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Marijuana Investments and Fraud Featured in SEC Investor Alert

Marijuana Investments and Fraud Featured in SEC Investor Alert

The marijuana industry is attracting considerable interest from investors, and unfortunately, scam artists trying to take advantage of those investors. In response to these concerns, on September 5, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) and Retail Strategy Task Force issued an alert to investors warning them about investment schemes involving marijuana-related companies. According to the release, the OIEA...