Six under-the-radar U.S.-focused cannabis picks Shirley Won Published May 19, 2021 unknown/iStockPhoto / Getty Images U.S. cannabis stocks have taken a beating, providing a buying opportunity for investors looking to bet on a pot boom south of the border. Optimism for marijuana legalization pushed by top Senate Democrats helped fuel a rally until February, but the sector sold off amid market concerns about rising interest rates and owning riskier securities as well as tightened financing by some brokerages to hedge funds. Although federal reforms may be slower in coming, the U.S. industry is growing with more states legalizing medical and adult-use cannabis and some companies on the road to profitability.