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TuesdayOct 09, 2018 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Arkansas Selects Firm to Review Medical Cannabis License Applicants

Public Consulting Group, Inc. has been selected by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission to score about 203 companies that have applied for licenses to operate medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. The commission had reached out to 30 firms which they felt had the capacity to undertake the scoring exercise. However, only Public Consulting Group and ICF Inc. responded by submitting bids for the task. Public Consulting Group was selected after it was found to have submitted the lowest bid of $99,472 compared to ICF’s bid of $361,514. Public Consulting Group’s figure surprised the commission since they didn’t expect it…

TuesdayOct 09, 2018 12:35 pm

SeeThruEquity Features Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD) as Company Looks Forward to Passage of Hemp Bill

SeeThruEquity recommends a share price of $0.30 Bill would make hemp an ordinary agricultural product and no longer a controlled substance Hemp-derived cannabidiol market worth $591 million, expected to hit $22 billion in under five years With the U.S. Congress on the verge of making hemp an ordinary agricultural crop instead of a controlled substance, hydroponics supply company Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) has made comments on its recent venture into the hemp market (http://cnw.fm/S9kaJ). Sugarmade last month announced that it was investing $1 million in Hempistry, Inc., a company producing ultra-high cannabidiol hemp. Hempistry in July started work on cultivating hemp…

TuesdayOct 09, 2018 12:19 pm

BLOCKStrain Technology Corp. (TSX.V: DNAX) (OTC: BKKSF) Signs Partnership with Lighthouse Genomics, Inc.

Technology partnership signed with Integral Genomics Inc. (dba Lighthouse Genomics Inc.) to support BLOCKStrain’s registry of genetic profiles of cannabis strains Valuable intellectual property rights of cannabis cultivators under attack from unscrupulous illegal growers, gray market Recent reschedule of first FDA-approved drug derived from cannabis paves the way for sales, underscores necessity of BLOCKStrain’s “Single Source of Trust” registry Legislation efforts growing in U.S. as Canada readies recreational cannabis sales throughout nation Global legal cannabis market projected to reach $146.4 billion by end of 2025 In a move crafted to support advancements in science and technology within the legal cannabis…

TuesdayOct 09, 2018 11:02 am

Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc. (NUGS) Aims to Clear Higher Hurdle in Reporting Standards

Completion of full audit for fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 Close of three-year audit required to become fully reporting company with SEC Plans afoot to uplist to a higher OTC Markets tier Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc. (OTC: NUGS) wants to be an open book. The company has announced the completion of a full audit for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. This marks the close of the three-year audit required as a condition of becoming a fully reporting company with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Cannabis Strategic Ventures will utilize the audit results to file future…

TuesdayOct 09, 2018 9:00 am

Public Acceptance Fuels Growth of CBD and Support Industries

CannabisNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Growing public acceptance of medical marijuana is having secondary effects on other industries. Products using cannabidiol (CBD) are increasingly popular in areas such as wellness and cosmetics. Hemp production is growing, with experimental projects improving cannabis cultivation techniques. Services needed to support these markets, such as payment systems, are growing. Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (OTC: MCOA) (MCOA Profile) is benefiting from this in many ways, having invested in hemp, CBD products, rentable cultivation space and payment systems. Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) is producing CBD oils and has become one of the first companies to sell these…

TuesdayOct 09, 2018 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Connecticut Federal Court Rules in Favor of Employees Taking Medical Marijuana

A federal district court has ruled that a nursing home violated the anti-discriminatory act when it rescinded a job offer to a job seeker who declared that she consumes medical cannabis off-duty and tested positive for THC in a pre-employment drugs test. Medical cannabis is legal in Connecticut where the plaintiff lives and sought to be employed by the nursing home. The case was filed by the plaintiff last year and judgment was delivered last month, more than a year later. The defendant had tried to get the case dismissed arguing that federal laws allowed them to deny users of…

MondayOct 08, 2018 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – White House Drug Office Promises Objective Marijuana Study

The news reports more than a month ago to the effect that the White House Drug Office had asked 14 federal agencies as well as the DEA to collect and submit data showing the negative effects of marijuana legalization in different states has attracted a backlash which has forced a senior official from the Drug Office to reassure those concerned that the marijuana policy panel will not be subjective as it looks into the impact of cannabis decriminalization in several states across the country. This clarification was revealed by Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado, one of the first states to…

MondayOct 08, 2018 12:45 pm

NUGL Inc. (NUGL) Cannabis Networking Software Building Steam with Customer-Responsive Outlook

NUGL pressing first mover status with wide array of search variables for cannabis consumers Recent “Stock Day” interview and sales VP addition highlight company’s increasing exposure to marketplace NUGL exceeds estimates for application downloads and sign-ups NUGL Inc. (OTC: NUGL), an internet-based search engine that gives cannabis users a responsive directory specialized to their need to find outlets with defined products, is continuing to roll out new features, including options that allow members to share comments on their results, as the company prepares to monetize its operations with new growth. “We are getting into the market very methodically. We are…

MondayOct 08, 2018 12:03 pm

Earth Science Tech, Inc. (ETST) Sees DEA Decision to Reschedule CBD Opening Doors for Development of Treatments for Multiple Illnesses

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) decision to remove certain CBD products from its Schedule 1 list of controlled substances will make CBD clinical studies easier to plan ETST’s pipeline includes CBD-based pharmaceutical formulas; company expects its pure hemp oil and new formulas to eventually be sold worldwide ETST will be a licensed distributor and plans to work closely with pharmacists and researchers to serve this market; it plans to launch two CBD nutraceutical formulas Earth Science Tech, Inc.’s (OTCQB: ETST) anticipation that its pure hemp oil and new formulas will eventually be sold globally and that it will be a…

MondayOct 08, 2018 11:42 am

Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) Targeting the CBD Market

Youngevity is a top omni-direct lifestyle business The company is leveraging growth opportunities related to cannabidiol oil Company added two new hemp-derived cannabidiol products, expanding HempFX line to five offerings Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) is among the ‘Top 100 Global Direct Selling Companies’. Along with unique services, Youngevity offers products from the top selling retail categories. These categories include health/nutrition, home/family, food/beverage, spa/beauty, fashion, essential oils and photo. The company distributes its products and services via a worldwide network of preferred customers and distributors. A foremost omni-direct lifestyle company, Youngevity International has its corporate headquarters in Chula Vista, California.…