Aurora Cannabis (ACB-T)

Avoid the sector. High risk, speculative. Doesn't see catalysts to drive the sector higher, especially if Republicans succeed in the US election.

The problem is that parts of the world weed grows easily, so the economics don't work. The big opportunity will happen when the US legalizes weed federal, then weed shares will pop. If you're under water this, take the tax loss.

Look at what the opportunity is. The US has increased medical and recreational use, plus favourable legislation. Doesn't have the strongest set of assets in the US, so he'd favour MSOs over ACB. Europe is the longer-range opportunity, where it has a foothold.

They each have their own strengths. He would pick Canopy (WEED-T) because they are the 800 lb gorilla. Aurora has lots of news about balance sheet challenges but they have low costs that he thinks will still come down further.

His weed exposure is through Constellation Brands which owns Canopy--this is less risky than owning cannabis stocks. The valuation on the entire sector rose way too high in 2017-8. Now, the industry is feeling growing pains, with unexpected surprises in working with governments. Generally sin stocks do well long term, but the next year or two will be challenging.