• Spectrum has acquired a telecommunications firm focused on the design, installation and maintenance of structured cabling system solutions for the enterprise market
• Company recently entered a merger creating a consolidated entity with $130 million of enterprise value
• Spectrum is planning to uplist to the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ‘WAVE’

The volume of contracts – $5.8 million – won by Spectrum Global Solutions Inc. (OTCQB: SGSI) over the past 12 months shows that the engineering company is already benefiting as telecommunications carriers and large corporate enterprises upgrade their systems (http://ibn.fm/borLh). Spectrum’s good fortune is likely to continue as 5G rollouts accelerate. The company plans to boost its capabilities by merging with a provider of technology infrastructure and services (http://ibn.fm/9XfXD). The merger is expected to place Spectrum in position to offer more comprehensive solutions and profit from the projected $2.3 billion to be spent on 5G mobile infrastructure by 2021. Post consolidation, Spectrum intends to operate under the name ‘WaveTech Global’ and uplist to the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ‘WAVE’, subject to regulatory approval. The merger with WaveTech Global Inc. is expected to create a consolidated entity valued at more than $130 million.

With a name like WaveTech, the company is signaling its preparedness for the impending 5G tsunami, as telecommunications carriers hurriedly upgrade their cellular networks. For starters, fifth-generation (“5G”) cellular networks hold the promise of much faster data transmission speeds. While current 4G LTE has a peak speed of 1 GB per second, 5G promises to zip around 20-times faster at 20 GB per second. Internet speeds pale in comparison (http://ibn.fm/20l6b), as the “average U.S. fixed broadband download speed was 64.17 Mbps (15th in the world) in the first half of 2017, while the average upload speed was 22.79 Mbps (24th in the world).” 5G speed will also be enabled through the use of higher frequency radio bands. Generally, 4G LTE technology can only operate at up to 6 GHz, but 5G will utilize frequencies between 30 GHz and 300 GHz. A corollary to faster data transfer is larger data transfer. More channels (frequencies) means less traffic on any one channel.

5G also produces less latency and wider connectivity. Latency measures the time interval between data instructions and the response. 5G networks are expected to offer a maximum latency of just four milliseconds (“ms”), down 80 percent from the 20 ms on LTE cells. While, up to this point, cellular networks have been designed around mobile phones, 5G is meant to work with a variety of devices – wearables, smart energy grids, connected traffic lights and the latest vehicle sensors – bringing the Internet of Things (“IoT”) closer to reality. Importantly, the 5G standard demands greater energy efficiency, a requirement that Spectrum should be able to satisfy after its merger with WaveTech Global, which provides critical power services and energy lifecycle solutions.

WaveTech is a global next-generation technology company specializing in mobile network micro-services, critical power management and efficiency, asset lifecycle extension, data-analytics, intellectual property development and implementation services. Spectrum has also acquired TNS, Inc. a technology provider based in Illinois (http://ibn.fm/KskaU). TNS offers design, installation and maintenance of structured cabling system solutions to the enterprise market. With operations nationwide and abroad, TNS has built telecommunications infrastructure for more than 16 years, generating, in 2018, $6 million in revenues.

These services will complement those presently provided by Spectrum, which include infrastructure audits; site acquisition; architectural, structural and civil design and analysis; construction management; construction; installation; warehousing and logistics; and maintenance services that support the build-out and upgrade of small cell, Wi-Fi, fiber and distributed antenna systems (“DAS”) networks. The company believes that the expansion and migration of these next-generation networks provide significant opportunity, which it can realize by leveraging its long-term relationships with major wireless, commercial wireline and wireless operators, DAS operators, tower companies, OEMs and project management organizations, supported by multi-year master service agreements.

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

• The hemp-CBD industry is estimated to reach $22 billion by 2020
• While still focusing on providing financial information and services, ChineseInvestors.com also aims to be a recognizable leader in the hemp-based CBD oil industry
• The company is considering a Nasdaq IPO for subsidiary CBD Biotech Co. Ltd. by late FY2019 or the following year

ChineseInvestors.com Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX), a leading financial information website for Chinese-speaking investors in the United States and Canada, is looking to gain momentum in its hemp-based CBD product and service division through a variety of avenues.

Aside from retail, online and direct sales of hemp-based products, the company has also historically offered customers a wide variety of products and services, including real-time market commentary, as well as analysis and education-related services in Chinese language character sets.

ChineseInvestors.com has cultivated a highly diversified revenue stream and has made inroads into the growing cannabis and CBD oil industry in several ways. The company developed a Chinese language application for the cannabis industry, and, in 2016, it launched a new website which could distribute industrial hemp-based CBD products.

ChineseInvestors.com aims to be a recognizable leader in the hemp-based CBD oil industry. In China, hemp-based CBD is legal as an additive to cosmetics, and this allows for a potential market of nearly two billion people desirous of quality CBD-infused products. As a standalone market distinct from cannabis itself, the hemp-CBD market is estimated to reach $22 billion by 2022, according to a study by the Brightfield Group (http://ibn.fm/CDOlD). As more of mainland China’s population sees the benefits of CBD oil products, the blossoming industry is poised for strong growth in that region.

Another aspect of ChineseInvestors.com’s growth strategy can be seen in the company’s acquisition of foreign enterprise CBD Biotech Co. Ltd. Referring to its pursuit of a national securities exchange listing for CBD Biotech, ChineseInvestors.com CEO and founder Warren Wang said in a news release (http://ibn.fm/EUHEZ), “This is a part of a series of actions we have put into place to execute…our strategic plan to spin-out CBD Biotech.”

Wang continued, stating his belief that “listing on a national exchange speaks to the quality of CBD Biotech, will provide us with market visibility and access to capital, and further support our growth strategy.” He mentioned that the company hopes for a Nasdaq IPO of CBD Biotech late in FY2019 or early the following year (http://ibn.fm/eSl9z).

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

• CBD consumer sales are estimated to grow to US$2.1 billion in 2020 from US$202 million in 2018
• There is no dominating leader in CBD space with the top brand currently holding a slim 6% market share, opening the way for Wildflower to become the recognized CBD leader
• Wildflower is developing a strong, branded presence in the regulated cannabis and nutraceutical markets
• Wildflower holds 14 California cannabis licenses that it can monetize beyond its own products, especially in the distribution, manufacturing and retail sectors
• Wildflower’s online CBD store is growing organically, with 400% growth year over year and with 33% of monthly sales from repeat customers.
• Wildflower Wellness products are currently distributed throughout the U.S. with its major markets being Washington, California and New York
• Expansion plans include entry into Canada’s recreational and medicinal markets along with select international locations

Wildflower Brands Inc. (CSE: SUN) (OTCQB: WLDFF) is a public cannabis company developing and designing brands that focus on plant-based wellness and health products. Wildflower markets its full-spectrum CBD products to retailers in the health and wellness space throughout the United States and in legal cannabis markets in accordance with regulations marketing its THC and CBD products.

Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Wildflower employs a unique and holistic business model that encompasses research and development, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and retail. First launched in 2012 as a private company with a cannabis-focused brand, Wildflower went public in 2014 and has since reached numerous significant milestones in its drive to create brands that work in synergy toward becoming a global wellness brand leader.

Gathered within the growing family of Wildflower brands are the following entities:

• Wildflower Wellness is known for its reputable brand, uncompromising quality and mission to connect people with the healing power of plants. Wildflower Wellness offers CBD vaporizers, capsules, tinctures, soaps and topicals that are backed by a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Wildflower Wellness offers a full lineup of full spectrum CBD extract infused products made in the U.S. in Wildflower’s GMP facilities which are always third-party lab tested for quality assurance and accurate labeling.
• King Extracts is a California-based company focused on cannabis technology and delivery systems. The King Recharge is a discreet, 97mm small, rechargeable vaporizer with a sleek pocket-sized charging and storage case. King concentrates are clean and sophisticated blends made from CO2 extractions that are fractionally distilled for clarity and purity with proprietary terpenes blended in to deliver a robust, full-flavor profile. King products are available at 26 select, regulated retail dispensaries in California.
• Exclusive is a dispensary of high-quality cannabis products and accessories serving the city of Los Angeles, California. The company enjoys a close association with select hospital oncology departments and community programs.

Using the slogan “Plants Heal,” Wildflower’s distribution network in the U.S. includes 200+ retailers in Washington state and 20+ retailers in New York City. Wildflower has also partnered with Retail Worx to establish shop-in-shop retail locations in the heart of New York City which pairs nicely with the introduction of Wildflower into existing Bridges General’s stores in New York City and San Francisco. Through this partnership with Retail Worx, Wildflower by Bridges General stores will have exclusive product offerings in addition to the full lineup of existing Wildflower Wellness CBD products. Distribution in other U.S. markets includes 80+ wellness and healthcare practitioners with a total distribution of over 300 stores nationwide.

Wildflower holds 14 California cannabis licenses that cover recreational and medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution and retail/delivery in the jurisdictions of California state and the city of Los Angeles. Opportunities to activate these licenses creates the phenomenal potential of driving significant revenues while minimizing risk. Expansion plans into Canada are underway with discussions centered on retail acquisitions and Wildflower launching into over-the-counter market with its CBD product line. Global expansion is a key part of Wildflower’s strategy with initial plans aimed at specific international markets where regulatory hurdles are less restrictive.

In December 2018, Wildflower began on-demand, legal and licensed cannabis delivery services to adult consumers in the Los Angeles area and has hired dozens of full-time delivery drivers to accommodate this unmet need. Wildflower has partnered with leading technology and logistics company Eaze.com to help route deliveries efficiently, manage inventory and comply with California law. Providing legal, licensed delivery services helps to ensure that all adults including those with mobility challenges and limited access to transportation services can purchase high quality, legal cannabis products.

Wildflower’s direct-to-consumer online store sales have shown an organic growth. The Company recently achieved over 300 percent growth in online sales since January 2018 with annualized revenues exceeding $1 million for online sales only, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of increased revenue.

Core Team

William MacLean is the founder and CEO of Wildflower Brands Inc. His involvement in all aspects of the business from product R&D to manufacturing setup has led the Company to its current success. MacLean is a seasoned sales professional with over 20 years of experience in various industries from advertising and marketing to medical sales. While in the advertising and marketing space, his clients included major brands including: Bell, Remax, BC Hydro, and Royal Bank.

CFO Stephen Pearce is a director and officer of a number of public companies in the resource sector. His professional experience as a practicing attorney is primarily in corporate and securities work. Pearce’s academic background includes an honors bachelor’s degree in economics from York University, in which he focused specifically on corporate finance. Pearce obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia.

Alfred Kee, COO, is a business technology leader with over 15 years of experience in building high performing teams at small startups to large enterprises. With foundations in running large scale business critical technology and user experience product management mindset, Kee excels at guiding teams to deliver business value with agility. His knowledge and experience were honed while working with Electronic Arts, KPMG, CenturyLink, Cisco and Apple, as well as a string of successful startups. Lee brings a global perspective having lived and worked through parts of the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia.

Creative Director Amy Yamamura is a founding member of Wildflower and has been a driving force behind the Company from the start, creating the Wildflower brand. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in communications from Boston University, Yamamura returned to Tokyo to develop her career in TV as an international business correspondent coordinating collaborative projects between top creators around the world and corporations. Yamamura’s unique experience in working closely with successful Japanese brands like UNIQLO has given her exceptional eyes for branding a company.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.WildflowerBrands.co

• Gabriella’s Kitchen has a new line of products infused with cannabis-derived cannabinoids
• The company creates foods that address diverse dietary considerations
• Gabriella’s recently signed a supply agreement with Xtract Xperts

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Gabriella’s Kitchen Inc. (CSE: GABY) has a mission to create delicious, better-for-you foods. A U.S.-focused company, Gabriella’s and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture, produce, distribute and retail cannabis and infused-edible products in the United States and Canada. The company uses unique ingredients in inventive ways to create healthy alternatives to traditionally unhealthy comfort foods.

Gabriella’s new line of products infused with cannabis-derived cannabinoids, including CBD and THC, supplements its existing, established portfolio (http://ibn.fm/7KcvZ). The company currently holds a manufacturing license and will hold a distribution license issued by the California Bureau of Cannabis Control upon the closing of its acquisition of Sonoma Pacific Distribution.

A pure-play, cannabis-wellness business, Gabriella’s Kitchen has an infrastructure of major retailers and a wide-ranging broker and distribution network. At present, the company’s non-infused products are available in more than 3,400 major retail stores throughout the United States and Canada (http://ibn.fm/fmgKU).

Regarding marketing cannabis products in Canada, the National Post (http://ibn.fm/0AQSe) notes that “in a second wave of recreational legalization, cannabis-infused food and drink will be lawful in Canada no later than Oct. 17, 2019, and sales are projected to boom.” The article also reports that “according to a report by marijuana market research company The Arcview Group, edibles are expected to quadruple in Canada and the U.S. by 2022, reaching a value of more than $4.1 billion.”

Gabriella’s Kitchen creates food that addresses dietary considerations. The company’s products are suitable for pasta lovers, high-performance athletes, vegetarians, gluten-free eaters and low-carb dieters. The products are also suitable for those who have low-blood sugar or only eat superfoods. Gabriella’s products include high-protein pastas, extra-virgin olive oil and garlic olive oil. The company’s new product creations made with premier ingredients are full of nutrients and contain no additives, preservatives or GMOs (genetically modified organisms).

Gabriella’s Kitchen has added to its pasta lineup with numerous product lines, including Gabriella’s Kitchen, noodi and gabbypasta, all of which are available online. Furthermore, the company has added a fourth brand, alto, that represents its infused products.

Recently, Gabriella’s Kitchen announced a joint venture with Eximius Coffee LLC to launch a line of cannabis and CBD-infused coffee beverages and infused single-serve grounds appropriate for steeping. These cannabis-infused, cold-brew coffees will be manufactured at the Oil Plant, Gabriella’s licensed manufacturing facility in Santa Rosa, California (http://ibn.fm/ZtHge).

Moreover, the company recently announced that it has entered into a supply agreement to purchase cannabidiol extract, including full-spectrum, high-grade cannabidiol, distillate oil and isolate crystals, from Xtract Xperts. Xtract is the largest producer of hemp in Oregon (http://ibn.fm/rNOuy). All of Xtract Xperts’ cannabidiol extracts come from hemp rather than marijuana.

Gabriella’s Kitchen continues to innovate with unique new products for food lovers. With its emphasis on high-protein, low-carb, low-glycemic, vegan, gluten-free and allergy-sensitive options, Gabriella’s has a customer-centric focus. The company is positioned to leverage the growing trend toward legal and functional foods.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Gabriellas-Kitchen.com

• A phase one drilling program has commenced
• QMC aims to greatly expand the historic resource estimate of the Irgon Lithium Mine Project
• Company is drilling to test expansion to the western extension of the Irgon Dike

QMC Quantum Minerals Corp. (OTC: QMCQF) (TSX.V: QMC) (FSE: 3LQ) announced on February 21, 2019, initiation of a 1,500-meter drilling program at the Irgon Lithium Mine Project for the purpose of confirming pegmatite intersections, lithium grades and the historic resource published for the Irgon property (http://ibn.fm/vFSfq).

The Irgon Lithium Mine Project is located within the Cat-Lake-Winnipeg River rare elements pegmatite field in Manitoba. From 1953 to 1954, the Lithium Corp. of Canada’s drill program established a historical resource estimate of 1.2 million tons grading 1.5 percent lithium oxide (Li2O) over a strike length of 365 meters and to a depth of 213 meters.

In 2018, QMC Quantum Minerals foresaw the potential for expanding the historic estimate. The company explored the Irgon site to identify potential extensions to the known dike. QMC began working on exposing the dike along the strike length. Subsequent channel sampling program confirmed and extended the zone of the known spodumene mineralization.

As of February, QMC’s technical team and the drill contractor’s equipment and crew are at Irgon. A diamond drill and support team have already been mobilized to the project. The first hole of the phase one program has been collared, with drilling currently in progress (http://ibn.fm/85dRi).

QMC’s two-phase drill program is designed to confirm and expand the historic lithium estimate for the Irgon project. As part of the phase one program, QMC plans 1,500 meters of NQ drilling in 12 holes. The first eight holes will confirm the grades and widths of the 1953/54 historic drill results. The four additional holes will chase the Irgon Dike to the west from the area hosting the original resource. Through these additional holes, QMC will test the spodumene-bearing pegmatites identified at the western extension of the Irgon Dike.

SGS Canada, QMC’s consultant, along with the company’s technical team, designed the drilling program. The aim is to confirm and expand pegmatite intersection and lithium grades. SGS will utilize both available data and assay results from the current drilling to calculate an NI 43-101-compliant resource for the property.

As in the case of previous QMC sampling programs, the company will request analysis for 56 elements, including cesium (Cs) and tantalum (Ta).

QMC Quantum Minerals is a Vancouver-based company that deals with the acquisition, exploration and development of lithium and other resource properties. Its primary objective is to develop economically precious, base and rare metals, as well as resource properties of merit. Currently, QMC’s list of projects includes the fully-owned Irgon Lithium Mine Project and two VMS properties (the Namew Lake District Project).

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

• One-year, $12 million supply agreement signed with Tilray Inc. to support medical cannabis patients
• State-of-the-art hybrid greenhouse technology and cultivation operations enable 7ACRES to grow premier cannabis sustainably and at scale
• Ramping up to produce an estimated 50,000 kg at full capacity in 2019
• 7ACRES named ‘Brand of the Year’ at the 2018 Canadian Cannabis Awards

The Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) continues to build on its reputation as a global organization that produces and distributes consumer-centric, proprietary cannabis plant products. The company’s mission, aptly stated in an investor presentation (http://ibn.fm/gjNk3), is to “make a positive impact on people and the planet by continuing to grow better cannabis businesses globally.”

The Supreme Cannabis Company, through 7ACRES, its wholly owned subsidiary and award-winning Canadian Licensed Producer, provides a high-quality, premier product and brand that reflect the desires of a discriminating cannabis consumer. Company financials show that the 440,000-square-foot facility operated by 7ACRES in Ontario is on track to reach full production capacity in 2019.

7ACRES has received Health Canada approval to begin cultivating approximately 30,000 square feet of additional flowering rooms at its Kincardine, Ontario, facility, which raises the total flowering room space to 120,000 square feet (from 90,000 square feet) and increases the annual production capacity estimate to 17,500 kg (from approximately 13,300 kg), as detailed in a news release (http://ibn.fm/LmlII).

The facility’s potential capacity is expected to reach approximately 50,000 kg per year in 2019 due to increased production efficiencies and the completion and licensing of all 25 flowering rooms. 7ACRES also received licensing approval for production space designated for plant micropropagation, which Supreme Cannabis will begin at the facility to bring additional agricultural sciences to its high-quality cannabis production.

“Scaling our 7ACRES facility is a top priority and today’s announcement is another significant step forward towards completing that goal,” Supreme Cannabis president and founder John Fowler said in the January 28 news release. “7ACRES-branded dried flower has received enthusiastic reviews from consumers across Canada. With this additional production capacity, we’ll be able to better satisfy the demand from cannabis enthusiasts coast-to-coast.”

Shipments of the 7ACRES-branded high-end cannabis products have already been made to six of Canada’s provinces through distribution agreements made with provincial government channels. The company announced in early February that it has entered into supply agreements with two additional provinces (http://ibn.fm/jY1QC).

In December, 7ACRES was recognized as ‘Brand of the Year’ at the 2018 Canadian Cannabis Awards presented by Lift & Co. (TSX.V: LIFT). The Canadian Cannabis Awards celebrate Canadian cannabis, distinguishing the people, companies and products that make it great. The award recognizes the enormous effort behind creating a brand, strategy, culture, image and impact that resonate in the public consciousness (http://ibn.fm/cThSQ).

A recent article in MarketRealist.com reviewed several analysts’ recommendations for the company’s stock, noting that Supreme Cannabis has provided an impressive return of 47 percent year-to-date. Among the summarized comments, the article points out that Cormark Securities raised Supreme Cannabis’ target rating to a ‘Buy’, bringing it in line with several other analysts’ recommendations (http://ibn.fm/aNQRz).

The company’s growth strategy includes a C$12 million supply agreement with Tilray Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY), a global leader in cannabis research, cultivation, processing and distribution, to supply dried cannabis for one year in support of medical cannabis patients in Canada. Supreme Cannabis has also partnered with several Canadian cannabis retailers including Aurora Cannabis, Emerald Health Botanicals, Namaste and Zenabis, among others. In addition, through a distribution partnership with Medigrow Lesotho (PTY) Limited, the company intends to export CBD and cannabis oil to international markets in the European Union and South America.

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

• Growcentia manufactures organically-derived plant biostimulants
• The company is developing premier probiotic products for agriculture
• Growcentia’s market-leading organic brand is Mammoth Microbes

Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Growcentia focuses on enhancing plant growth and minimizing the environmental impacts of agriculture. The company increases crop yields by enhancing nutrient use efficiency with advanced microbial probiotics (live microbes). Growcentia employs a proprietary method developed by a team of PhD soil microbiologists. This innovative method creates a consortia of bacteria that have synergistic qualities for vital nutrient cycling functions in the growing cycle and are highly effective. Therefore, Growcentia is able to combine the most functionally effective species to deliver innovative solutions to growers.

Fundamentally, Growcentia targets naturally occurring soil microbes that perform a specific nutrient cycling function; it then creates and manufactures organically-derived plant biostimulants, providing a solution for that function. Its products work to help growers and farmers maximize the health of their soils or growth media and increases nutrient uptake. The company’s emphasis is on boosting plant health, quality and yields, while at the same time decreasing fertilizer runoff.

Microbes colonize the soil and release enzymes. They are used by plants to increase nutrient uptake and promote strong growth. Growcentia notes that “functionally targeted microbials can greatly enhance the bio-availability of nutrients, boost disease resistance, inhibit the growth of parasites, and enhance drought tolerance”. The company’s manufacturing process utilizes plant extracts as a foundation for microbial growth in commercial-sized bio-reactors.

Danfeng Song, Salam Ibrahim and Saeed Hayek, in the book Recent Application of Probiotics in Food and Agricultural Science (http://ibn.fm/gXVGM), stated, “The plant probiotic bacteria have been isolated and commercially developed for use in the biological control of plant diseases or biofertilization. These microorganisms have fulfilled important functions for plant[s] as they antagonize various plant pathogens, induce immunity, or promote growth.”

Growcentia is concentrating on further developing first-rate biostimulant products for the high value specialty crop agricultural industry. Its main microbial brand is Mammoth, and its market-leading phosphorous solubilizing technology product is Mammoth P. The Mammoth brand is focused on delivering innovative solutions to the cannabis and hemp industry, and it is seeing great adoption with both indoor and in-field cultivators. The company’s P technology is university-tested by scientists at Colorado State University and is a patented, OMRI-certified natural product.

The company’s Mammoth P (phosphorous) for maximizing yield and quality was the first functionally-targeted, organically-derived microbial inoculant for the cannabis and hemp industry. It is a liquid formula of beneficial bacteria. Mammoth P can be applied directly to soil, coco or other growth media, as well as recirculating hydroponic systems. It is scientifically proven to grow bigger buds (http://ibn.fm/x7Zmc). Mammoth P is proven to increase dry weight yields by, on average, 16 percent across all management practices and nutrient lines. The beneficial bacteria in Mammoth P are akin to enzyme factories. They continually make enzymes in the growth media and root zone to assist in delivering nutrients to plants.

Growcentia, with its unique products and dedication to better and sustainable agriculture, is moving forward with advanced microbial additives. With its commitment to quality, the company extensively tests all of its products in the laboratory, greenhouse and field to guarantee effectiveness. Growcentia’s goal is to develop and market premier agricultural products and practices that benefit farmers and consumers alike.

For more information please visit www.Growcentia.com and www.MammothMicrobes.com

• QMC Quantum Minerals has focused its pursuit of lithium on an historically developed, spodumene-bearing mine site in southeastern Manitoba
• QMC is building on pegmatite channel sample assay analyses, with plans toward identifying an NI 43-101-compliant resource that’s greater than those historically reported
• The company is working with SGS Canada to expand the historical resource estimate for the property and expects to double its current resource

QMC Quantum Minerals Corp. (OTC: QMCQF) (TSX.V: QMC) (FSE: 3LQ) has entered its first phase of diamond drill exploration on the spodumene-bearing Irgon pegmatite dike, which hosts a historical resource of 1.2 million tons grading 1.51 percent Li2O. The Irgon Dike is located in southeastern Manitoba within the Cat Lake-Winnipeg River pegmatite field, which hosts not only the adjacent, world class TANCO pegmatite but also numerous other spodumene and rare-element-bearing pegmatites. With the published historic resource to build on, the Irgon Dike is expected to yield significant quantities of saleable lithium.

Lithium remains an important lightweight metal that plays a key role in lithium-ion batteries that power the modern generation of computerized electronics — from small, wearable devices through larger electric vehicle batteries to the large electrical grid temporary energy storage units.

The company’s flagship project, the Irgon Lithium Mine Property, is located in a historically productive region, immediately north of the past-producing TANCO Mine. QMC aims to deliver a NI 43-101-compliant resource estimate on the site’s mineral potential this year that will supersede the historical resource estimate published for the Lithium Corporation of Canada (“LCOC”). LCOC undertook a 25-hole diamond drill program and underground development on the dike during the mid-1950s, the results of which were utilized to calculate that the Irgon Dike contained more than 1.2 million tons of lithium ore, grading 1.51 percent Li2O over a strike length of 365 meters (1,197.5 feet) and to a depth of 213 meters (698.8 feet). The dike remains open to depth and along strike.

QMC is in the initial stages of planning a phase two drill program, which will be designed to test the Irgon Dike to depth, below the current 231-meter level to which mineralization has been defined. By testing the Irgon mineralization below this level along the entire strike length of the dike, QMC expects to add additional tons to the resource estimate for the property.

In January, the company announced that an industry standard mobile metal ion (“MMI”) soil geochemical orientation survey would be undertaken, overseen by its consultants, SGS Canada. The results of this survey suggested the presence of two lithium soil geochemistry anomalies which potentially overlie mineralized locations at the Irgon Property. The MMI process allows companies to detect the presence of mobile elements (in this case, lithium) which occurs in the overlying soil. The source of these mobile ions is buried spodumene mineralization in bedrock-hosted, lithium-bearing pegmatites. On receiving successful results from the initial orientation survey, QMC cemented its confidence in the MMI technique, and the company plans to use the process at other prospective resource areas within the Irgon Lithium Mine project area.

QMC believes that these two geochemical anomalies that were identified by the MMI orientation survey, located immediately north and south of the Irgon Dike, are related to buried, parallel, lithium-bearing pegmatite occurrences that have neither surface rock outcroppings nor visible ground level spodumene mineralization (http://ibn.fm/wzKhN). Additional MMI sampling is expected to be undertaken to further define these targets, which will subsequently be drill tested during the phase two program.

QMC is also negotiating with SGS to process a large pegmatite sample obtained from the Irgon Dike to determine its lithium content. The study would have SGS prepare the pegmatite sample for a dense media separation (“DMS”) process. Magnetic minerals will then be removed, and a lithium concentrate will be made using DMS, after which the lithium concentrate will be converted to a potentially saleable product through flotation technology.

According to a new analysis by ResearchAndMarkets.com (“RAM”), the lithium-ion battery market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.2 percent between 2018 and 2024, landing at $92.2 billion in revenue (http://ibn.fm/POvCc). RAM further reported that the sales volume of new energy vehicles rose by 53.3 percent year-over-year during 2017 in China, the world’s largest emerging market for such vehicles (http://ibn.fm/R0yd2). All of these items point toward the rising potential of an industry for North America-based lithium producers.

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

• Company recently signed letter of intent with the Société québécoise du cannabis
• Its production capacity is expected to increase by 170,000 lbs. through phase four
• Organigram’s growth plans expand beyond Canada and into the global cannabis market

Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX.V: OGI) (OTCQX: OGRMF), a licensed producer of cannabis and cannabis-derived products in Canada, recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent with the Société québécoise du cannabis (“SQDC”) (http://ibn.fm/eboHc). OGRMF’s wholly owned subsidiary, Organigram Inc., is focused on producing the highest quality, indoor-grown cannabis for recreational and condition-specific medical use. The new agreement with SQDC makes the company one of only three licensed producers in Canada to have secured distribution agreements in all 10 Canadian provinces.

Organigram believes in investing in the continuous growth of clients, employees and the community. Based in the heart of Atlantic Canada, the company is strongly committed to improving the quality of life of Canadians by effectively providing quality products, creating jobs, being a good neighbor and contributing to the community.

Organigram began in 2013 as a medical cannabis company with 100 percent organic production in prefabricated grow pods. In September 2017, Organigram signed the first recreational cannabis supply agreement in Canada with the Province of New Brunswick. As of February 2019, the company has distribution agreements in all 10 Canadian provinces. When the Canadian adult recreational cannabis market legalized on October 17, 2018, Organigram was ready with a portfolio of recreational product lines.

Currently in the third phase, the production capacity of OGRMF’s state-of-the-art facility is at 36,000 kg (79,000 lbs.) per year. The fourth phase is already underway and will bring the facility’s production capacity to 113,000 kg (249,000 lbs.) by fall 2019. The company boasts the lowest cost of cultivation among Canadian licensed producers, driven by industry-leading yields.

Now that it has secured all 10 provinces, OGRMF’s eyes are no longer solely on Canada. The company is working on international business partnerships and has developed a portfolio of legal adult-use recreational cannabis brands that includes the Edison Cannabis Company, Ankr Organics, Trailer Park Buds and Trailblazer. Organigram has already begun exporting products from Canada and is anticipating a promising future.

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

• Under new distribution agreements, ETST is targeting new markets for its hemp CBD products
• Sales of cannabis-based pharmaceuticals are projected to account for 10 percent of the $31.6 billion legal cannabis market by 2022
• ETST has expanded its sales team as it seeks product placement in health food stores and large chains
• Company-sponsored foundation recently achieved non-profit status to advance research on cannabinoids

Earth Science Tech Inc. (OTCQB: ETST), a biotech company focused on the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical fields, is looking to expand its cannabidiol (“CBD”) product distribution in wider markets in the United States. The company has reached agreements with CannaBiz and Desert Sun Distribution to sell its CBD product line to chiropractors, dispensaries, pharmacies, health care practitioners, athletic clubs and clinics throughout the country (http://ibn.fm/5CRl6).

A new report by Arcview Market Research in partnership with BDS Analytics focuses on medical cannabinoid pharmaceuticals. The research makes clear that consumer respondents are turning to marijuana for relaxation and pain relief. Cannabis-based pharmaceuticals are projected to reach 10 percent of an estimated $31.6 billion legalized cannabis market by 2022, the report finds (http://ibn.fm/GuGyU).

ETST’s full-spectrum cannabinoids may offer analgesic pain relief and anxiety reduction. ETST distributes cannabinoids in the form of soft gels, tablets, liquids and other forms classified as food-based and permissible in all 50 states and some 40 countries. Pharmacies represent a key new market for ETST.

David Burbash, chief sales officer of ETST, is increasing the size of the company’s sales team as the company expands its target markets to include health food stores and large chains. By reaching agreements with CannaBiz and Desert Sun Distribution, ETST is raising the profile of its CBD products.

ETST is also expanding its sales reach into Mexico and South America through its distribution agreement with partner Forzagen. In a news release (http://ibn.fm/gb0x2), ETST president and Chairman Nickolas S. Tabraue said, “We expect to gain great exposure and additional revenue through this strategic partnership.” He added (http://ibn.fm/RijeU), “We are positioned to catapult in 2019.”

In addition, ETST has announced that Earth Science Foundation, Inc., the creation of which it has supported, is now a 501(c)(3) organization. Obtaining non-profit status enables the foundation to accept tax-free contributions that will fund further studies of cannabidiol products with a primary objective of helping those who suffer from cancer, epilepsy, depression, autism, chronic pain, dementia, drug/alcohol addiction, and AIDS (http://ibn.fm/uH48K).

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