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For a supposedly "controversial" sector, legal cannabis has been refreshingly transparent and light on (actual) scandal, especially compared to, say, finance.
But there's always one...
CannTrust Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CTST) is a licensed cannabis producer in Canada; CTST is a popular stock that's seen 2019 highs of CA$14.87 (US$11.24) a share.
Those shares have slid 56% over the past month because of a mounting scandal.
There are $40 million worth of CannTrust products involved, and countless millions more in capital in play here.
Investors are wondering, so I'm going to show you what's happening here...
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