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TuesdayNov 13, 2018 9:00 am

Growing Cannabis Industry Creates Space for New Strategies

HempWire Editorial Coverage: As the cannabis industry continues to grow, companies are using a variety of strategies to secure their places within the sector. The cannabis sector, currently worth over $9 billion in North America, is expected to hit $57 billion globally by 2027. This growth is being fueled by changes in the legal climate and a range of business strategies. These strategies range from R&D focus to M&A, vertically integrating supply channels in the process. Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) (YGYI Profile), a relative newcomer to the sector, is bringing its vertically integrated strategy from the coffee market to…

MondayNov 12, 2018 10:00 am

Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc. (NUGS) Gearing Up to Grow More than 200,000 Square Feet of Product

Supply shortfalls bedevil California cannabis NUGS on the lookout for grow facilities with existing infrastructure Cultivation capability expected to complement retail and distribution divisions The decision by enterprising California outfit Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc. (OTC: NUGS) to enter the cannabis cultivation space could not have come at a better time (http://cnw.fm/gX53e). Supply in California is struggling to satisfy demand, resulting in a shortage of compliant product statewide. Even though the supply bottleneck is not entirely unexpected given the size of California’s market, which is projected to cross the $5 billion mark by 2019, it has been aggravated by new, tighter regulations…

FridayNov 09, 2018 10:46 am

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc.’s (CIIX) Investor Relations Services and Subscriptions Generate 70 Percent of Q1 FY2019 Sales

For three months ended August 31, 2018, core investor relations and subscription sales generated $497,560, or 70 percent of CIIX’s $712,360 total revenue Warren Wang, CEO of CIIX, eyes greater FY2019 distribution of industrial hemp-based CBD products, both domestically and in China, for CBD Biotech enterprise SeeThruEquity, LLC, in update, sees CIIX as having upside potential if it can achieve renewed traction on investor relations and execute on cannabis and cryptocurrency strategies ChineseInvestors.com, Inc.’s (OTCQB: CIIX) core businesses of investor relations and subscriptions drove 70 percent of its 1Q19 revenues, the company reported. It also had 70 percent higher YOY…

FridayNov 09, 2018 9:47 am

Earth Science Tech, Inc. (ETST) Developing Products for Healthy Changes in the Lives of Individuals

Offering women affordable, discreet and anonymous testing for sexually transmitted infections Formulating a full spectrum CBD beverage focused on immunity with possible benefits to cancer treatment Providing a unique product line for optimal relaxation, enhanced focus and assistance with nicotine reduction therapy Earth Science Tech, Inc. (OTCQB: ETST) is a biotech company developing and marketing health-oriented CBD products and continually expanding its product line to positively change individual lives. The company is doing this through the creation of products like its Hygee medical devices, a CBD beverage and KannaBidoiD products. Hygee medical devices provide women access to cost-effective testing while…

ThursdayNov 08, 2018 11:22 am

Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD) Signs $40 Million Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sky Unlimited

Sugarmade invests in products and brands with considerable revenue potential The company is moving ahead into the industrial hemp space Sugarmade recently announced the signing of a binding Definitive Agreement to acquire Sky Unlimited, LLC Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) is a product and brand marketing company based in Monrovia, California. It invests in products and brands with disruptive potential and focuses on growth via brand expansion and acquisition. The company has diverse business operations in varied marketplaces. These include packaging and paper goods for different industries, as well as agricultural supplies. The company’s brands include ZenHydro.com, CarryOutSupplies.com, BudLife, Cannabis Storage…

ThursdayNov 08, 2018 9:45 am

Lexaria Bioscience Corp.’s (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) Private Placement Raises Gross Proceeds of $1.5M; Funds Allocated for Canadian Lab, R&D

Increased size of non-brokered private placement raises gross proceeds of $1,515,440, to be used to fund construction of new Canadian lab, LXRP's R&D and general corporate purposes LXRP has received two new U.S. patents related to cannabinoid infused beverage compositions using DehydraTECH; the company is a drug delivery innovator The company has expanded its IP portfolio, giving it a total of 10 patents in its first family in the U.S. and Australia; it has 50 patent applications globally and out-licenses its technology Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) has raised, in a non-brokered private placement, a total of $1,515,440.…

WednesdayNov 07, 2018 12:31 pm

Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) is “One to Watch”

California consumers purchased $180 million worth of cannabis-infused food and drinks in 2017 – 10% of the state’s total marijuana sales – with that percentage rising to 18% in February 2018. Cannabis-infused gummies have a much wider appeal since they are less conspicuous to consume and provide a smoke-free experience Advances in technology allow manufacturers of cannabis-infused edibles to tweak concentrations of THC and CBD The Specialty Food Association has named cannabis edibles as one of the Top 10 food trends of 2018 Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) is a branded cannabis-infused products manufacturer of edibles created to support a…

WednesdayNov 07, 2018 12:12 pm

Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (DVLP) Stands Out as an Emerging Leader in the North American Cannabis Market

Company currently has two cannabis-focused divisions: cannabidiol (CBD) products and ancillary software Company recently acquired Where’s Weed and its primary asset, www.WheresWeed.com Consumers have placed more than 76,000 orders with dispensaries through the Where’s Weed app since it was launched in January 2018 Golden Developing Solutions, Inc. (OTC: DVLP), a development-stage company offering business services and products that support the cannabis industry, is an emerging cannabis leader working to take cannabis culture to the next level. Within the booming and rapidly transitioning legal cannabis market, DVLP stands out with two separate divisions: cannabidiol (CBD) products and ancillary software. On the…

WednesdayNov 07, 2018 11:52 am

Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD) Invests in Hempistry to Reinforce Its CBD Market Position

Sugarmade invests $1 million in Hempistry through common stock to boost ultra-high CBD hemp growing The U.S. industrial hemp market is projected to hit $1 billion in revenue in 2018 Legislative process underway to legalize commercial production of industrial hemp by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) is a product and brand marketing company that targets brands with disruptive potential and invests in them. Currently, the company has made a commitment to invest in Hempistry Inc. to the tune of $1 million. This investment will boost Hempistry’s efforts to produce ultra-high CBD-content hemp that is…

WednesdayNov 07, 2018 11:33 am

Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (REFG) Benefits as Cannabis is Legalized in More US States; Legislators Eye Federal Approval Bills in 2019

A total of 31 states plus D.C. have legalized medical marijuana, and nine states and D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana in the U.S.; recreational marijuana is now legal across Canada Legislators predict in a presentation at George Washington University that bills to legalize marijuana nationally will be introduced in Congress in 2019 REFG would benefit from cannabis legislation as a payment processor within the industry with its Green digital processing system and as owner of a licensed hemp grower/processor Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (OTC: REFG) stand to gain if the predictions of two legislators that federal cannabis legalization bills will…

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