Last year was a mixed bag of a year for Canadian marijuana investors. Speculation about the future of the sector fluctuated wildly as talks about federal legalization heated up in the United States and recreational cannabis prices reached historic lows. Additionally, players in the Canadian cannabis space are waiting with bated breath for the three-year review of the country’s cannabis legislation by federal lawmakers. The review began in December 2021, and the health minister will present the department’s findings and recommendations in 2023.

Canadian LPs For Your 2022 Watchlist

Are you looking for the best marijuana stocks to buy in January 2022? At the current time, much of the cannabis sector is trading near its 52-week lows to start the new year. These declines are mostly related to the delays with federal cannabis legalization in Congress. Now that many cannabis stocks have given back most of the upside since the presidential election in November of 2020, they could be trading at better investment levels.

The "Hemp-Based Food Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets website's offering.

The global hemp-based food market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020. Looking forward, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 15% during 2021-2026. Keeping in mind the uncertainties of COVID-19, the analyst is continuously tracking and evaluating the direct as well as the indirect influence of the pandemic. These insights are included in the report as a major market contributor.

When Tilray reported its fiscal Q1 three months ago, CEO Irwin Simon described the company’s market-share in Canada as 16%. The company has shared an objective to reach 30% share by 2024 through organic and non-organic means, which it suggests will yield $1 billion in revenue. Tomorrow, when the company reports its fiscal Q2, it is very likely to reveal that it lost market share over the past three months. Hifyre’s point of sales data suggests that the combined share of Tilray and Aphria eroded steadily throughout 2021:

Although Canadian cannabis stocks were under considerable pressure in 2021, the size of the market continues to grow and this is a trend that we are closely following. According to Statista Canada, the recreational cannabis market is expected to be a $5.9 billion market in 2022. By 2026, the firm expects Canada’s recreational cannabis market to be an C$8.6 billion market which implies more than 100% growth since 2021.  (Click here to view entire article)

The owner of Northern Zen Cannabis recognizes the long path that led to his store in North Bay

While legalized recreational cannabis is becoming more and more mainstream, the path from prohibition to your corner cannabis shop has been long.

“Northern Zen Cannabis wouldn’t be standing today if it wasn’t for the pioneers in the past who made it happen,” says Zachary Lacelle, owner and operator of Northern Zen Cannabis.

Cannabis stock Tilray had underwhelmed shareholders in 2021. However, the eventual legalization of cannabis in the U.S. will treat TLRY shareholders to a new high.

Canada-based Tilray  (TLRY) - Get Tilray, Inc. Report is one of the most talked-about stocks on online forums like Reddit. But the cannabis company's share price saw both highs and lows in 2021.

Volatility in TLRY shares was driven largely by uneven progress in U.S. cannabis legalization, as well as the company's merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.

Without a clear framework for marijuana legalization, Tilray's stock has become a target for short sellers. However, the company's management is looking for alternatives to keep Tilray's business growing.

“Canada’s regulations effectively force academic-industry partnerships such that only research that industry finds acceptable can move forward. Cannabis companies are the final arbiters of what studies obtain products to be tested.”

Academics affiliated with the University of Toronto are calling out the “purgatory” surrounding clinical cannabis research in Canada.

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Top Marijuana Stocks Starting With Gains For 2022

As this new year begins top marijuana stocks are showing an upside on the first day of trading for 2022. Because many of the best cannabis stocks to invest in saw significant declines in 2021 there is an opportunity for investors to find pot stocks at lower levels currently. One area that took the brunt of the market declines in Canadian marijuana stocks.