🌿 A Cannabis Value Play

The cannabis industry has several big catalysts on the horizon. Here's how to play them... [Shield] AN OXFORD CLUB PUBLICATION [Wealthy Retirement]( [View in browser]( SPONSORED [The No. 1 rebound stock of 2023?]( One of the most talked-about stocks of 2023 is set to [take off any day](. You can grab shares for less than $5... But likely not for long. [Find out why.]( [THE VALUE METER]( [A Cannabis Value Play]( [Jody Chudley, Contributing Analyst, The Oxford Club]( [Jody Chudley]( On August 30, we received the biggest development regarding the United States' drug policy in 50 years. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended marijuana be reclassified from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III. This will move marijuana from being in the same category as heroin to the same category as Tylenol with codeine. The reclassification is massive news for cannabis multistate operators (MSOs). These are legal businesses that have approved the use of marijuana for medical or recreational purposes. And they already operate in 40 states. The federal tax code for businesses involved with a Schedule I drug, including MSOs, is incredibly penal. Section 280E of the code was designed to bankrupt companies dealing in illegal drugs. Under federal tax code, businesses that are involved with any Schedule I drug are not allowed to deduct most expenses for tax reasons. So MSOs' effective income tax rates can be as high as 80%! This tax burden has been crushing the profitability of these companies and the cash flows they can generate... even though they are selling a product that is fully legal in the states where they operate and they're selling a product that more than 70% of Americans believe should be fully legalized. Upon marijuana being rescheduled to Schedule III, these companies will be taxed as normal businesses. Their tax rates are going to drop from upward of 80% to a more normal 20%. The impact on free cash flows is going to be huge! Larger MSOs will see free cash flows double, triple or more. And the smaller operators that aren't currently producing free cash flow suddenly will see the cash roll in. [Chart: Rescheduling Is a Cash Flow Game Changer]( This a game changer and a massive catalyst for the cannabis industry and MSOs specifically. With the rescheduling, there are a number of additional benefits for MSOs. As businesses that deal with a Schedule I drug, MSOs have been paying incredibly high interest rates on their debt. Most of these companies have double-digit interest rate burdens. Once marijuana is rescheduled, MSOs' cost of financing should drop to more reasonable levels, which will allow the companies to save tens of millions of dollars in interest expense. Additionally, it is expected that the rescheduling will allow these companies to finally list on the major U.S. stock exchanges. Because of the Schedule I status of their product, MSOs are forced to list on a smaller Canadian stock exchange. That means very few people can buy shares of these companies, and their stock prices reflect that. Currently, very few American institutional investors have any exposure to this sector. Uplisting to U.S. exchanges could bring billions of dollars in new money into the sector. This rescheduling news is incredibly bullish for these MSOs, and right now, there's an excellent value play for investors... [REVEAL THE CANNABIS VALUE PLAY]( [Investment U Conference 2024 at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, California. Don't miss out!]( SPONSORED [The "Magic Code" That Can FORCE Banks to Pay You Up to 255 Times More Income]( [Holding Money]( At the 0.02% rate from his major bank, he would have received $18. 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