This list shows the top 10 marijuana penny stocks by percentage gain for the month of May so far, according to data retrieved from FactSet...
| Marijuana Penny Stock | Current Share Price |
May 2017 Gain (as of 5/16) |
| CLS Holdings USA Inc. (OTCMKTS: CLSH) | $0.14 | +28.7% |
| GeneSYS ID Inc. (OTCMKTS: GNID) | $0.02 | +25.6% |
| Encompass Compliance Corp. (OTCMKTS: ENCC) | $0.02 | +25% |
| Cafe Serendipity Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS: FOFU) | $0.04 | +24.2% |
| Immune Therapeutics Inc. (OTCMKTS: IMUN) | $0.08 | +23.8% |
| Tumbleweed Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS: DCDC) | $0.02 | +21.9% |
| Canadian Cannabis Corp. (OTCMKTS: CCAN) | $0.46 | +21.4% |
| Nemus Bioscience Inc. (OTCMKTS: NMUS) | $0.31 | +21.1% |
| OXIS International Inc. (OTCMKTS: OXIS) | $0.02 | +19.4% |
| THC Therapeutics Inc. (OTCMKTS: THCT) | $0.45 | +15.5% |
While these are the top-performing marijuana penny stocks of May so far, these are not recommendations. These stocks are much too volatile for retail investors, with most trading under $0.10 a share.
Additionally, since cannabis is still illegal under federal U.S. law, the majority of marijuana stocks aren't listed on federally regulated exchanges like the Nasdaq or NYSE. That's why they trade over the counter (OTC) based highly on speculation and can cost mere pennies.
Because these companies trade over the counter, they are not required to report their finances to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each quarter. That's a huge red flag for us because we always advise our readers to look at the finances to make sure a company isn't fraudulent or trying to scam you.
Still, many investors are clearly pouring money into the marijuana sector right now. Despite many of those top cannabis stocks costing less than $0.10 per share, they've still posted strong double-digit gains so far this month. The biggest winner of May 2017 is CLS Holdings USA Inc., which produces concentrated cannabinoid products like edibles and oils.
Those returns show how penny stocks can hand investors a generous profit in just half a month.
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Canada will be a breeding ground for profits as its number of medical marijuana patients continues to rise.
Statista reports that the quarterly number of registered medical cannabis patients was roughly 30,537 between July 2015 and September 2015. That figure exploded 222% to 98,460 by the same period in 2016.
This chart shows that insane quarterly growth...
And this is just the beginning. Bloomberg reported that total Canadian cannabis sales could rise to $4.5 billion in just four years. That would dwarf the $900 million in legal sales last year.
However, it won't just be the government and marijuana businesses making profits from this growth...
Forward-thinking investors are buying shares of five specific Canadian cannabis stocks before the marijuana sales boom kicks off.
In fact, this single "bombshell" event could unleash a new pot stock boom that will blow the doors off anything we've seen up to this point. And by putting a couple hundred bucks into a handful of tiny Canadian weed companies, you could pocket life-changing gains - turning a few hundred bucks into a fortune overnight. Watch this now to get all the details...