The 4 Largest Pure-Play Marijuana Stocks

Marijuana hasn't come by the nickname "the green rush" by accident. If we take a closer look at the performance of marijuana stocks, most have had investors seeing a lot of green over the trailing year. In many instances, pot stocks have rallied by 100% or more as sales growth for legal weed soars and expansion opportunities into new U.S. states and foreign countries appears promising.

At the heart of this surge can be found a major shift in the way consumers view cannabis. Gallup, which has taken national surveys on pot for 48 years, found that 64% of respondents support the idea of legalizing the drug nationally as of Oct. 2017. Comparatively, just 25% supported the same idea in 1995, the year before California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis for compassionate use. The industry has come a long way in a relatively short period of time, and it's translated into big wins for most marijuana stock investors.

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