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Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is at it again.
He’s been talking once more about reigning in cannabis legalization.
Late last year, Biden called marijuana a gateway drug (only to roll back his statements after being criticized for that stance).
Then in a recent interview with the editorial board of The New York Times, he backpedaled. Now he's calling for more research while supporting decriminalization.
Like most other pandering statements from politicians, Biden’s latest are just a distraction.
You can’t put too much weight on Biden's or any other politician's comments – especially in an election year. The next time a politician weighs in to the cannabis debate, keep this in mind: Legalizing cannabis doesn't require a politician's approval.
Citizens can tell politicians what the laws will be through ballot measures. And that's exactly what's happening across the country.
That’s why marijuana legalization strikes me as one of the few genuine, bottom-up, power-to-the-people movements to have occurred in the United States. That's what makes it both inevitable – and so very profitable.
Ultimately, cannabis legalization is proceeding, regardless of what any politician says. None are bold enough to make a strong stand against it. And anything short of all-out war is mere posturing.
And there are massive opportunities to profit by investing in the companies funding the most research into the effects of THC, CBD, and the 100-plus other cannabinoids produced by the marijuana and hemp plants.
So, rather than get caught up in politically calculated statements, I want to give you a look at four companies doing great things to advance the science of cannabis - and in turn, legalization…
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About the Author
Don Yocham is Executive Director for the National Institute of Cannabis Investors (The Institute) and Director of Cannabis Investing Research for Money Map Press. Before starting his role with the Institute, he was the Head of Private Deals for the publication Cannabis Venture Syndicate. From his first foray into the trading pits of Chicago to introducing institutional investors to entirely new markets in the early 2000s, Don has pretty much covered the entire field of investing in his 25-year career. In the depths of the financial crisis, when the typical investor had lost more than half of their money, his portfolios were up.