Here's how the pot- and psychedelic-related stock sector performed in the last week; during the month of July; and YTD. Plus, the stocks that moved +/-5% last week, and why.

The four stock categories that I use to track the performance of the cannabis/psychedelic stock sector were down across the board last week but remain +14.5% YTD.

Organigram, a licensed producer of cannabis, announced its results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2021.

We track the performance of 4 cannabis/cannabis-related stock categories to provide the clearest overview of the cannabis stock sector that is available anywhere. Here's how each category performed since the end of May and YTD.

We track the performance of four cannabis/cannabis-related pot stock categories; here we compare how each sub-category performed over the first 3 weeks of May and YTD.

There was a decrease of 4.0% in the relative strength index compared to the prior week when there was a decrease of 19.3%.

Aphria and Tilray merged last week; the now-7 Canadian Licensed Producers (LP) Pot Stock Index declined 4.9%, on average, over the past week (but remain +26.0% YTD.)

Our Canadian Pure-Play LP Pot Stock Index was +4.2% last week and, while -12.6% in April, is still +42% YTD.

Organigram announced its results for the Q2 2021 period ended February 28, 2021 and, like those of Q1, they were dismal across the board.

Canopy Growth and The Supreme Cannabis Company have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement under which Canopy will acquire all of Supreme Cannabis' issued and outstanding common shares in a transaction valued at approximately $435M.

The 8.2% decline of the 9 constituents in the Canadian Pure-Play LP Pot Stock Sub-Index accelerated this past week on top of a 4.9% decline in March. Their average beta is now twice that of the overall stock market.

The Canadian Licensed Producers (LP) component of the munKNEE Pure-Play Pot Stock Index has 9 constituents and they dropped 3%, on average, this week vs. +18% the week before.

The Canadian Licensed Producers (LP) component of our Pure-Play Pot Stock Index has 9 constituents and they went up 18.3%, on average, this week vs. -8.6% and -14.5% the two previous weeks.

Organigram Holdings Inc. announced a transformation development and reported to have receive a C$221 million strategic investment from a wholly-owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco.

The cannabis industry generated strong momentum in 2020. As people sort to deal with heightened stress level or anxiety while on lockdown at home for fear of contracting COVID-19, many stocked up on CBD products.

The Canadian licensed producer component of our Pure-Play Pot Stock Index continued to decline across the board this past week, averaging a full -8.6% drop on top of a -14.5% drop the previous week.