Cannabis stocks get a broad boost after veep-candidate Kamala Harris said Biden administration would decriminalize marijuana – MarketWatch

The Cannabis ETF THCX, +4.95% shot up 3.1% in morning trading. It has now run up 11% since closing at a four-month low two weeks ago.

Among some of the ETF’s more active components, the U.S.-listed shares of Aphria Inc. APHA, +11.86% APHA, +11.48% soared 9.5%, Aurora Cannabis Inc. ACB, +5.33% ACB, +4.41% shot up 5.0%, Canopy Growth Corp. CGC, +8.75% WEED, +8.99% climbed 6.4% and Tilray Inc. TLRY, +13.80% rallied 5.7%.

Shares of Corona beer brewer Constellation Brands Inc. STZ, +1.40%, which has made a large investment in Canopy Growth, tacked on 0.5%.

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Elsewhere, shares of Cronos Group Inc. CRON, +7.33% CRON, +6.09% rallied 4.9%, Curaleaf Holdings Inc. CURLF, +10.02% CURA, +9.40% surged 9.0%, OrganiGram Holdings Inc. OGI, +8.85% hiked up 8.0% and Trulieve Cannabis Corp. TCNNF, +4.74% TRUL, +4.37% advanced 3.6%.

The Cannabis ETF has tumbled 28.6% year to date, while the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.61% has gained 6.5%.