Cannabis Corner: These stocks are all poised for gains

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First, the good news: widening cannabis legalization will eventually lead to some great business successes. The bad news is that only a few of the multitude of cannabis stocks today will pay off for investors. Consumer cannabis demand is high, but growing and distributing it across multiple markets is more difficult. With “Cannabis Corner,” we focus on quality stocks that are most likely to emerge as winners in the “Wild West” of marijuana investing. CRONOS GROUP, $4.30 (Toronto symbol CRON; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (cronosgroup.com; Shares o/s: 375.6 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; TSI Cannabis Quality Rating [CQR]: ), reports that its revenue jumped 98.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2022, to $25.0 million from $12.6 million. The increase was primarily driven by continued growth in the adult-use market in Canada and increased sales in the Israeli medical market. Meantime, the company holds a whopping $981.5 million in cash, with no debt. That, plus its link to U.S. tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. (symbol…