand its business reach "in the nearly 30 countries pursuing a federally permissible medical cannabis programme".

这两家公司表示，这项投资将使Canopy能够“扩大其业务范围，在近30个国家推行联邦允许的医疗大麻计划”。

Canopy, which has the largest legal cannabis production footprint in the world, currently produces cannabis-based oils and soft gel caps, among other products.

Canopy是世界上大麻合法生产足迹最广的公司，目前生产大麻基油、软胶帽以及其他产品。

With Constellation's latest injection of cash, Canopy plans to expand its suite of products to include edible bars, inhalers and pre-rolled items.

借助星座集团最近投资的基金，Canopy计划扩展其系列产品，包括食用棒、吸入器和卷烟。

It also wants to develop cannabinoid-based medicines that provide a safer alternative to some mainstream treatments for pain, anxiety, sleeplessness and psoriasis.

它还希望开发以大麻素为基础的药物，为一些治疗疼痛、焦虑、失眠和银屑病的主流药物提供更安全的替代品。

"This [deal] marks the end of the warm-up in our sector... it's fully go-time," said Canopy's chief executive Bruce Linton on an investment call.

Canopy首席执行长布鲁斯·林顿在一次投资电话会议上说：“这笔交易标志着我们行业热潮的终结……这完全是适时的。”

Constellation, which makes and markets beer, wine and spirits in the US, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy, noted that governments around the world had already signalled a significant change in attitudes towards cannabis and cannabis-based products.

星座集团在美国、加拿大、墨西哥、新西兰和意大利生产和销售啤酒、葡萄酒和烈酒。它注意到世界各国政府对大麻和基于大麻的产品的态度已经发生了重大变化。

"Over the past year, we've come to better understand the cannabis market, the tremendous growth opportunity it presents, and Canopy's market-leading capabilities in this space," said Rob Sands, chief executive of Constellation Brands.

星座集团的首席执行官罗布·桑德斯表示：“过去一年，我们更好地理解了大麻市场、市场带来的巨大增长机会，以及Canopy在这一领域的市场主导能力。”

In June, the Canadian government passed a bill which will effectively legalise the recreational cannabis market in the country. The bill is set to be rolled out in October.

今年6月，加拿大政府通过了一项法案，将本国娱乐性大麻市场合法化，该法案将于10月推出。

Constellation's latest investment in Canopy takes its ownership in the firm to 38%.

星座集团对Canopy的最新投资使其对该公司的所有权变为38%。

The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be closed no earlier than the end of October.

该交易须经监管部门批准，预计最迟将于10月底结束。