Warning: Don't Inhale That Cannabis Play

What could go wrong with a smokin' sector that delivers 15% yields? Everything.

If you’re thinking of rolling your own cannabis play now that 19 states and DC have legalized recreational weed (and twice as many say medical weed is okay), think again.

A pure-play investor in retail weed dispensaries and purpose-built industrial cultivation facilities—what, you thought this stuff came from Yasgur’s farm?—delivered a buzz kill of a message at GlobeSt.’s annual Net Lease Spring conference in NYC this week: now is the time to keep your powder dry.

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