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Cole Kachur Organigram Holdings OGI-X COMMENT Apr 11, 2017

Marijuana stocks are tough to get a read on. They’ve all moved in a similar direction. He doesn’t know what the industry is going to look like or what the regulation is going to be like and how everything is going to play out. This is an industry in its infancy, but as a portfolio manager, it is not something he would look at. Once there is some clarification on what future legislation is going to look like, federally and provincially, then it will be a lot easier to determine which stocks are the ones to own.

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Chart shows some pretty big swings. What is positive currently is that there is nice little upward trend, but is probably going to be in jeopardy based on the gravity affect. If it got below $2.70, he would say there is probably something wrong with the story. When you have a new industry like this, you will often get some rationalization, and in this new cycle, he expects it will happen much sooner. It’s really hard to tell which are the winners.

DON'T BUY

(Market Call Minute.) Until proven otherwise, marijuana producers are producing an agricultural commodity and will earn low returns on investment capital. It's a business model that’s unproven, and he would steer clear.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick March 10/17. Up 63%) He says this cannabis producer has done well, but still does not get the recognition it deserves – especially on the east coast.

DON'T BUY

Contender, go by the wayside, or be acquired? Be careful, takeout premium is built in. If no takeout, there could be a blow up in the stock. Stuck in no man’s land, no R&D on pharmaceutical side, no export agreements. Tough for them to compete in exports and pharmaceuticals when the market price of wholesale marijuana reaches a plateau in a year or two.

TOP PICK

This trades at low valuations – 12 times earnings. A low cost producer in New Brunswick. Yield 0%. (Analysts’ price target is $9.09)

DON'T BUY
All the cannabis stocks are down 50-80% this year. The legal market in Canada has proven to be a bust as the retails stores have not come online as fast as people would have liked and the margins are not there. He would not recommend buying it here. He would short all these stocks if it were not for the cost of borrowing to short them. He is skeptical about the health claims of CBD.
WATCH
They have done an excellent job executing. They have been working on a number of different products. They have been a leader in Canada and will continue. It will depend what happens with the new products.
BUY
They have been very good at executing. They have a great production facility. Now they are moving into 2.0 products. Over the next two quarters we should see what the sales are like.
HOLD
He has owned it for some time. It will take time for oversupply in the industry to work its way through the market. It is sad for people to be laid off but management needed to take actions for their balance sheet. They should be one of the leaders in the future.
BUY
Flies under the radar, not top tier because of its size. Tremendous respect for management team. Very efficient, and that's probably why BATS invested. Will be one of the fastest growing sectors in next decade.