Investors who opt to buy individual medical marijuana stocks can choose among Canadian or U.S. companies. Canadian medical cannabis companies can legally list on U.S. stock exchanges, while U.S. medical cannabis companies operating legally at the state level can legally list on Canadian stock exchanges and over the counter (OTC).
How do I buy medical marijuana stocks?
If you don't want to choose specific stocks, another way to gain exposure to medical marijuana stocks is to buy shares in a cannabis-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF). Such funds confer instant diversification across the cannabis sector (although currently no pure-play medical cannabis ETFs are available). Should you buy medical marijuana stocks?
What are marijuana stocks?
With recreational marijuana legal in 24 states and Washington D.C., and with medical marijuana legal in 13 more, this once-shady corner of commerce has become a full-fledged industry. Marijuana stocks include everything from retail operations to biotech and research companies to specialists in distribution and consumption.
