Zynerba Stock is a Medical Cannabis Investment You Can Feel Good About

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One of my favorite things about being a financial writer is that I have the opportunity to present lesser-known but compelling investments to the public. As I see it, Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ZYNE) stock is one of those hidden gems that most people simply aren’t aware of, but ought to be. Timing could also be right, as short-sellers have driven ZYNE stock down almost 6% in the last week.

Zynerba Stock is a Medical Cannabis Investment You Can Feel Good AboutIt’s also an entry point into eternally buzz-worthy cannabis stocks, and you might call it “investing with a conscience” as a with position in ZYNE stock, you could be supporting a company with the potential to make people’s lives better — a nice added bonus for those of us who prefer to live and invest in a better world.

Benefiting Patients and Shareholders

It’s important to “know what you own” — as I always like to say — so first things first: let’s understand what this little cannabis company’s all about. Zynerba describes its mission as “to develop next-generation transdermally delivered cannabinoid therapeutics” with the objective of addressing “significant unmet medical needs and improve the lives of patients with rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric conditions.”

These conditions might hit home for you and your family, as they include autism, epilepsy, and a somewhat rare neuropsychiatric condition known as Fragile X syndrome. Whereas the idea of combating the symptoms of these conditions with cannabis-based solutions was unthinkable when I was young, it’s now just a matter of time before these solutions come to light and in some cases, FDA approval is the only thing standing in the way.

While Zynerba has a number of products in its clinical pipeline, the company’s flagship product candidate, Zygel, is by far the best-known of the potential medical game changers. It’s described by the company, as “the first and only pharmaceutically produced CBD … formulated as a patent-protected permeation-enhanced gel for transdermal delivery through the skin and into the circulatory system” and is intended to alleviate some of the symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome (which can cause cognitive impairment and/or learning disabilities), pediatric autism, and some forms of epilepsy.

Progress for Hopeful Patients … and Welcome News for ZYNE Stock Investors

It’s seldom that you’ll find a fast-moving timeline when it comes to FDA approval, but many Zynerba stock investors have been pleasantly surprised with the progress that Zygel has been making through the regulatory process. Patients and ZYNE shareholders alike were undoubtedly pleased when Zynerba’s chairman and CEO, Armando Anido, announced in May that Phase 2 trials were under way for Zygel as a treatment for autism spectrum disorder:

“We are excited to initiate the BRIGHT trial evaluating the role of Zygel in ASD and are hopeful that Zygel may improve some of the core social and behavioral symptoms of ASD. We look forward to presenting topline data in the first half of 2020.”

This was also the time when the company had selected Zygel as the name of its ZYN002 CBD-based transdermal gel, which remains the company’s most important potential product. But that was only the beginning of the journey: by May, the FDA had granted the highly coveted fast-track designation to Zygel for the treatment of Fragile X syndrome, which has been cited as a known form of attention deficit disorder as well as inherited learning disabilities.

As you might expect, the market celebrated that day and sent the ZYNE stock price northward to the tune of 9.5%. Not only were they celebrating the fast-track designation, but also Zynerba’s statement that data on Zygel trials was to be “expected in the second half of 2019.”

By August, Zynerba had proudly released the data from a 12-week study of Zygel in the treatment of symptoms of Fragile X syndrome. While encouraging, the results did admittedly have limitations:

“[T]he results from this open-label trial indicate that ZYN002 may be an effective treatment for many behavioral and emotional symptoms associated with FXS although the study’s findings are limited by the open label design and small sample size.”

Clearly there’s a need for further testing, but the preliminary results are heartening and ought to provide some hope for patients who may be amenable to CBD-based treatment.

Takeaway on Zynerba Stock

In this analysis of Zynerba and ZYNE stock, I deliberately spent less time focusing on price charts and analyst expectations. Instead, I wanted to paint a picture of a company that’s truly making a difference in the medical community; by investing in Zynerba stock, you’re making a bold statement in favor of the future of CBD as a vehicle of profits, sure, but also as a source of hope for patients worldwide.

As of this writing, David Moadel did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.

David Moadel has provided compelling content – and crossed the occasional line – on behalf of Motley Fool, Crush the Street, Market Realist, TalkMarkets, TipRanks, Benzinga, and (of course) InvestorPlace.com. He also serves as the chief analyst and market researcher for Portfolio Wealth Global and hosts the popular financial YouTube channel Looking at the Markets.


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