A $505 Million Pot ETF Just Surged 34% in Minutes on Pardon News

  • Cannabis-related ETFs explode higher on decriminalizing signal
  • MSOS had largest volume day ever ‘in the last 60 minutes’

Cannabis plants grow at a greenhouse near Camarillo, California.

Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg
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The biggest ETF that invests in cannabis companies just jumped 34% in under an hour after President Joe Biden took his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana.

The $505 million AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (ticker MSOS) surged alongside other pot-related funds after senior administration officials said Biden will pardon everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law and is ordering a sweeping review of the drug’s treatment by law enforcement authorities.