Coming off a year where we witnessed more than a dozen cannabis firsts, the expectation had been that a number of marijuana milestones would again be reached in 2019 -- and that prediction did prove accurate. Unfortunately, the industry pushing toward profitability was not one of the many milestones hit in 2019, and it's a big reason behind the shellacking that pot stocks took throughout the year.
Nevertheless, there were a number of intriguing developments (good and bad) throughout the year that demonstrate the marijuana industry is beginning to mature. In no particular order, here are the five biggest cannabis milestones of 2019.
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