On Friday, shares of AdvisorShares Trust AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (NYSE:MSOS) saw unusual options activity. After the option alert, the stock price moved down to $40.36.
U.S. House Reps Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO), in collaboration with the Drug Policy Alliance, introduced the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA): a bill seeking to end criminal penalties for drugs possession at the federal level.
As we near the end of the first half of 2021, we can see cannabis stocks traded mostly up by double digits, with the Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF (NYSE: CNBS) delivering gains of more than 50% year-to-date.
This week, however, stocks posted mixed performances.
Cannabis stocks traded up this week, aided by strong earnings reports, big M&A announcements and the reintroduction of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) into Congress, after the previous year's version failed to pass the Senate.