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In This Week’s Edition, We Recap and Countdown the Top 10 Cannabis and Psychedelic Stock News Stories for the Week of February 8th – 14th, 2021.
Without further ado, let’s get started.
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10. Pot Stocks Cap Off Week of Euphoric Gains, Top 30 Performers of the Week and YTD 2021
Investor euphoria in the cannabis sector reached a fever pitch this week as pot stocks went parabolic, producing gains of up to 238.89% in a span of just 3 days
It’s official; the American Cannabis Boom 2.0 is in full flight as major market catalysts in the form of U.S. federal Marijuana reforms appear imminent. With federal legalization in the U.S. inching closer to becoming a reality, money is pouring into the Cannabis market like never before, and as a result, Pot Stocks have already seen astonishing YTD 2021 gains of up to 359.37%, 694.78% and 945.71%.
READ FULL TOP POT STOCKS ARTICLE HERE
9. Psychedelics Advocate, Investor Zappy Says 2021 is ‘The Year to Invest in Plant Medicine’
Get Into Psychedelics Now, That’s According to Michael “Zappy” Zapolin, a Former Bear Stearns VP Turned Psychedelics Advocate and Filmmaker
Zappy’s call to invest comes as Psychedelics make a continued push towards credibility on the medical, legal and business stages. The market — projected to be valued at over $6.8 billion in North America by 2027 — is currently led by MindMed MMEDF, Cybin Inc. CLXPF, Field Trip Health FTRPF. Last month, the first Psychedelics ETF — Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF PSYK — began trading on the Canadian NEO Exchange. This is fertile ground for Zappy, who has a track record of getting in on the ground floor.
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8. Portnoy Flips Sundial Growers For $50K Profit: ‘That’s How You Do It Boys’
On Thursday Morning, Portnoy Tweeted That He Was “Back in $SNDL Cause I Love the Rush.” and About 25 Minutes Later, Portnoy Indicated He Had Flipped the Volatile Stock for a Big Gain
Sundial Growers SNDL shares traded down 14% on massive volume in an extremely volatile trading session on Thursday after the company became one of the latest stocks targeted by communities of online retail stock traders, led by the Reddit WallStreetBets community. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took a major bath on his first round of WallStreetBets meme stock buys, but Portnoy said he made a quick $50,000 getting in and out of Sundial on Thursday.
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Adam Halberstadt and John McCorvy Join Jason Wallach to Develop New Psychedelic Compounds at the Virtual Discovery Center
Compass Pathways CMPS announced that it has expanded its Discovery Center, through collaborations with world-leading laboratories at UC San Diego, School of Medicine, and Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Adam Halberstadt PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, UC San Diego, and John D McCorvy PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, MCW, and their teams, will join Jason Wallach PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of the Sciences (Philadelphia), at the Discovery Center, a group of researchers working together, virtually.
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RWB Received an $8 Million Warrant Exercise From an Institutional Investor and Signed an Irrevocable $7 Million Non-Convertible Debenture Unit Financing Commitment
Red White & Bloom RWBYF announced that it has arranged the required cash for the closing of its previously announced acquisition of an Illinois Adult Use and Medical Cannabis Cultivation Center License and Associated Assets. Upon closing, and subject to regulatory approval, the Company intends to introduce both its Platinum Vape and High Times branded products into the Illinois market. “Surpassing USD $1 billion of adult-use sales in only its first year, Illinois has quickly developed into one of the most robust revenue markets in the United States. With the financing now secured, we are thrilled to be one step closer to bringing Red White & Bloom’s nationally-recognized brands to this market. The renewed optimism around the State permitting an additional 75 retail locations further highlights the enormous opportunity Illinois offers.”
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5. Creso Pharma Makes Move to Accelerate Sales Growth and Increase Profit Margins
In Response to a Growing Trend of Direct Inbound cannaQIX Sales Enquiries, Creso is Officially Taking Over the Reins From its Swiss Commercial Partner Doetsch Grether
Creso Pharma COPHF announced that the company has brought the sales and marketing of its cannaQIX product inhouse. By doing so, Creso Pharma will be able to improve its profit margin on the product substantially. The move will also set the stage for Creso to extend existing product lines and launch new products such as cannaDOL in Switzerland.
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The Timing Seems Right, as Both the Cannabis and Psychedelic Sectors Certainly Seem in Vogue at the Moment, Following Efforts at Regulatory Reform and Increasing Acceptance Around the Globe
Incannex Healthcare IQI has announced it will explore a dual listing in the United States, a pioneering step that would give the pharmaceutical development company access to the world’s largest pool of capital as it works to develop cannabis and psychedelic-based therapies. Incannex shares nearly reached a seven-year high after the Melbourne-based company said it had signed EAS Advisors on as consultants to introduce it to U.S. banks and institutions. The aim is to obtain a dual listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the NASDAQ, while also retaining an ASX listing.
3. Aurora Posts Q2 Earnings, Touts 562% Spike in ‘International Medical’ Cannabis Sales
Total Cannabis Net Revenue Hovered $70.3 Million, Excluding Provisions of $2.7 Million, up 11% Over the Second Quarter of 2020
Aurora Cannabis ACB released its second-quarter fiscal 2021 Earnings report Thursday afternoon. Here’s what we learned: Medical Cannabis net revenue reached $38.9 million — up 42% versus the second quarter of 2020. That jump was due to a 562% increase in high margin international medical sales. Aurora experienced an adjusted EBITDA loss of $12.1 million. That’s an improvement of $53.1 million over the second quarter of 2020.
READ FULL AURORA CANNABIS ARTICLE
As Part of This Partnership, MindMed and MindShift Compounds AG Have Agreed to Develop Next-Gen Psychedelic and Empathogenic Substances Together
MindMed MMEDF MMQ announced a new partnership with Swiss startup MindShift Compounds AG to develop and patent next-gen Psychedelic compounds with psychedelic or empathogenic properties. The first initial compounds have already been synthesized by MindShift Compounds AG and related patent applications were filed by MindMed. MindMed plans to begin first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trials as early as Q1 2022 through its existing clinical trial platform for psychedelic and empathogenic compounds in Switzerland.
1. Why Cannabis MSOs Will ‘Outperform S&P 500’ in 2021
Top Cannabis Analyst Pablo Zuanic’s New Estimates Reflect Cantor Fitzgerald’s State-by-State Market Size Assumptions
Most U.S. Multi-State Operators (MSOs) will outperform the S&P500 in the year ahead, according to Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Pablo Zuanic. A few standouts in Zuanic’s Thursday note on the space include Ayr Strategies AYRSF, Green Thumb (GTBIF and Jushi Holdings JUSHF.
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