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Cannabis Stocks Today — Tuesday 28 April 2026: Cresco Labs Leads +19% as US MSOs Rally

BoC Cannabis Index edges +0.34% as US multi-state operators rally led by Cresco Labs +19%, while cannabis ETFs and Canadian LPs slide.

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The BoC Cannabis Index closed Tuesday with a marginal +0.34% gain that masks a sharp split inside the sector. US multi-state operators ripped higher, with seven names notching gains north of 4%, while every cannabis ETF in the index finished red — a divergence that points to ETF flows rotating out even as cash MSOs caught a bid.

Breadth was negative on a name count: 22 stocks fell against 17 advancers across the 39 constituents that printed today. The pull-down came from Canadian LPs, the four cannabis ETFs (MSOS, MJ, CNBS, YOLO) all losing between 2.4% and 3.7%, and a handful of small-cap blow-ups. The MSO cohort and a steady tobacco/pharma bid (MO +2.73%, JAZZ +1.37%) kept the equal-weighted index in the green.

Ticker Price Change ($) Change (%)
CRLBF $1.19 +$0.1900 +19.00%
GTBIF $8.29 +$1.01 +13.85%
JUSHF $0.5729 +$0.0634 +12.43%
AAWH $0.5897 +$0.0597 +11.26%
GLASF $10.54 +$0.8655 +8.95%
TCNNF $9.42 +$0.7100 +8.15%
VEXTF $0.2120 +$0.0114 +5.68%
VRNOF $1.12 +$0.0500 +4.67%
CURLF $3.44 +$0.1400 +4.24%
EEX $5.02 +$0.1900 +3.93%
MO $67.80 +$1.80 +2.73%
MAPS $0.3790 +$0.0052 +1.39%
JAZZ $203.98 +$2.76 +1.37%
IIPR $56.01 +$0.2500 +0.45%
IXHL $4.08 +$0.0100 +0.25%
STZ $155.39 +$0.3100 +0.20%
ABBV $197.69 +$0.3100 +0.16%
REFI $12.16 -$0.0800 -0.65%
CBWTF $0.1036 -$0.0014 -1.31%
HITI $2.51 -$0.0400 -1.57%
CRON $2.65 -$0.0500 -1.85%
AFCG $2.93 -$0.0600 -2.01%
YOLO $3.21 -$0.0774 -2.35%
ACB $3.42 -$0.0900 -2.56%
CRBP $9.82 -$0.2600 -2.58%
SNDL $1.47 -$0.0400 -2.65%
OGI $1.40 -$0.0400 -2.78%
GRWG $1.34 -$0.0400 -2.90%
TPB $77.42 -$2.46 -3.08%
VFF $2.80 -$0.0900 -3.11%
MJ $27.82 -$0.9900 -3.44%
MSOS $4.97 -$0.1800 -3.50%
SMG $65.38 -$2.40 -3.54%
CNBS $29.17 -$1.11 -3.67%
CGC $1.15 -$0.0500 -4.17%
TLRY $6.56 -$0.3300 -4.79%
IMCC $0.2569 -$0.0197 -7.12%
IPW $0.9059 -$0.0791 -8.03%
AYRWF $0.0115 -$0.0025 -17.86%

Cresco Labs led the tape with a 19.00% gain to $1.19, with CRLBF joined by GTBIF (+13.85%), JUSHF (+12.43%) and AAWH (+11.26%) — a coordinated bid across the largest US MSOs that had no immediate news catalyst beyond renewed federal-rescheduling chatter and short covering at depressed levels. On the other side, Ayr Wellness — sub-penny AYRWF trades at $0.0115 — collapsed 17.86% on no immediate news catalyst, with IPW (-8.03%) and IMCC (-7.12%) the next-worst small caps. Among the US multi-state operators, GLASF (+8.95%) and TCNNF (+8.15%) reinforced the cohort move; the ETF print is the curiosity, with MSOS down -3.50% even as its top US-listed underlyings rallied — a mechanical lag that could reverse in tomorrow’s session.

Tobacco and pharma names tied to the broader cannabinoid story were quietly constructive: Altria added 2.73%, Constellation Brands held +0.20%, and Jazz Pharmaceuticals picked up 1.37%. The cannabis REIT/lender complex was mixed, with IIPR +0.45% and AFCG -2.01%.

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