Consumer demand is a powerful force. It can make or break a product or even an industry but the increasing consumer appetite for Cannabis - CBD infused products are showing that it can even stabilize the market even in the midst of a temporary downturn in the industry. In fact, The Green Fund recently stated: "Although the cannabis industry is currently in the midst of a temporary downturn, public interest in the market has never been greater." They say that the entry of high-level celebrities has helped raise consumer demand and drawn in many new investors alike. They say: "Celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart and Mike Tyson have begun lending their names to cannabis companies and investors are increasingly interested in securing a piece of the market for themselves. And it's not hard to see why, when a 2019 study conducted by Grand View Research predicted that the legal cannabis market could be worth as much as USD $66.3 billion by the end of 2025. However, while most cannabis users have historically gravitated towards smoking -- either recreationally or for medicinal purposes -- as their preferred way of ingesting the drug, consumer attitudes are beginning to change. Active cannabis companies in the markets this week include: Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (OTCQX: MDCL), Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NYSE: ACB) (TSX: ACB), Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: CURLF) (CSE: CURA), CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: CVSI), OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI) (TSX: OGI).

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