10 Canadian Marijuana Stocks for Your Portfolio 

 

10 Canadian Marijuana Stocks for Your Portfolio

By Mrinalini Krishna | Updated August 3, 2018 — 9:13 AM EDT

Unlike its southern neighbor, Canada legalized medical marijuana nationwide back in 2001. That means that the industry has evolved a lot more and is not plagued with restrictions across state lines, as is the case in the United States, where there are 29 states (and Washington, D.C.), where pot is allowed for medical use.

Further, Canada introduced the Cannabis Act recently and the bill to legalize recreational pot use is expected to pass by July of 2018. Not so in the U.S., where the immediate future for legal weed is in question, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions overturned an Obama-era law that protected states choosing to liberalize legal marijuana laws.

While uncertainty prevails in the United States, investors could get a piece of the pot action by investing in Canadian stocks traded in the country in the over-the-counter (OTC) markets. Most of these stocks can be labeled as penny stocks, so any investment may carry a significantly higher risk component. Here’s a look at some of those companies…

FINISH READING: 10 Canadian Marijuana Stocks for Your Portfolio | Investopedia

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