You just made my point. This is exactly the danger of what "pump and dump" does. You admit freely you would never invest in the volatility of cannabis stock, but since its been artificially inflated by an influential figure, how many people are going to jump on board? And how many will lose their shirts?
Hope you don't lose yours (wink wink.)
Bit coin has done this for years (and still does this), in fact Google "pump groups" and you'll see how common this is in various types of investing (and the dangers and loss that typically comes with it.)