2 Friendly Reminders About Investing in Marijuana Stocks

The expectation has long been that marijuana would be among the fastest-growing industries in the world over the next decade. We've already witnessed global cannabis sales more than triple over the past four years, and know that tens of billions of dollars in sales are undertaken annually in the black market. The demand is there -- it's simply a matter of continuing to legalize in new markets, and coercing consumers to purchase via legal channels.

Of course, the cannabis investment thesis has taken a big hit in recent months, and it has some folks questioning whether marijuana stocks can really deliver the green at all.

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