HempNewsBreaks

WednesdayJan 16, 2019 2:02 pm

HempNewsBreaks – Icon Exploration Inc. (TSX.V: IEX.H) Employing a Vertical Integration Strategy, Targeting the Cannabis Sector

Employing a vertical integration strategy, Icon Exploration (TSX.V: IEX.H) is preparing to begin operations in cannabis cultivation, refining and extraction and retail. An article discussing the company reads, “Icon has been acquiring top talent, as well. Its management team now includes a master grower with cannabis-industry experience to manage indoor grow operations, as well as an extraction expert whose expertise in developing and launching new products was honed while working in Washington state’s cannabis sector. In addition, negotiations are currently in progress with a private company that is seeking 37 retail cannabis licenses in Alberta, Canada, and discussions with various…

Continue Reading

WednesdayJan 16, 2019 12:09 pm

HempNewsBreaks – HempWire Serves as Media Sponsor and Official Newswire for Benzinga’s 2nd Annual Cannabis Capital Conference

Multifaceted financial news and publishing company HempWire (“HW”) today announced its attendance at the second annual Cannabis Capital Conference, taking place in Miami Beach, Florida from January 15-16. HW is serving as a media sponsor and the official newswire of the conference, hosted by leading financial media outlet Benzinga. “The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is a premier convention in the cannabis space, and we are pleased to be part of heightening its awareness throughout the investment community,” HempWire Communications Director Jonathan Keim stated in the release. “This conference draws leading cannabis innovators, investors and entrepreneurs from all across North America,…

Continue Reading

WednesdayJan 16, 2019 10:33 am

HempNewsBreaks – Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) Announces Semifinalists for Better Health Challenge, Adds 2019 Enhancements and Incentives

Leading omni-direct lifestyle company Youngevity International (NASDAQ: YGYI) today announced fourth-quarter 2018 semifinalists for its Better Health Challenge and launched updates to the 2019 challenge, including daily flash briefings through Amazon's Alexa Platform. Per the update, this year's challenge provides a streamlined participant experience and more ways to win. The most recent semifinalists, Greg Anthony and Holly Steiner, lost 70 pounds and 32 pounds, respectively, with each to receive various prizes and a chance to win the $5,000 Grand Prize. “The Better Health Challenge is designed to grow and evolve over time, much like the participants themselves,” Youngevity Health and…

Continue Reading

WednesdayJan 16, 2019 10:25 am

HempNewsBreaks – SinglePoint, Inc.’s (SING) SingleSeed Targets Global Pet Care Market, Launches PHYTO-BITES CBD for Dogs

Technology and investment company SinglePoint (OTCQB: SING) this morning announced that its subsidiary, SingleSeed, has added a new vertical to its robust line up in the launch of a new CBD product for dogs, available on SingleSeed.com. The new offering, PHYTO-BITES, is manufactured and supplied by CBD Unlimited (OTC: EDXC) and serves pet owners with a formulation designed to reduce stress, pain, separation anxiety and inflammation. The companies are working collaboratively to distribute the product across the nation both online and in-store. According to the update, SingleSeed plans to make PHYTO-BITES one of its premier offerings due to the size…

Continue Reading

WednesdayJan 16, 2019 10:07 am

HempNewsBreaks – Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (NUGS) Inks LOI to Partner with Cultivation Operation, Gains Access to Roughly 40 Commercial Cannabis Licenses

Cannabis Strategic Ventures (OTC: NUGS) this morning announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to partner with a Santa Barbara County cultivation operation that holds approximately 40 commercial cannabis licenses from the County of Santa Barbara, the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control and the CalCannabis Cultivation for growth, manufacturing and cultivation. The company is presently working toward a final agreement with its potential partner. “As we increase Cannabis Strategic Ventures’ stronghold in the California cannabis market, we are pursuing partnerships that are strategically aligned with our corporate growth plans,” Cannabis Strategic Ventures…

Continue Reading

WednesdayJan 16, 2019 9:21 am

HempNewsBreaks – ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Announces CBD Biotechnology’s Official Launch of Hemp Wine in China

ChineseInvestors.com (OTCQB: CIIX), developer of a proprietary financial news media and content platform providing information to the global Chinese-speaking community, today announced that CBD Biotechnology Co. Ltd., its wholly owned foreign enterprise, officially launched its first self-branded rice wine alcohol product, Hemp Wine. Designed specifically for the global Chinese wellness market, Hemp Wine is a proprietary blend made from carefully chosen ingredients including hemp and ginseng. Gift sets will be immediately offered off-line, with an official online sales launch to follow shortly. The product is manufactured by Guangxi Bama Young Health Longevity Products Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the…

Continue Reading

TuesdayJan 15, 2019 12:54 pm

HempNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) Subsidiary Enters Definitive Investment Agreement with Altria Ventures Inc.

Drug delivery platform innovator Lexaria Bioscience (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lexaria Nicotine LLC has executed a definitive agreement with Altria Ventures Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO), to pursue innovation in oral, reduced risk nicotine consumer products using Lexaria's patented DehydraTECH™ technology. In exchange for a minority equity interest in Lexaria Nicotine and DehydraTECH™ license rights for oral nicotine delivery forms on an exclusive basis in the US and a non-exclusive basis elsewhere globally, Altria will fund a milestone-based research & development ("R&D") program to be executed by…

Continue Reading

TuesdayJan 15, 2019 12:15 pm

HempNewsBreaks – Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc.’s (NUGS) Fitamins CBD Brand Tackles Sports-related Pain

Cannabis Strategic Ventures (OTC: NUGS) is providing a way for athletes to improve their health and relieve joint and muscle pain through Fitamins, a proprietary health and wellness formula comprised of 25 mg of hemp-derived, THC-free CBD in addition to other joint-supporting vitamins. A recent article discussing the company reads, “NUGS acquired the Fitamins CBD brand in August 2018 (http://cnw.fm/kR7z0). Products under the brand consist of vitamin and hemp-derived CBD formulations, which will be distributed through Fitamins’ network of 600+ wholesalers catering to the Asian-American market. The agreement between the companies calls for Fitamins to produce a proprietary CBD product as…

Continue Reading

MondayJan 14, 2019 11:10 am

HempNewsBreaks – Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) Enters Exclusive Joint-Marketing/Development Agreement with Icelandic Glacial

Leading omni-direct lifestyle company Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) today announced that it will add Icelandic Glacial – The Purest Tasting Water on Earth – to its growing, multifaceted lineup of health, wellness and food and beverage lifestyle brands through its entry into an exclusive sales and marketing agreement. Under the agreement, Youngevity and Icelandic Glacial will form a three-year, exclusive cross-marketing partnership that will include packaging the super-premium spring water from Iceland with various Youngevity products, such as its 90 For Life supplements. The partners will work exclusively with one another as joint development partners to create new products,…

Continue Reading

MondayJan 14, 2019 10:23 am

HempNewsBreaks – Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (REFG) Highlights Results of Key Banking Launch, Eyes Growth and Expansion

Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (OTC: REFG) this morning provided an update on its 2018 activities and its strategic direction for 2019, reviewing results from the successful launch of its proprietary cannabis banking solution. According to the update, the Go! platform provides REFG with a key first-mover advantage, as it is believed to be the first cannabis-focused payment solution available across all states with legalized cannabis. Its launch formed the first revenue-generating stream for the company, and over 150 applications and dozens of new accounts for banking have opened since achieving commercialization last quarter. "Our corporate mantra has always been compliance,…

Continue Reading