Here’s A Look At Some Risks When Investing In Marijuana Stocks

Marijuana stocks are flying high right now. There’s no reason to think that 2017 won’t be yet another great year, right? Actually, some significant threats remain for the now-thriving marijuana industry. Here are three of the biggest risks for marijuana stocks this year.

What To Know When Investing In Marijuana Stocks

Legal Marijuana is the fastest growing industry in the United States. In 2016, cannabis sales in North America went up 30% from 2015 to reach $6.7 billion.

And looking into the future with more states, Canada and countries around the world making their way toward legalization this already extraordinary speed of growth is actually set to pick up.

Marapharm Ventures Inc. 'Marapharm' Announces a Private Placement of up to 80 Million Share Purchase Warrants

Marapharm Ventures Inc. (OTCQB: MRPHF) (CSE: MDM.CN) (FSE: 2M0) announces the proposed offering of up to 80 million share purchase warrants. Each warrant will be offered for a consideration of 10 cents (CDN) per warrant for a total of gross proceeds of up to $8 million dollars and are exercisable into one common share for the price of $2.90 per share for a period of 3 years from the date of closing (the "warrants"). 

Aurora and WeedMD Announce Strategic Agreement

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB.V) (ACBFF) (Frankfurt:21P; WKN:A1C4WM) and WeedMD Inc. (“WeedMD”) (WMD.V) are pleased to announce that the companies have entered into a strategic relationship whereby WeedMD will provide wholesale dried medical cannabis to Aurora, and Aurora will provide best in class patient education services for WeedMD through its cannabis counselling and outreach unit CanvasRx.

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Set to Launch New Skin Care Line in Q3 2017

Market analysis company ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) this morning announced that its wholly-owned foreign enterprise, CBD Biotechnology Co. Ltd., will officially launch its first line of non-industrial hemp infused skin care products, the ‘CBD Magic Hemp Series’, in the third calendar quarter of 2017.

Market Data Shows Growth in the Cannabis Industry

According to a recent report by New Frontier Data, the Viridian Cannabis Stock Index gained 236.1% in 2016, or outperforming such mainstream indexes as the Russell 2000 (up 19.5%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (up 13.4%), the S&P 500 (up 9.5%), and the Nasdaq composite (up 7.5%).