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As the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada next summer draws closer, investors have been piling into cannabis-cultivating companies, driving the shares of producers such as Canopy Growth Corp. and Aphria Inc. up more than 100 per cent over the past 12 months.

There is, however, more to the burgeoning industry than simply growing plants.

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A Deloitte study on Canada’s coming recreational market predicted that sales could reach as much as $8.7 billion per year, but noted that the money from ancillary activities could boost the economic impact to more than $22.6 billion.

As a result, companies designed to support, service and supplement the sector are also seeing their shares bid up to unprecedented levels.

With that in mind, here are three fast-moving marijuana stocks that don’t necessarily grow marijuana:

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.

Medical marijuana is already legal in Canada, and Quebec-based Neptune, a manufacturer of nutritional supplements, is jumping into the market.