"Cannabis seems to be a mania"

After a hot year in 2018, cannabis stocks are on fire again to begin the year.

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Some investors have been cautious, including "Bond King" CEO and founder of DoubleLine Capital, Jeffery Gundlach, who warned investors against the "mania" of cannabis in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Finance on Feb. 13. DoubleLine oversees assets of $ 121 billion.

"Cannabis seems to be a mania," said Gundlach. "I have young guys who work for me and who believe a lot in cannabis, and they claim that it's above all about gaining room on the shelves and making the brand known, to be bought by another big company … but I do not know. "

Canopy Growth, the largest market-cap cannabis company, reported a profit on Thursday and recorded a 282% increase in net income in its last quarter. However, Gundlach was concerned that cannabis companies might be overvalued.

"Some people make a lot of money, but it's not for me. I have no interest in mania, "Gundlach said. "I do not understand why, just because it was illegal, that it had this special magic."

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Companies in other" industries of sin " For example, alcohol giant Constellation Brands, which distributes Corona and Modelo beers in the US, invested $ 4 billion in Canopy Growth last year.a portion of these funds to develop and produce cannabis-infused beverages that are expected to debut in Canada later this year. "data-reactid =" 21 "> The companies of other" sin industries "are trying more and more to exploit this particular magic to stimulate the slowing of growth.For example, the giant of the Constellation Brands, which distributes Corona beers and Modelo beers in The United States invested $ 4 billion in Canopy Growth last year, which used some of these funds to develop and produce beverages infused into the United States. which are expected to make their debut in Canada later this year.

"There is an explosion of smoking"

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"There is an explosion of smoking, which I suppose is probably a gateway to the cannabis industry. So, there may be something in there, but I find it's an incredibly horrible statistic, "Gundlach said. "In one year, increase of 38%. And now, more than 50% of high school students smoke, mainly vaping, which is probably much worse, much worse than traditional cigarettes. "

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