The Coronavirus Just Gut-Punched Canadian Pot Stocks

For the past year, there hasn't been a more disappointing industry for investors than cannabis. Following a blazing-hot first quarter in 2019 that saw more than a dozen pot stocks return at least 70%, virtually all marijuana stocks have retraced anywhere from 50% to 95% over the past year.

What's particularly interesting is that the country given the first crack at becoming a global cannabis leader -- Canada -- has completely flopped at the task. Now, with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreading globally, things for the Canadian pot industry have gone from bad to worse.

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