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TuesdayMay 08, 2018 12:43 pm

Top Traits of Successful Cannabis Entrepreneurs

It’s here, the next boon economy for the United States - cannabis. Whether it’s for medical, nutritional, recreational, agricultural or industrial purposes, cannabis is being legalized rapidly in the United States and across the globe. The first domino has fallen, and now everyone is rushing to participate in, or stop, the next inevitable chain of events: the emergence of an industry that has been prohibited for almost 80 years. I am going to assume the inevitable. The inevitable will be achieved by successful cannabis businesses ran by entrepreneurs that have critical skill-sets and traits to take businesses, and the industry, to the next level.…

MondayMay 07, 2018 2:13 pm

ChineseInvestors.com’s (CIIX) NewCoins168.com Key to Global Leadership on Cryptocurrency Education, Blockchain Technology News

CIIX will offer Bitcoin Trading Academy LLC courses on the website to educate its global Chinese-speaking audience on investing in and buying virtual currency NewCoins168.com Digital Media Technology Ltd. is a Shanghai-based, wholly owned foreign enterprise of CIIX designed to expand company’s education programs into China CIIX initiates VIP Service on the site at pre-sale price of $888 annually ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) is increasingly focused on bolstering its leadership role for its global Chinese-speaking audience as producer and educator about global news regarding bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology through its website, NewCoins168.com. It has also launched a paid VIP…

MondayMay 07, 2018 12:34 pm

Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) Reports 2017 Financial Results Amid Corporate Medical Cannabis Production Successes

Company selected and broke ground on a 126-acre site in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, to build its planned 700,000 square foot Sunniva Canada Campus Company commences extraction production, expected to produce 500 pounds per day of bio mass at California facility 489,000-square-foot California facilities to complement its planned 700,000-square-foot facilities in Canada Canadian product outlets include supply agreement with Canopy Growth Corp. and patients at acquired Canadian medical cannabis clinics Rising medical cannabis products and services provider Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) issued a report on April 30 detailing its financial results from fiscal year 2017 (http://cnw.fm/t48SZ). This update…

MondayMay 07, 2018 12:13 pm

TransCanna Set to Get Marijuana Moving Across California ‘Pot Desert’ Landscape

Cannabis industry expected to generate over $20 billion in nationwide revenue by 2020 About 14 percent of California cities permit cannabis stores; secure distribution could extend accessibility TransCanna establishing distribution hub, connecting growers to manufacturers and clients The legalization of recreational marijuana use in California has blown open the market potential of a drug industry that continues to enjoy a love-hate tentativeness nationwide, but being at the forefront of an industry’s acceptance also puts the state in a position of having to solve many of the infrastructure problems that the market needs to overcome if it is going to thrive.…

FridayMay 04, 2018 11:28 am

TransCanna is Out to Control California’s Cannabis Logistics

Legalization set to compound cannabis logistical challenges Build-out of state-wide cannabis distribution network State-compliant cannabis track & trace software good to go If it’s true that an army marches on its stomach (an aphorism attributed to both Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte), that observation goes to show how highly some of history’s most renowned leaders regarded an efficient logistics operation. When asked what a soldier needed most in war, Napoleon was in no doubt that it was ‘a full belly and a good pair of shoes’. ‘A good pair of shoes’ gets your forces into action in a timely…

ThursdayMay 03, 2018 1:20 pm

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) Enters License Agreement with California Cannabis Beverage Maker

Lexaria and GP Holdings LLC enter into a five-year semi-exclusive licensing agreement Lexaria and GP have developed a series of high-performing cannabis beverages with nearly zero unwanted taste and odor California cannabis-beverage market is expected to be one of the largest edible product segments Drug delivery innovator Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) recently announced a definitive technology licensing agreement with GP Holdings LLC to empower next-generation performance in high absorption, fast acting cannabis-infused beverages to be developed and sold in California. DehydraTECH™ is LXRP’s edible delivery technology that promotes healthier ingestion methods, lower overall dosing and higher effectiveness…

ThursdayMay 03, 2018 12:21 pm

EVIO Inc. (EVIO) Expands California Operations through Acquisition of Leaf Detective, LLC

EVIO is the leading cannabis analytical testing company in the United States Acquisition of Leaf Detective provides a significant increase to EVIO’s testing capacity On April 30, 2018, EVIO Inc. (OTCQB: EVIO) announced that it had executed an asset purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent of Leaf Detective, LLC, a California-based testing laboratory (http://cnw.fm/TRaC0). EVIO is the leading provider of cannabis testing and scientific research for the regulated cannabis industry. This strategic acquisition aligns with the company’s efforts to expand its analytical testing services to meet the increasing demand for these services in the state of California. In terms of the…

ThursdayMay 03, 2018 11:23 am

Earth Science Tech, Inc. (ETST) Poised to Benefit from Fast Growing Hemp-Derived CBD Market

12 more U.S. states likely to approve medicinal or recreational use of cannabis in 2018 Hemp-derived CBD market on course for CAGR of 55 percent over next five years Ventures in both MMJ and recreational marijuana hedge bets The tide of cannabis legalization sweeping over North America continues to rise despite intractable federal prohibition in the United States. In the U.S., 29 states and the District of Columbia allow cannabis for medical use. In nine of those jurisdictions, adult recreational use is also permitted. Another 12 are considering easing restrictions on cannabis use by the end of the year. In…

WednesdayMay 02, 2018 3:39 pm

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) Completes Successful IPO

Company completes IPO for total gross proceeds of more than $115 million Common shares, as well as common share purchase warrants, commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange today Aurora Cannabis exercised full participation right for IPO on a pro-rata basis The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD), a research and development company licensed under Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) to cultivate medical cannabis, this morning announced the completion of its initial public offering and commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The company’s IPO consisted of 31.51 million units priced at $3.65 per unit, generating…

WednesdayMay 02, 2018 2:03 pm

The Green Organic Dutchman Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) Lists on the TSX Today

Shares of The Green Organic Dutchman commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange today under the symbol “TGOD” TGOD has raised approximately $270 million in private placements with over 5,000 shareholders, including a $55 million strategic investment from established marijuana industry leader Aurora Cannabis TGOD has a funded capacity of 116,000 kg of premium organic cannabis Canada slated to legalize adult use recreational cannabis in mid-2018 The Green Organic Dutchman Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) has successfully raised more than $270 million in private placements with over 5,000 shareholders. Through these efforts, TGOD is establishing one of the largest organic cannabis companies…