canopy growth has modified the structure of its interest in canopy usa its us unit to ensure continued compliance with nasdaqs listing rules the canadian cannabis company said under the new structure it wont be required to consolidate canopy usas financial results with the companys financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles the amendments reduce canopys economic interest in the us unit to no greater than 90 and augment the composition and nomination rights of the us businesss board of managers we are pleased to have found a path forward that enables us to stay within nasdaqs listing requirements while preserving the meaningful value associated with this plan chief executive david klein said shares rose 37 to 113 in premarket trading the stock is down about 53 for the year