Since Canada legalized recreational-use cannabis on October 17, several provinces have complained of supply shortages and have taken mitigatory measures. Ontario, for example, recently blamed “severe supply shortages” for its curtailing of cannabis retail expansion, and Alberta decided in November to temporarily suspend accepting new applications for retailers, citing a “national shortage.”

The claims made by the provinces have been hotly contested by Canada’s federal government. Bill Blair, Canada’s minister in charge of marijuana, posted on Twitter: “The data is clear: There remains sufficient supply to meet and exceed existing demand,” adding that the provinces still have work to do ironing out their wholesale and retail systems.

Shopify Inc. is just one of several infrastructure and support companies to go all-in on the boom in the legal cannabis market. Shopify doubled its bet on cannabis, with the province of British Columbia announcement that the e-commerce company will run the province’s legal online marijuana sales channel and sales from a provincially run warehouse to private retailers.

Expanding companies on the supply side management of cannabis with significant interest in this development include FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and Shopify Inc., (NYSE: SHOP). These significant well providers are positioned to participate in the booming business of infrastructure support for cannabis.

The marijuana industry has blossomed before our eyes in a very short period of time. Having long been considered a taboo topic, cannabis is now a validated business model following the legalization of recreational weed in Canada this past October. It also doesn't hurt that two-thirds of all U.S. states have given the green light to medical marijuana in some capacity, and that more than two dozen countries worldwide now allow medical cannabis to be prescribed by a physician.

Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) ranked as the best Canadian marijuana stock by far in 2018. It's been a different story this year, though. And one analyst thinks Tilray will probably continue to lag behind its peers in 2019.

Investment firm Jefferies initiated coverage of Tilray last week with an "underperform" rating.

Big things are afoot in the marijuana industry. Following the legalization of recreational pot in Canada this past October, the legal weed industry has been validated like never before. As a result, global sales projections for cannabis are going through the roof. Some investment banks on Wall Street predict that annual sales could hit as high as $75 billion by 2030.

Marijuana stocks have been on fire for much of the past year. In the run up to legalization, many of them climbed to eye-watering valuations from relative obscurity. If you’re looking to invest in a weed stock now, you’re probably a bit late.

The undeniable leader in this space is still Ontario-based Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC). South of the border, Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) seems to be the local favourite. Both have been exceptionally great investments for investors over the past few years, but they now trade at many multiples of their annual sales.

The month of March decided to show its ugly volatile head during the beginning, but as we now head toward the second half, it looks as though things may be turning just the other way. For anyone who invests or has invested in the cannabis industry, volatility does seem to be quite a common theme throughout.

This theme, while not ideal for some, has shown itself to be one of the greatest reasons to partake in the industry. Many investors have found that volatility is a characteristic that they can get behind because it allows for large gains, but also large losses. All in all, there are some stocks that have shown large amounts of potential for the future of the industry.

It was a fairly uneventful day in Canadian weedstocks on Monday, as the heavy-hitting news flow emanated down south. The Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (HMMJ) finished up modestly (↑1.29%), taking its cues from the major U.S. indexes.

But as usual, a handful of sector standouts took shape. Midas Letter recaps the non-Village Farms movers that most caught our attention.

A proposed cannabis grow-op in Yellowknife got a warm reception from city councillors on Monday.

"You have somebody who wants to actually produce something that will be sold in the territory, that's a rarity up here. This should be applauded," Coun. Niels Konge said.

The warehouse facility would be located in the Engle Business District at 92 Falcon Road, west of the Yellowknife Airport.

Jordan Harker, the man behind the pitch, said the business is not affiliated with growers in southern Canada.

"We're looking at about 10 to 12 full-time jobs with probably 15 to 25 part-time jobs," he told city council during a committee meeting on Monday.

"It's our goal to be competitive with pricing."

It’s the first tangible fruit produced from a nationwide search by Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) to enlist more federally sanctioned suppliers in a bid to ease a cannabis supply shortage that’s led to a moratorium on issuing new retail licences in the province.

While it brings the number of AGLC suppliers to 19, it’s not expected to be enough to lift the moratorium — which was put in place in November — any time soon, said commission spokeswoman Chara Goodings.