This Cannabis Niche Could Deliver Outsized Returns in 2019

The entire legal marijuana sector had a mighty good 2018.

We saw California, with a population of nearly 40 million people, begin sales of fully legalized marijuana for recreational use.

Over the summer, the FDA approved the use of a cannabis-derived drug, Epidiolex, for the first time. In the fall, the rollback of cannabis prohibition hit the big time across Canada. All the while, here at home, states took it upon themselves to extend the legalization of cannabis, whether for medical or recreational use, across the United States.

And just last month, the cultivation and sale of a type of cannabis plant - hemp - and products derived from it became legal across the United States with the passage of the Farm Bill.

But if we're being frank, all of this will pale in comparison to what's coming in 2019.

In fact, I believe one segment in particular will outperform everything we saw last year combined...