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The aforementioned Canadian source discusses what you should do to protect your investments and as part of your due diligence:

Before investing, do your homework:

Do you understand the characteristics, risks and potential return of the company you’re thinking of investing in?

Is the information about the company you have access to reliable?

Have you read the company’s financial statements?

Does it have cash assets?

Is it carrying substantial debt?

Does it have revenues?

Is it profitable?

How long has it been in business?

Has it succeeded in marketing its products or services?

Who are its officers and directors?

What is your risk tolerance?

Can you afford to lose your investment?

Offering investments, whether on the Internet or in person, is a regulated activity. Make sure to check whether the person and firm proposing their services are authorized by the AMF to do so.

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Do you remember how Bill Murray’s character broke the timeloop in Groundhog Day? In fact, in all such movies (including Happy Death Day), the characters are forced to relive the same day; however, they carry their memories with them. They learn and grow and in time work out how to break the cycle and restore the timeline. Everyone else is oblivious that they are reliving the same day repeatedly. With that in mind, let me prove to you at the same time that Ecoforming is real and how the US cannabis industry may have broken free from its own Groundhog Day. Ecoforming are events that transform the landscape of an industry and some events can be so intense that the entire industry transforms instantly. On April 13th in the early hours of the morning (Eastern Time) I wrote the following for this article and I it follows in its original draft form: