The 3 Best Marijuana Stocks of 2017

How well did marijuana stocks fare in 2017? It depends. Previous high-flying cannabinoid-focused biotech stocks didn't generate a lot of excitement for investors this year. Neither did most U.S.-based marijuana stocks. But it was a much different story if you looked north of the border.

All of the major Canadian medical marijuana growers racked up huge stock gains in 2017. The biggest winners were Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH: ACBFF), Emerald Health Therapeutics (NASDAQOTH: EMHTF), and Village Farms (NASDAQOTH: VFFIF). Here's what drove the impressive gains for these three marijuana stocks.

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