AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF

YOLO

Market cap $36.2M

The cannabis sector continues to attract investors seeking long-term growth opportunities in 2026. Although volatility remains high, many marijuana companies are improving operations and cutting costs. At the same time, investors continue watching potential federal reform closely. Rescheduling discussions and banking reform could become major catalysts for the industry.

Medical marijuana's US reclassification revives cannabis ETFs like WEED, with tax relief and reform hopes fueling sharp gains across the sector.

For marijuana stock investors, the way the industry as a whole progresses determines a great deal for them. For example, no one wants to invest in a struggling industry even if it's been trendy along the way. Now, cannabis has fallen to that path, but it's also what's making this industry one of the hottest sectors in the last 5 years. Legal cannabis has been a long uphill battle in every sense. Legislation and regulatory issues remain the biggest challenges.

Federal cannabis policy moved from theory to action this spring, and three ETFs sit closest to the trade.

Cannabis stocks have seen renewed investor interest as federal policy momentum improves. The most important recent development was the placement of FDA-approved marijuana products and state-regulated medical marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.

Companies developing cannabis-based medicines say U.S. moves to loosen restrictions on the drug could unlock private funding and the public markets, ​providing a lifeline to the struggling cannabis industry.

The U.S. cannabis sector continues showing strong long-term growth potential in 2026. The legal market continues to expand across multiple states. In fact, the industry is projected to grow significantly over the next decade. Additionally, more states continue moving toward legalization in some form.

Marijuana-related investments were flying high this morning. Then they reversed course, and quickly.

Cannabis ETFs entered 2026 after multiple fund closures, stalled federal reform, and a prolonged multi‑year drawdown in underlying equities.

President Trump's executive order to reschedule marijuana is one of the many things cannabis investors will be watching in 2026. AdvisorShares portfolio manager Dan Ahrens, who manages the firm's Pure US Cannabis ETF, joins Asking for a Trend to explain where the cannabis industry stands right now.