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4 Pot Stocks to Avoid Like the Plague in 2022

Sean Williams, The Motley Fool
·6 min read
4 Pot Stocks to Avoid Like the Plague in 2022
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While the industry is full of promising growth stocks, some of which are already achieving recurring profitability, the following four pot stocks, all of which have a Canadian focus, should be avoided like the plague in 2022. The award for the most times a pot stock has appeared on a "stocks to avoid list" unquestionably goes to Canadian licensed producer Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB). Once upon a time, Aurora was the premier name among Canadian weed stocks.

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