• Medical and recreational cannabis is legal for adult-use in Canada with consumables expected to be available in October 2019
• Passage of 2018 Farm Bill in the U.S. opens hemp production nationwide
• Legal cannabis sales worldwide reached $12 billion in 2018 with analysts projecting up to $32 billion in sales by 2022
• CBD-infused consumables are expected to gain popularity with edibles growing to be a $4 billion market in the U.S. and Canada by 2022
• Nanofusion technology overcomes insolubility problems associated with CBD oils, improving bioavailability and providing for controlled onset and offset times

Geyser Brands Inc. (TSX.V: GYSR) is a consumer healthcare company that builds and markets some of the world’s most loved cannabis products and brands in the nutraceutical, cosmetics, food and beverage and pet sectors. Using its proprietary nanotechnology formulation, the company delivers creams, beverages, baked goods and tincture formulations with superior bioavailability and water solubility.

NanoFusion Technology

The efficacy of most hemp products is restricted as the insoluble nature of the molecules prevents most of the product from permeating the skin or entering the body system. Geyser Brands solves this insolubility problem with an advanced delivery system that quickly and efficiently transports therapeutic agents directly to the bloodstream for maximum absorbency.

Made with all-natural materials, NanoFusion technology offers an array of advantages: enhances penetration for deeper skin penetration; improves the transport of active ingredients for site-specific targeting; delivers active ingredients across cell membranes for release within the cell; provides longer shelf-life and stability of molecules.

Operations

Geyser Brands operates a 7,000-square-foot facility in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, where its initial cannabis cultivation generated the first revenues out of the company’s cultivation license granted in October 2018. Geyser Brands is approved as a licensed producer in compliance with Health Canada standards, which allows the company to pursue its processing and sales license. Obtaining this license will enable the company to extend its products and brands into the regulated Canadian cannabis market and directly to the consumer medical market.

Geyser Brands’s integrated production chain and formulation lab develops innovative products using high-quality hemp and CBD for healthy lifestyle brands while its R&D lab produces product formulations designed to enhance bio-availability of hemp and CBD and shelf stability while maintaining all-natural ingredients and ensuring premium quality.

Geyser Brands will continue to seek opportunities to invest into the research and development of unique high-quality proprietary strains and technologies that target specific health-related conditions such as pain and inflammation reduction, insomnia, digestive issues and other commonly known ailments.

Growing Portfolio

Among the brand formulations in Geyser Brand’s portfolio are:

• Apothecary all-natural Hemp Terpene Pain Cream with optimal skin permeation
• Prohibition Cold Brew Mocha designed with water soluble hemp molecules
• Apothecary health products created to deliver fast-acting and high bioavailability in a spray formulation
• Baked hemp infused pet products, designed to alleviate anxiety and pain, created with NanoFusion for dosage control

Management Team

Since 2014, Geyser Brands’ CEO and Co-Founder Andreas Thatcher has been a principal at Rhizome Group, an entertainment company focused on building media IP through creative and market development. He previously was a founding partner at Rhizome Capital LLC, a U.S.-based media investment company specializing in marketing and distribution financing, and worked in the Investment Banking industry in London and Toronto. Thatcher holds a master’s degree in economics.

CFO Barry McKnight obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Management Accountant registered in British Columbia. McKnight has over 20 years of experience as the principal of Barry D. McKnight Inc. He formerly was also a director of Indigo Sky Capital Corp. and has been the CFO and a director of the Company since 2016 and Corporate Secretary of the Company since 2017.

Geyser Brands’s Co-Founder Brad Kersch brings a strong business background with over 20 years of experience in successful startups and working with Fortune 500 companies. He spent his early years in the advertising and marketing field and went on to form Hyperware, a clothing company that sold branded clothing to retailers across Canada before selling to clothing giant Ocean Pacific (OP). Kersch became the president of Shoreline Studios, Canada’s largest and oldest studio for film and TV. In 2014 he started Solace Management Group, a hemp product company focused on pet, cosmeceutical, and nutraceutical markets. As of February 2019, Geyser Brands signed a non-binding LOI to acquire Solace Management. Upon completing the proposed Solace acquisition, Geyser Brands intends to launch into the execution phase of its plan — to take its brands global through retail and digital direct-to-consumer experiences, launching its hemp-infused cannabis brands and products in the U.S., European Union, and Asia, and its CBD-infused line of products in jurisdictions where the therapeutic ingredient is legal.

Kuldip Gill, head of Geyser Brands’ R&D program, has more than 35 years of experience in the cannabis industry. Gill built the largest manufacturing facility in the lower mainland in Surrey, British Columbia, complete with R&D, analytical and quality control labs approved by both the FDA and Health Canada. He has to date created over 3,500 formulas, most notably Lakota pain relief gel. Gill’s experience and proven track record is evident in the strongly marketable formulations he has developed and sold worldwide.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.GeyserBrands.com

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• Even with its cultivation facility only 20 percent operational, the company reported record revenues from its first cannabis sales in 2018
• Flowr announced that 20 fully constructed grow rooms will be available in Q3 2019, increasing its annual production capacity to 10,000 kilograms
• The company has also announced plans to expand its product line with the sale of seeds and clones once production is ramped up

The Flowr Corporation (TSX.V: FLWR) (OTC: FLWPF) registered a number of important milestones in 2018, despite the fact that its world-class cultivation facility was only 20 percent operational at the time. In an official conference call held on April 4, 2019, the company announced its first revenues on sales of premium cannabis in 2018. Flowr Corporation sold nearly 405 kilograms of cannabis produced at the grow rooms of its Kelowna 1 facility (http://ibn.fm/dhhdF).

Gross revenue reached C$3.3 million and net revenue was established at C$2.9 million. The average net realized price was C$7.08 per gram, after Flowr received its sales license in August 2018.

The Flowr cultivation facilities feature proprietary, patent-pending systems designed to consistently generate high crop yields. The 84,000-square-foot flagship Kelowna 1 facility is located on a seven-acre property in Kelowna, British Columbia. The facility is engineered to meet pharmaceutical industry production standards for cleanliness.

Currently, 10 of the Kelowna 1 grow rooms are licensed for use. Eight rooms are propagated with plants, and, by the end of the third quarter of 2019, Flowr anticipates having 20 fully-constructed grow rooms. Once that milestone is reached, Flowr Corporation’s cultivation capacity is expected to ramp up to 10,000 kilograms of premium cannabis annually.

According to Flowr Co-CEO Vinay Tolia, the revenue numbers are indicative of the company’s ability to grow and process a high-quality product, even while only a fraction of the world-class Kelowna facility is operational.

On top of completing the facility by the third quarter of 2019, Flowr also aims to expand its product line, as an official company announcement detailed (http://ibn.fm/MdriE). Flowr expects to start selling a selection of its premium high-quality cannabis in clone and seed form to both national and international customers.

“As we ramp up production, we believe Flowr will be able to offer the select cultivars we use to produce our premium cannabis to cultivators globally,” company Co-CEO Tom Flow announced in a news release.

Mid-March 2019, Flowr Corporation also announced the launch of its medical cannabis products for sale via the online Shoppers Drug Mart platform (http://ibn.fm/egTA2). Flowr Corporation and Shoppers Drug Mart confirmed a sales agreement at the beginning of 2019. The collaboration will simplify the delivery of premium medical cannabis products throughout Canada.

To order Flowr products online, patients need to submit a completed medical document from their health care providers. Shoppers Drug Mart advisors will next contact the health care practitioner for verification purposes before products get shipped.

Previously, Flowr products were available online via the company’s web portal. As per the new agreement, Shoppers Drug Mart is now the exclusive direct-to-patient Flowr product distributor.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Flowr.ca

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• The company’s acquisitions include fully-integrated licensed medical marijuana businesses and a cultivation/processing center in Arizona
• Investments have been announced for strategically located properties in Michigan with 10 approved cultivation licenses and one processing license
• An overwhelming 92 percent of states in the U.S. have legalized some form of cannabis
• The global legal marijuana market is expected to exceed $146 billion by the end of 2025

Nabis Holdings (CSE: NAB) (OTC: INNPF) (FRA: 7IP), also known as Innovative Properties Inc., is a Canadian company focused on strategically investing in high quality cash-flow assets within the cannabis sector. These carefully selected investments are primarily located in U.S. states that have legalized some form of cannabis, from medicinal to recreational adult-use and cannabidiol (CBD) products (www.NabisHoldings.com).

The company features a strong management team, led by two of the industry’s leading operators, that is working to establish an ‘Anchor Investment Portfolio’ of high-quality assets, strategically selected over a short period of time and at the right price. Nabis Holdings specifically seeks out U.S. cannabis assets and brands now doing business in limited license states. The company’s focus on strategic revenue generation, EBITDA and growth is enshrined in its motto: ‘One team. One goal.’ Similarly, this focus is reflected in the company’s name: ‘Na bis’, which is defined as ‘repeat performance’ or ‘encore’.

To date, Nabis Holdings has announced investments capable of creating immediate value in multiple vertical cannabis businesses located in some of the nation’s largest medical marijuana markets, including Arizona, Michigan and Washington state (http://nnw.fm/GC6Mx). Nabis has also invested in Hivemind Refinery, a premium consumer CBD brand; and Bloombox, a leading intelligent retail and supply chain cannabis software platform.

Management’s hands-on approach to identifying proven operators with strong brand traction; pharma-grade cultivation, extraction and dispensaries; and other operations is quickly expanding the company’s ‘Anchor Investment Portfolio’. The company is also exploring investment opportunities in Israel, the European Union and other nations.

The global legal marijuana market is expected to reach $146.4 billion by the end of 2025, according to a Grand View Research Inc. report. Increasing medical research into utilizing cannabis or CBD to treat forms of cancer, epilepsy, mental disorders, chronic pain and other diseases is expected to propel market growth, as the report states (http://nnw.fm/B1bgw).

Nabis CEO Shay Shnet and President Mark Krytiuk have been directly involved in the cannabis industry and financial sectors for decades and were most recently founding partners of MPX Bioceutical. MPX was the subject of the largest public takeover in the U.S. cannabis industry to date, as it merged with iAnthus for C$835 million. Nabis Holdings seeks to be a leading investor with a portfolio of vertically integrated, multistate cannabis operations across the U.S. and beyond.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NabisHoldings.com

• Earth Science Tech is well positioned to take advantage of the exploding cannabinoid industry
• One consumer survey found that nearly 6.9 percent of adults currently use CBD as a supplement
• The CBD product market is estimated to reach $16 billion by 2025, incentivizing all kinds of companies to create inroads into the lucrative space

Earth Science Tech Inc. (OTCQB: ETST), a Florida-based biotechnology company focused on cannabis and cannabinoid research and development, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, is well-positioned to take advantage of the growing demand for cannabinoid products by offering the highest purity and quality cannabinoids on the market.

Cannabidiol has been heralded by market analysts as a catalyst for an impending economic boom, and speculation abounds as to its ultimate market impact as legalization trickles through the United States. After the U.S. Farm Bill passed in December 2018, designating hemp-derived CBD as legal under specific stipulations, the CBD product market has taken off. According to a Cowen & Co. analysis, nearly seven percent of Americans are already using CBD products, and estimates set the potential market opportunity for the “much-hyped” cannabis compound at $16 billion by 2025 (http://nnw.fm/0ArJI).

Cowen’s consumer poll of approximately 2,500 adults, taken in January 2019, found that 6.9 percent of those surveyed use CBD as a supplement. This total was “much higher than [Cowen analysts] would have suspected,” according to analyst Vivien Azer. “Conservatively,” Cowen (http://nnw.fm/0ArJI) expects CBD use to grow to 10 percent of U.S. adults by 2025, signifying 25 million consumers and a “$16 billion market opportunity.”

Earth Science Tech’s wholly owned subsidiaries are focused on developing the company’s role as a global purveyor of CBD products, as well as expanding its work in bringing cutting-edge pharmaceutical and medical device offerings to the market. Each of its subsidiaries has a foothold in the CBD market and is focused on increasing revenues and income-stream opportunities.

The company’s cannabinoids are of the highest purity and quality on the market. ETST’s CBD oil is 100 percent natural and organic, and it’s offered in various forms of personal care goods, homeopathies, vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, functional foods and more. Products are available to customers in both retail stores and via the internet for ease of purchase across all 50 states. Earth Science Tech continues to expand its product line and is in the process of developing new products with the goal of extending its reach within the medical cannabis market.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.EarthScienceTech.com

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• TransCanna Holdings’ purchase of a 5.5-acre site in Northern California with a 196,000-square-foot facility onsite is expected to set the stage for the company’s self-contained ecosystem to create or acquire 15 premium brands by controlling all aspects of production, distribution and sales
• Cannabis sales in California are expected to reach $5.1 billion this year and climb to $7.7 billion by 2022
• TransCanna’s site purchase advances plans for an additional 600,000-square-foot facility for biomass growth
• A successful, oversubscribed private placement raised gross proceeds of C$16 million to help fund plans for the site

Cannabis branding and distribution company TransCanna Holdings Inc. (CSE: TCAN) (FSE: TH8) has finalized the acquisition of “arguably the largest vertically integrated cannabis centric” multi‐purpose facility in California, setting the stage for edification of a self-contained cannabis hub operation that includes integrated divisions for transportation and distribution, cultivation and nursery, lab extraction, manufacturing and packaging.

The three-story, 196,000-square-foot facility is part of a larger 5.5-acre property purchase that the company envisions as green space, where up to 600,000 square feet of new structure can be built to grow TransCanna’s own biomass for its brands.

“Simultaneous to putting our efforts into purchasing the facility, we’ve been searching extensively for the key individuals who will be overseeing the day to day operations. We’ve made great strides over the past several weeks and should be able to start making announcements by the end of the month,” TransCanna CEO Jim Pakulis stated in a news release (http://nnw.fm/2tRtD).

The total purchase price was $15 million. The seller of the building agreed to a carry-back note of $6.75 million at seven percent interest for up to 13 months, with an initial maturity date of October 15 and the possibility of a six-month extension under a share and share warrant issuance agreement.

A brokered private placement for five million units of shares and warrants to help fund the purchase was increased to eight million units for gross proceeds of C$16 million after the investment vehicle was oversubscribed in March (http://nnw.fm/1KhNI).

The seller completed $8 million in renovation improvements prior to the purchase to bring parts of the site’s potential up to U.S. Department of Agriculture standards for safety and sanitation in processing biomass, with cannabis packaging and processing equipment included. Making the existing facility operational would require an additional investment of approximately $1.5 million. The structure has not yet been licensed for cannabis production, but TransCanna expects to use it for the varied aspects of its cannabis production and distribution operations as those permissions are granted.

“We believe the consistency in our ecosystem that we can offer, and the scale that we can create, will result in TransCanna owning a portfolio of premium brands that will materially benefit the retailer and their customers,” Pakulis added (http://nnw.fm/w1Noa).

Analysts at Arcview Market Research, partnering with BDS Analytics, forecast a legal cannabis market in the United States that will experience double-digit growth from 2018 to 2022, passing $23 billion in sales by 2022 with a 22 percent CAGR (http://nnw.fm/Nqr54). A Cannabis Business Plan report predicts that California’s cannabis market will reach $7.7 billion in annual revenues by 2022 (http://nnw.fm/R0zVS), while BDS Analytics expects sales of cannabis to hit $5.1 billion this year in California alone (http://nnw.fm/3Spl9).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TransCanna.com

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• Recognized in 2018 by the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange as a Top 50 Company
• Siyata is the first and only company to offer a dedicated in-vehicle cellular solution for the next generation of fleet communication in North America.
• New revenue streams are opening up in North American with nationwide cellular networks like Bell Mobility and two Tier 1 U.S. cellular carriers.
• Future recurring revenue from third-party fleet application sales
• Uniden UV350 has already been launched with Bell Canada, with U.S. carrier agreements expected in Q2 2019
• North America presents very few to no competitors for Siyata Mobile
• Over 1 million rugged cellular devices are sold in North America annually
• According to the United States Department of Transportation, in 2016 there were 3.5 million First Responder vehicles and 9.7 million commercial the United States.
• Very strong treasury, excellent liquidity on the stock

Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX.V: SIM) (OTCQX: SYATF) is a leading global developer and provider of Push-to-Talk Over Cellular (“PTT/PoC”) systems for enterprise customers. The company specializes in connected vehicle products for professional fleets and markets its products under the Uniden® Cellular brand.

Since its inception in 2012, Siyata has amassed a customer base that includes cellular operators, commercial vehicle technology distributors, and fleets of all sizes in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

Recognized by the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange in 2018 as a Venture Top 50 Company, Siyata aims to deliver the highest quality and most technologically advanced mobile communication devices for global corporate workforces, fleets, homes and buildings.

The company has long been an industry pioneer, delivering the world’s first 3G connected vehicle device as well as the world’s first 4G/LTE vehicle mounted smartphone for First Responders and commercial fleets and vehicles.

Siyata is headquartered in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Product Portfolio

Siyata’s suite of technology includes numerous PTT and legacy devices, as well as cellular boosters designed to improve cellular signals in corporate warehouses, government embassies, retirement home campuses, banks and manufacturing plants.

The company’s flagship product, the Uniden UV350, is the world’s first vehicle-mounted 4G/LTE smartphone with crystal clear quality, carrier grade PTT, voice, text, video and data applications built into a single device. Specifically designed for First Responder and commercial fleet vehicles, the UV350 runs on cellular LTE networks that provide nationwide and global coverage, replacing traditional single purpose two-way radios that require a monthly fee and limited network coverage.

The Uniden UV350 is currently available through Bell Mobility, Canada’s largest LTE network and PTT community. Expanding its availability, Siyata is completing network approval with two North American Tier 1 operators to launch the UV350 in the U.S. in 2019.

Management Team

CEO and Chairman Marc Seelenfreund is the founder of Siyata. He is also the founder of Siyata’s parent company, Accel Telecom, an Israel-based company that specializes in importing and distributing innovative cellular and IP devices to fixed line operators and mobile providers within Israel. Prior to establishing Accel, Seelenfreund was a vice president at Sunrise Corporation in New York where he focused on financing publicly traded technology companies. Seelenfreund has a law degree from Bar Ilan University, is a board member at Israel’s leading private university, and has served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces.

Glenn Kennedy, vice president of sales, has over 25 years of sales experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Siyata in 2016, Kennedy managed sales nationally for Motorola Canada, HTC Communications Canada, and Sonim Technologies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in honors business administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

CFO Gerald Bernstein, a professional chartered accountant, has spent 20 years focusing on private equity financing and tax efficient corporate structuring in multi-jurisdictional arenas. He holds a bachelor’s degree of commerce as well as a graduate diploma in public accountancy from McGill University. Bernstein has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1987.

Gidi Bracha, Vice President of Technology, has served in this position since 2011 and spearheaded the development of both the Truckfone, Voyager and UV350. Bracha served in various key positions at Cellcom, Israel’s leading cellular provider, including head of car mobility products and director of type approvals. Bracha served as an engineer technician in the Anti-Aircraft division of the Air Force in the Israel Defense Forces and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and business management from the University of Derby.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SiyataMobile.com

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• CIIX’s CBD Biotechnology Co. Ltd. explored new partnership opportunities at Vietnam Expo
• CBD Biotech exhibited self-branded, hemp-infused skin care line
• CIIX aims to build new markets for industrial hemp products throughout Asia

ChineseInvestors.com Inc.’s (OTCQB: CIIX) wholly owned foreign enterprise, CBD Biotechnology Co. Ltd., introduced its new efforts in hemp plant extraction and associated cosmetics at the 29th Vietnam Expo in Hanoi, which was held on April 10-13. The company exhibited its self-branded, hemp-infused skin care line, establishing CBD Biotech as one of the first companies in China to offer skin care products infused with hemp oil and hemp leaf extract (http://ibn.fm/wpIGP).

Participating in the event enabled CBD Biotech to explore industrial hemp sales throughout Asia, raise its profile among potential partners and become an influencer in the market. CBD Biotech has been a pioneer in the Chinese market for hemp-infused skin care products and an originator of hemp plant extraction. The company also exhibited its hemp wine at the expo (http://ibn.fm/UvDtK).

“The Vietnam Expo continues to be an important business destination to build bridges for trade promotion, foreign relations, facilitating commerce and attracting trade between Vietnamese and foreign enterprises,” CBD Biotech CEO Summer Yun stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/5EG6R). “We anticipate creating lucrative export opportunities and exploring possible expansion to more Southeast Asian countries and members of ASEAN.”

CBD Biotech’s current line of skin care products features the Popular Series, Live Oxygen Series, Plant Series and New Products Series.

The Vietnam Expo showcased 760 companies in more than 1,000 booths. Some 35 percent of the booths represent international companies, while 65 percent are companies based in Vietnam.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ChineseInvestors.com

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• CVGR owns 19.9 percent of Budd Hutt, which will focus on attaining retail shelf space and securing distribution opportunities
• CVGR’s seed-to-retail model is designed to grow and produce cannabis extracts in anticipation of high-quality edible products
• Company President says that Budd Hutt’s selection of Belcher as new CEO will help transform that firm into a top retailer of cannabis and cannabis-based products

City View Green Holdings Inc. (CSE: CVGR) owns a 19.9 percent stake in Budd Hutt Inc., a retail-focused cannabis company that recently named Craig Belcher as its new CEO (http://ibn.fm/tkLGg). CVGR is fully supportive of the executive move.

“We are confident Mr. Belcher’s experience and passion will lead and transform Budd Hutt Inc. into one of the top retailers of cannabis and cannabis-based products,” CVGR President Rob Fia stated in a news release. “This is an exciting time for all of us.”

Toronto, Canada-based CVGR is a vertically integrated seed-to-sale cannabis company that’s planning to grow high-quality cannabis and produce extracts. The company anticipates producing edible products, distillates and water-soluble products for the beverage market. Its partner, Budd Hutt, will be charged with securing retail shelf space and expanding distribution opportunities for the CVGR line.

“Having City View Green as a key partner in Budd Hutt Inc., with their vertically integrated seed to sale approach, is a critical element to our future success,” Belcher added. He brings with him impressive experience in the regulated alcohol beverage and tobacco industries, as well as brand and retail savvy. Previously, he was co-founder and EVP of Brand Momentum. Regarding CVGR, Belcher added, “We are in the process of reviewing several attractive retail opportunities nationally and look forward to sharing the results in the near future.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.CityViewGreen.ca

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• Petroteq Energy is developing an oil extraction technology that has the potential to follow fracking as the “next big thing” in driving America’s energy independence
• Petroteq is developing its proof-of-concept extraction process in Utah’s east desert and recently established a benchmark for continuous production with the environmentally friendly technology
• The company began selling oil regionally in November and is building its heavy oil production to 1,000 barrels per day

The oil and gas industry has long worked to successfully manage profit margins while keeping the nations’ transport systems humming through the continual high and low fluctuations of global crude supply pricing. The advent of shale “fracking” as an alternative means of oil extraction has granted countries such as the United States a booming domestic supply of oil.

Technology developed by oil sands extraction innovator Petroteq Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PQE) (OTCQX: PQEFF) could represent the next step in the development of oil extraction technology. Unlike fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, in which high pressure water and chemicals are injected into drilled wells to force open rock fractures and release trapped oil, Petroteq’s patented closed-loop “clean” technology mines tar sand source material from land surfaces, minimizing financial and environmental risk while providing a significant investment benefit. Unlike traditional drilling, Petroteq’s closed-loop process has the advantage that, once a surface source has been identified, there is no investment risk related to exploration, because the extent of the resource is already known prior to set up.

The company’s oil production project in the eastern deserts of Utah utilizes a first-in-kind technology that’s patented in the United States and Canada to separate heavy oil from the bituminous asphalt sands. As the oil sands are mixed with a solvent solution, crushed to wring out the oil, shaken and removed for storage through a heat distillation process, the original sand material is returned to the desert floor, cleaner than when it was taken for processing.

“In fact 100 percent cleaner than it was when we took it out,” Petroteq President R. Gerald Bailey said in an interview last year (http://ibn.fm/hMFJ5). “There’s no emissions, nothing to the air and nothing to the soil… So, you could put plants on it and grow it after we get finished. So, there’s no environmental issues in this stuff and it’s very amenable to easy expansion.”

The solvent used in the separation process is recycled for use in ongoing batches of oil extraction. Petroteq’s technology avoids any concerns associated with pressurized drilling or wastewater disposal through its patented reclamation process. As such, Petroteq believes that it is on the cusp of engineering the next revolution in the oil and gas industry, while also helping the United States establish its ability to be energy self-sufficient .

As Petroteq’s economical and domestic heavy-oil extraction process proves itself, it also has the potential to fill a major market vacuum caused by restrictions in getting heavy oil from outside sources such as Venezuela and Canada (http://ibn.fm/wBnNG). The range of products available through heavy oil processing makes heavy oil preferable to light oil for oil processors, an important advantage of the Petroteq technology.

Petroteq began proving its concept by processing crude at its Asphalt Ridge operation in Utah late last year, and it recently announced that it had achieved two weeks of continuous production using the technology at a benchmark level (http://ibn.fm/2jwE7). The company began selling its oil to regional markets in November, and Petroteq believes that its lease contains 87 million barrels that it can extract over the next 20 to 30 years.

Earlier this year, the Asphalt Ridge facility underwent expansion designed to allow it to produce up to 1,000 barrels per day (bpd), which it expects to achieve within the next month and a half as the company prepares to move the facility into phase 2 of its production life cycle, building toward 4,000 bpd by year’s end (http://ibn.fm/SLvbx) and an anticipated 5,000 to 8,000 bpd by the end of 2020.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Petroteq.energy

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• In a rapidly growing industry, SHRG is one of fastest-growing direct-selling companies
• Nutritional products specially formulated for happiness are part of the company’s commitment to elevating the health and wellness of others
• The company’s strategic growth is spurred both organically and through acquisitions, as SHRG eyes a global stage

Focused on the success of home-based entrepreneurs, Sharing Services Global Corporation (OTCQB: SHRG) is a diversified holding company that owns, operates or controls an interest in a variety of companies specializing in the direct-selling industry. In the last several months alone, the company has grown by 10,000 independent sales representatives, positioning it among the fastest-growing direct-selling companies in the world.

According to the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations, 2016 saw a global market exceeding $182.6 billion, with the United States leading the way with $35.5 billion and China right behind with $33.9 billion (http://ibn.fm/LqrVf). Statista reports that, in 2017, the direct-selling market generated nearly $190 billion, with wellness products accounting for 33.8 percent of total industry sales.

According to the Direct Selling Association, roughly 18 million people participated in direct selling in the United States last year alone. As of January 2019, SHRG has reported 29,000 Elepreneurs, 200,000 customers and $65 million in revenue since its product launch in December 2017 (http://ibn.fm/qiPZB).

Several strengths make SHRG stand out from its direct-selling competition. These include nutritional products that promote happiness, the company’s unique Blue Ocean Strategy and the rapid growth of its home-based entrepreneurs, or Elepreneurs – a term coined by the company.

Elepreneurs LLC was launched in December 2017 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of SHRG. Structured to contract with companies to promote and sell products through a direct-selling model, Elepreneurs is dedicated to elevating the health, wellness and happiness of others. Using relationship and word-of-mouth marketing, the company is training its home-based entrepreneurs to organically reach consumers in an extremely cost-effective and personal approach.

Elevacity Global LLC is also a wholly owned subsidiary of SHRG. Elevacity utilizes the Elepreneurs to promote its specially formulated nutritional products to consumers. Its powerful products are made with scientifically-backed ingredients that stimulate the happiness hormones dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins, which the company refers to as D.O.S.E. The vision behind Elevacity is to elevate lives through both products and services.

SHRG is strategically implementing a diversified growth strategy, which includes growth organically and through acquisitions, both inside and outside of the United States. The company’s recent name change — from Sharing Services Inc. to Sharing Services Global Corporation —reflects this international growth strategy.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SHRGInc.com

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