In the Margins

Horizon has high hopes for marijuana ETF

April 5, 2017

By MarketWatch

The first exchange-traded fund with a marijuana focus, the Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF, has been approved for listing by the Toronto Stock Exchange. It is scheduled to debut tomorrow under the ticker symbol HMMJ, and according to Horizon ETF Management, it will be the first ETF “that offers direct exposure to North American-listed stocks that are involved with medical marijuana bioengineering and production.” Read the original story from MarketWatch.

 

 

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