Cannabis Use Is On the Rise. Where to Invest Now.

From his start as a pharmacist and part-time investor, Jason Wild, now 48, grew JW Asset Management over 21 years into a firm overseeing $1 billion. His flagship JW Partners fund has returned an average annualized 24.9%, net of fees, in that time, owing to a mix of savvy investments in pharmaceuticals and cannabis producers, and the boss’ entrepreneurial streak.

Wild was one of the first U.S. institutional investors in legal cannabis companies, and he also assembled a specialty pharmaceutical business that the fund sold for a huge profit. Now, he’s building the Canada-listed cannabis company TerrAscend (ticker: TER.Canada).

Wild also invests in health-care companies, as he explains in this edited and condensed interview. Read more…..

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