10 Cheap Hemp Stocks Redditors are Buying

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As the lawmakers in the United States grapple with the implications of legalizing marijuana at a federal level, the hemp industry can offer telling insights in this regard. In 2018, the Farm Bill was signed into law and removed hemp from a list of controlled substances. In the years since, the hemp marketplace has exploded. The hemp industry was valued at over $5 billion in 2019 and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of close to 34% to reach a size of more than $36 billion in the next five years.

The legalization of hemp has resulted in a flurry of business activity around the plant whose uses extend beyond the pharma field. For example, hemp can be spun into fibre for use in the manufacturing of products such as paper, plastics, paint, furniture, and even automobile parts, among other things. The hemp plant also has a fast-grower advantage, making it a lucrative harvest. According to Beau Whitney, the founder of Whitney Economics, this potential is evident from the fact that there was a 100% increase in hemp firms registered in the US in 2020.

Some of the trends that are expected to define the hemp market in the coming years include the shift to online sales, the increasing competition in the market, and the quality of hemp-based food and drink products that are one of the top-selling items of the industry. The changing attitudes towards cannabis in the US, especially with regards to hemp and marijuana, are likely to fuel growth of these CBD companies. According to Pew Research Center, more than two-thirds of Americans now support the legalization of cannabis products.

Some of the best hemp stocks on the market to profit off this trend include Philip Morris, Inc. (NYSE:PM), Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ:ARNA), Scott Miracle (NYSE:SMG), and Turning Point Brands, Inc. (NYSE:TPB), among others discussed in detail below. There is little doubt that the hemp industry has transformed the business of pharmaceuticals, acting as a disruptor in the market in much the same that the rise of fintech has impacted the world of finance.

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