Legal marijuana projects as one of the fastest-growing industries in the world over the next decade. Regardless of which Wall Street forecast you favor, growth prospects suggest a healthy double-digit compound annual growth rate for the industry through 2030, and hopefully plenty of opportunity for investors to make some green while cannabis companies sell the green.

All good business plans require a financial projection. Creating a financial projection is both an art and science. A financial projection will include projected sales, budgeted expenses, a balance sheet, cash flow, and sources and uses of funds. Also, a financial projection will help determine how much funding will be needed and the projected return on the investment (ROI).

The marijuana stock market has seen some massive ups and downs over the past few months. This is of course due to the infancy of the market as a whole which we have seen since its inception. The volatility of the marijuana stock market, however, gives two advantages. For one, it allows investors the ability to find cannabis stocks that are below the value that analysts say they should be at. 

There is no denying that marijuana and music go hand in hand. Anyone who has ever gotten lost for hours in their favorite records after an ambitious night with a bong will tell you that the sonic drippings coming from the speakers are just more sacred, vibrant and almost three-dimensional (like they have a secret to tell) when complemented with a mind full of Maui Wowie.

For those who haven’t yet had the pleasure of this mind-bending experience, you should drop everything this very second, step into the right headspace and get your face melted off by some of your favorite tunes.

We’ll wait.

As Europe swooned under record-breaking heat this summer, the cannabis industry also found itself in a rather existential hot seat.

The complete meltdown at CannTrust has yet to reach a conclusion. Yes, a few  jobs have been lost. However, a greater question is in the room as criminal investigatory and financial regulatory agencies on both sides of the US-Canada border (plus in Europe) are getting involved.

Late last month, a Canadian woman faced a lifetime ban for attempting to cross the U.S. border with cannabidiol (CBD) oil in her possession — the decision was eventually overturned.

Acres Agricultural Canada receives 300-acre cannabis license approval from the government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

Investors have rightfully focused a lot of their attention on the opportunity for Canadian cannabis producers in their home country. After all, the Canadian adult-use recreational marijuana market is driving most of the growth for these companies. In addition, the next phase of this market -- cannabis derivatives, including beverages, edibles, and vapes -- is scheduled to launch later this year.

But an even bigger long-term opportunity for Canadian cannabis producers lies in international markets. Which of these companies already claim the greatest head starts outside of Canada?

Statistics Canada

The legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada last October has created quite a bit of excitement in the industry. The legal marijuana industry has already been growing at a rapid pace in the United States.