Aug 14, 2019

Green expectations are too high

The California Compassionate Care Network (CCCN) marijuana dispensary's grow operation is one of the stops on the cannabis tour organized by L.A.-based Green Tours, January 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

OPEC gets nervous about crude prices. Mortgages surpass pre-recession levels. Legal cannabis isn't turning out to be as lucrative as entrepreneurs first thought.

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Cannabis companies spend and grow, but profits elude

by Mitchell Hartman

Aug 14, 2019

Publicly traded cannabis companies have proven a risky investment play.

The California Compassionate Care Network (CCCN) marijuana dispensary's grow operation is one of the stops on the cannabis tour organized by L.A.-based Green Tours, January 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

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