The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX:TGOD), one of the Canadian cannabis stocks, announced recently that it has entered into a supply partnership with Velvet Management Inc. The partnership is for the sale and distribution of cannabis to provincial liquor and cannabis boards across Canada.

Environmental activists are working closely with marijuana activists who want to legalize popular marijuana products. They believe that green leaving and cannabis legalization are closely intertwined. This is because cannabis is natural and better for the environment than pharmaceuticals and other drugs.

Unfortunately, they faced a little bit of a setback in Canada. The Canadian government isn’t legalizing a couple popular products. What does this mean long-term?

2018 hasn’t been the best year for the S&P/TSX Composite Index. After adding some gains early in the year, stocks started falling in October and have been trending downward ever since. Although the market carnage we’re witnessing now may not last until the end of the year, it’s already been going on long enough that some are calling it a bear market. In fact, as of Tuesday, the index’s gains were negative for the year.

But why exactly is the TSX doing so badly right now? And what should investors do to protect themselves? To answer these questions, we need to take a look at a little economic history.

The marijuana industry has seemingly been breaking down barriers at every turn in 2018Opens a New Window.. Just to provide a quick overview, investors have thus far witnessed:

Earlier this year, three major cannabis producers introduced another innovative product to the market: cannabis capsules.

Indiva announced on Wednesday that it has signed a letter of intent with AEssence Europe, a subsidiary of a California-based hydroponics provider, to acquire a medical cannabis cultivation licence in Denmark.

The deal — funded with $1.1-million cash and 1.6 million Indiva shares — is part of the London company’s plan to create Indiva Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary that will oversee its operations on the continent where a growing number of countries are legalizing medicinal marijuana.

Cannabis stocks have fallen from their recent highs, which has investors who missed the big rally wondering if this is the best opportunity they will have to add marijuana stocks to their portfolios.

Let’s take a look at Aurora Cannabis(TSX:ACB)(NYSE:ACB) and Tilray(NASDAQ:TLRY) to see if one deserves to be on your buy list right now.

Weed has only been legalized in Canada for one month, and weed supply has already become a major issue. In Alberta, the province has had to completely halt any new applications to open marijuana retail stores. They've even begun to give refunds to hopeful weed stores owners who applied to open a store all because of marijuana shortages. 

October 17, 2018 was a significant day not just for cannabis legalization but also for cannabis advertising. New laws were introduced banning companies from partaking in advertisements, sponsorships, endorsements and promotions that associated cannabis with an attractive lifestyle. However, many analysts noted an increased expense on selling and marketing in the most recently quarterly reports within the cannabis sector with Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) leading the way. In general, the expenses show the efforts of cannabis organizations trying to promote their brands to the public in the months leading up to Oct.

National Access Cannabis Corp. ("NAC" or the "Company") (TSXV: META), a best-practices leader in delivering secure, safe, and responsible access to legal cannabis in Canada, today announced that another eight NewLeaf Cannabis™ ("NewLeaf") retail locations have received cannabis retail licenses and are expected to open this week in Alberta and one new Meta Cannabis Supply Co™ ("META") store has received a cannabis retail license and is expected to open this week in Manitoba.

The addition of nine new stores more than doubles the national number of NAC-owned and licensed cannabis retail stores to 17 — the most of any cannabis retailer in the country, excluding the Government of New Brunswick.