• Zenergy Brands, Inc.’s Zero Cost Program aims to help clients reduce utility consumption without incurring upfront out-of-pocket expenses
• The residential suite package offers customers cost-effective energy savings through connected smart device controls
• The acquisition of Enertrade Electric LLC heralds a new era for Zenergy Brands as it launches into the REP space

Zenergy Brands, Inc. (OTC: ZNGY) is an energy and technology company operating in the emerging, next-generation, smart energy utility and conservation industries. Headquartered in Texas, Zenergy Brands is focused on providing a wide range of cost-saving energy solutions to both residential and enterprise customers. The products and services enable clients to not only achieve sustainability goals but also reduce their carbon footprints and, ultimately, add value to their bottom lines.

On June 29, 2017, through subsidiary Zen Technologies, Zenergy Brands officially started customer installations as part of its first Zero Cost Program (http://ibn.fm/rsxTZ). This project involves the installation of smart controls, retrofits, energy conservation technologies and efficiency upgrades at business premises.

The main feature of the Zero Cost Program is that it gives clients a platform to take advantage of Zenergy Brands’ commercial offerings without incurring new out-of-pocket expenses. It is a service contract under a performance-basis regime that guarantees customers energy savings.

The Zero Cost Program contracts are financed by Coit Capital Securities, an investment bank based in San Francisco. The expected reduction in energy consumption under this program is between 20 and 60 percent.

Monitoring reports of the Zero Cost installations have shown better performance in terms of energy conservation compared to the forecast. This is true even where weather conditions are more severe than those recorded in the baseline data.

The other solution Zenergy offers its customers is the Residential Suite. This is a collection of Smart Home products targeted at residential customers to help them with energy savings. The products in this package include home automation systems, security monitoring and energy conservation services. These can be controlled through smartphone technology 24/7. While the Zero Cost Program targets corporate clients and incentivizes them to upgrade their legacy energy systems and devices, the residential suite is aimed at homeowners.

As an additional component, the residential suite program gives an opportunity for homebuilders and multi-family real estate residential developers to provide high-end customers with Smart Home technologies.

On October 17, 2016, Zenergy Brands expressed interest through a letter of intent to acquire Enertrade Electric LLC (http://ibn.fm/XxOUN). This is a Retail Electric Provider (REP) based in Texas. On April 9, 2018, the acquisition of the company was finalized, and it became part of Zenergy Brands, Inc.

The acquisition of the company ushered in a new platform that bolsters the existing smart control and energy conservation solutions offered by Zenergy Brands. On October 1, 2018, Zenergy Brands announced that it had finalized the name change of Enertrade Electric LLC to Zenergy Power & Gas, Inc.

Zenergy Power & Gas, Inc., being a licensed REP, fits perfectly into Zenergy Brands’ strategic plan to become a leading provider of premier smart control solutions serving both residential and commercial customers.

The global revenue for energy efficient solutions is expected to grow tremendously heading to 2025. This will serve to firmly anchor Zenergy Brands on a stable growth path as it enriches businesses through responsible use and management of energy.

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

• Concerns over a potential supply deficit as China attempts to control the world supply
• QMC Quantum Minerals doubles Irgon Dike strike length
• QMC at advanced stage of developing hard rock source’s potential

QMC Quantum Minerals Corp.’s (OTC: QMCQF) (TSX.V: QMC) (FSE: 3LQ) efforts to “reawaken the promise” of Canada’s historically rich lithium fields in Manitoba are part of a broader strategy to build supplies of an in-demand metal from a close-to-home, North American source, and recent discoveries at the property are energizing the company’s prospects.

Forecasts for a potential supply deficit of the elements critical to the lithium-ion batteries that power a vast majority of the world’s computer technology needs have touched off a number of strategic responses by explorers and researchers.

Lithium-ion batteries have been manufactured and improved on as the go-to rechargeable source for power to computerized electronics, from wearable smart watches to military technologies, with cell phones being perhaps the most ubiquitous product of them all. In addition to this, the anticipated enormous increasing demand by rising production of electric vehicles worldwide is only lighting up the industry.

News that China had exhibited tremendous foresight by aggressively working to secure primacy in the global supply chain for the batteries’ two key raw components, lithium and cobalt, fueled a nationalistic trend following the 2008 worldwide financial crisis. China’s economic strategy regards electric vehicles as a key industry, and the country’s state-controlled companies have labored to dominate the supply chain — from politically troubled Congo-sourced cobalt mining through to Chinese plant refining of the metal — all while exploring potential alternative battery technologies. As a result, the country effectively owns approximately 85 percent of global cobalt supply, according to research by cobalt distributor Darton Commodities (http://ibn.fm/wSa32).

China has also actively worked to secure agreements with leading lithium miners in Chile and Australia, despite holding the world’s second-largest reserves of the metal, which it regards as being too expensive to extract at this point, according to CKGSB Knowledge (http://ibn.fm/0gYyb).

“It’s clearly the case that China will lead the world in E.V. development,” Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman William C. Ford Jr. stated during an event in Shanghai last year (http://ibn.fm/wwNnZ).

QMC’s efforts to derive lithium from Canadian sources gained a stronger toehold when the company announced that it had found additional “significant spodumene mineralization” in pegmatite dike outcroppings on the Irgon Mine Property in Manitoba, where it was already exploring the spodumene-bearing Irgon Dike. These recent discoveries have led the junior explorer to slate drilling these additional targets on the Irgon Mine Property located within the prolific Cat Lake-Winnipeg River rare-element pegmatite field.

Exploration at the Irgon Dike more than half a century ago established a resource estimate (which the company considers to be historic and not up to current NI 43-101 standards) of more than 1.2 million tons of lithium grading 1.51 percent over a strike length of 365 meters (1,197.5 feet) and to a depth of 213 meters (698.8 feet). The latest finds indicate the possibility of extending the strike length as far as 400 meters (1,312.3 feet) to the west, effectively doubling the length of the strike and the potential for the original resource estimate “to be rapidly increased through ongoing exploration” the company stated in an October 30 news release (http://ibn.fm/ptsn2).

QMC Quantum Minerals is bullish on the potential of hard rock mining of spodumene as a source for lithium verses Chile’s famed dried lake bed salt fields.

“When lithium prices headed upward, investors learned that Chile was pouring out tons of the metal at low costs. The Atacama salt flats became famous, and people assumed that reaping lithium from brines was easier than pulling it out of rock. But it turns out that the Atacama desert is a rare situation,” the company stated (http://ibn.fm/cpGw6). “The truth is that, although lithium brines occur in many places around the world, only highly concentrated brines actually produce lithium economically. In contrast, hard rock lithium mines have numerous advantages. They do require more exploratory work; however, once the surveys and sampling are completed, hard rock pegmatite deposits are faster to mine and production is more reliable.”

QMC has been working on the Irgon Mine Property for two years and states that a typical hard rock project takes three to five years for such work. Channel sampling on the dike has returned excellent results, and prior development of the site, including a road, an established mineshaft and underground development, have bestowed the advantage of existing infrastructure. The company is nearing readiness to file the updated NI 43-101 report and to begin to mine.

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

• Supreme Cannabis Company announces record revenues of $5.14 million for Q1 2019
• Company boosts product offerings with coast-to-coast High-End Cannabis line of recreational cannabis
• Supreme Cannabis continues to build on supply agreements, including first international entry for medical cannabis oil distribution
• Company boosts profile with acquisition of strategic communications firm Bayfield Strategy, Inc.

As the market for cannabis products and recreational marijuana begins to catch fire following Canada’s nationwide full-use legalization of the plant, Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (TSX.V: FIRE) (OTC: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1), operating through wholly owned subsidiary 7ACRES, has positioned itself to provide premium High-End Cannabis coast-to-coast while beginning to access international markets as well.

Seen as validation of its successful execution of 7ACRES’ business strategy is the announcement of a record $5.14 million in revenue for Q1 2019, marking a 45 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 229 percent increase from Q1 2018 (http://ibn.fm/5wEoc). Commenting on the dramatic increase, CEO Navdeep Dhaliwal said in a news release, “We’ve established valuable intellectual property and laid a strong foundation for 2019 by amassing coast-to-coast distribution for what we believe is the only premium High-End Cannabis grown at scale in the country. Moving forward, our branding and distribution for 7ACRES will accelerate, as we’re confident that consumers will further fuel our growth as they recognize the standard 7ACRES has set in the market for premium dried flower.”

Ontario-based Supreme Cannabis built on its B2B medicinal cannabis production model when it entered recreational use supply agreements with Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in June for 7ACRES’ LP products. The company began moving into the adult use market with the launch of its Jean Guy strain in British Columbia following the federal government’s October 17 deadline to open markets to cannabis’ full-use potential.

Online distribution under the agreements with the other provinces was set to follow in early November through provincially regulated adult-use channels, and the remainder of 7ACRES’ product lineup was expected to be available within a short time after through online and brick-and-mortar outlets.

“We’re now excited to make 7ACRES available to adult cannabis enthusiasts and consumers looking for a superior sensory experience when consuming cannabis. Our mantra at 7ACRES is ‘RESPECT THE PLANT,’” Supreme Cannabis President John Fowler stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/oXV4z).

“We believe that by respecting the plant, the people who care for it and the people who ultimately consume it, we have built a culture of continual improvement where consumers can expect that each flower experience is better than the last,” he added. “7ACRES flower is focused on pleasing three primary senses: aroma, visual appeal and flavour. Through an intensive phenotype selection-process, we selected our four core strains to maximize the objective and subjective quality across these three categories.”

7ACRES operates inside a 342,000-square-foot facility. The company has been gradually building its production capacity since obtaining the necessary Health Canada approvals to begin cultivation in the first 30,000 square feet of state-of-the-art flowering rooms a year ago, and it expects to have all of its flowering rooms operational and the facility complete by early next year (http://ibn.fm/YhFHY).

Supreme Cannabis has been bolstering its management team with experienced professionals throughout the course of the year, and it began trading on the OTCQX Best Market operated by OTC Market Group in August. Additional supply agreements are also boosting the company’s reach to consumers around the world. Between January and March, Supreme Cannabis entered multiple supply agreements, including a long-term global distribution strategic alliance with Medigrow Lesotho (PTY) Limited for medical cannabis oil to be produced in Lesotho and exported to international markets. In September, 7ACRES entered into multiple agreements with Tilray Canada Ltd. to supply cannabis to the company’s medical cannabis patient population in Canada. Tilray Canada is a subsidiary of Tilray Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY), a global leader in cannabis research, cultivation, processing and distribution that is currently serving tens of thousands of patients in 11 countries spanning 5 continents.

In addition, on November 13, the company announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire communications firm Bayfield Strategy, Inc., which offers specialized advice and expertise in the area of strategic communications, investor relations, public affairs and shareholder activism (http://ibn.fm/SCCA3). The Bayfield Team will assume a variety of roles at Supreme and help the company accelerate strategic priorities, bolster communications efforts and drive global growth.

“I am excited to welcome the Bayfield team to Supreme Cannabis,” Supreme Cannabis CEO Navdeep Dhaliwal stated in a news release. “We have worked closely with Bayfield and have come to trust their advice, work ethic, and values. As we enter an exciting growth stage for the Company and the global cannabis industry, we will benefit from the infusion of skills and experience brought by the Bayfield team.”

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

• CIIX announces an official media partnership with Marijuana Business Daily for its flagship event, MJ Biz Con
• ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. leveraging MJ Biz Con visibility to enhance investor community traction
• CIIX CEO sees a positive growth outlook for 2019 in the industrial hemp cannabidiol product line

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) has grown to be a leading financial information website targeting Chinese investors in the U.S. and elsewhere. Founded in 1999, the company focuses on providing real-time market analysis, commentary and education-related services. In addition, CIIX offers consultative services aimed at small private companies, advertising services and public relations support products.

The company recently announced an official media partnership with Denver-based business news outlet Marijuana Business Daily. This has seen CIIX feature prominently at the ongoing Marijuana Business Daily flagship event (http://ibn.fm/IbTGV) underway at the Las Vegas Convention Center through November 16.

According to Warren Wang, CEO of CIIX, the company has positioned itself to play a strong leadership role at MJ Biz Con. The conference is strategic for the company because of the visibility it provides. CIIX plans to leverage the opportunity that the conference presents to develop alliances and identify new revenue opportunities.

During the conference, CIIX aimed to receive additional visibility at a networking lunch and presentation held on November 15 at Las Vegas’ Capital Grille. In attendance were Alan Stone & Company, Southern California Investment Forum and Wallstreet Research.

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. was also present during the National Investment Banking Association Conference (http://ibn.fm/f8YKV) that was held in New York from October 31 to November 1, 2018. This conference gave investors a better understanding and favorable perspective of the industry growth prospects of CIIX.  The company, led by Wang, aims at sharing its investment story with the audience at MJ Biz Con in a bid to gain further traction and investor confidence.

Leveraging its financial expertise, CIIX, through subsidiary CBD Biotechnology Co. Ltd., recently entered into a key distribution agreement for industrial hemp cannabidiol. With the evolving regulatory and political landscape, the Chinese market for industrial hemp cannabidiol is likely to drive revenue growth for the company.

In its first fiscal quarter of 2019, ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. announced revenue growth of 70 percent year-on-year, with product sales up more than eight times. In fiscal year 2019, the company has planned to inject more marketing resources into the industrial hemp cannabidiol product line. This move is likely to enhance its growth numbers.

The main operating revenue sources for the company are investor relation service, subscriptions and sales of products. Just like most companies in this industry, the lion’s share of operating expenses is taken up by general and administrative costs. They accounted for 86 percent of the company’s total operating expenses for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2018.

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

• The Flowr Corporation’s stock is rated as a ‘Speculative Buy’ in expectation of above-average profit margins and significant growth
• Flowr fulfilled orders from three provinces on-time and in-full in advance of October 17 and is preparing re-stocking shipments
• Investment in a 50,000 square foot cannabis R&D facility expected to keep the company on the cutting edge of cultivation productivity and quality

The Flowr Corporation (TSX.V: FLWR) is a Canada-based licensed producer of premium cannabis products. The company invests heavily in its cultivation and R&D teams and facilities in order to produce premium and ultra-premium cannabis that provides a consistent consumer experience to medical and recreational clients. The investments should also enable the company to achieve very high crop yields, resulting in high margins and strong return on investment. To achieve this, it has purpose-built cultivation facilities that are equipped with the most advanced cannabis growing technology in the industry.

In the cannabis sector, Flowr could become one of the most sought-after companies by investors, according to a recent report by Clarus Securities analyst Noel Atkinson. Atkinson rated the stock a “Speculative Buy,” as he believes Flowr has a unique advantage in that it will be able to successfully scale indoor cultivation of cannabis (http://ibn.fm/TiOqS). The company fills one of the most lucrative product gaps in the cannabis sector in Canada, which is the production of premium flower with enough capacity to cater to a national customer base, the report says. Atkinson expects this strong market position to enable Flowr to increase its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to $6.8 million in fiscal year 2019, supporting a projected 37 percent increase in Flowr’s stock price.

One of the greatest strengths of the company is the experience possessed by its cultivation team, which is led by company co-founder Tom Flow. Flow was also the co-founder of MedReleaf and built that company’s cultivation facility in Markham, Ontario, which has long been recognized as one of the most efficient in the industry. MedReleaf was acquired by Aurora (NYSE: ACB) (TSX: ACB) earlier this year for C$3.2 billion.

Flow and his team have built more than 15 cultivation facilities in total and, for Flowr, are constructing state-of-the-art indoor growing facilities that will initially total 85,000 square feet. The facilities are designed to Good Manufacturing Process standards – the same guidelines used in the construction of pharmaceutical production facilities. They employ patent-pending equipment to enhance the quality of the cannabis plants grown, as well as the efficiency of the facilities.

“Yield is one of the most important measures of a cannabis company’s performance an investor can look at,” Steve Klein, Flowr’s chairman and chief strategist, stated in a news release. “Growing cannabis requires a significant amount of real estate and the more revenue you can generate from that real estate, the more profitable it will be.”

“For example, Apple stores are very profitable because they sell thousands of dollars of merchandise per square foot versus industry averages in the hundreds of dollars per square foot,” Klein continued. “At Flowr, our goal is to have yields – or the amount of product we produce and sell per square foot of space we own – two to three times higher than industry averages. This will give us a lot of product to sell while supporting high profit margins.”

The company received initial purchase orders from the government-controlled cannabis retailers in the provinces of British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Ontario, as well as a dispensary in Saskatchewan. While some producers struggled to fulfil orders, Flowr completed its shipments on-time and in-full in anticipation of adult-use legalization of cannabis, which took place on October 17, 2018. Flowr products were available to more than half of Canada’s population when cannabis was legalized, and many sold out within days, according to retailer websites. The company is currently preparing additional shipments.

British Colombia receives two strains of Ace Valley cannabis and several strains of Flowr brand. In producing the Ace Valley cannabis, the company partners with another brand – Ace Hill Beer.

Flowr has branded medical cannabis products that it sells to clinics nationally under the FlowrRx brand. Sales are also done through the company’s website. The cultivation facility in Ontario measures 85,000 square foot, 20 percent of which is currently operational. Completion of the facility is scheduled for early 2019.

To remain at the cutting edge of quality and cultivation techniques, Flowr has a research and development department staffed by leading experts on cannabis and formed an exclusive R&D alliance with the Hawthorne Canada subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG). Through the alliance, Hawthorne is building the first facility in North America dedicated to cannabis research and development adjacent to Flowr’s cultivation center in Kelowna, British Columbia. The 50,000 square foot facility includes indoor and greenhouse grow suites, laboratories, training areas and genetics breeding areas.

According to Chris Hagedorn, senior vice president and general manager of Hawthorne Gardening Company, the research facility will help optimize the company’s line of products, and Flowr was the obvious choice for a research partner. “When you look around Canada, there are a lot of licensed producers, but there aren’t a lot of folks up here doing the quality of work Flowr is,” he noted in an interview with KelownaNow (http://ibn.fm/6YiRI).

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

• Sales performance indicators for powerboats from NMMA data dashboard show robust growth on a 12-month rolling year-over-year basis
• Victory Marine looks at vertical growth to create a private-label design and expand its inventory and sales team
• The company participated in the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show with an aim of meeting with prospects and increasing listings
• Wholly owned subsidiary Excalibur Trailers USA Corp. to steer revenue growth into 2019 yacht sales and boating season

Victory Marine Holdings Corp. (OTC: VMHG) is a recreational marine provider engaged in yacht sales for both new and used boats, brokerage and consultancy services. Located in Miami, Florida, the company has a large inventory of boats, offers insurance services to yacht owners and offers financing arrangements to buyers. With over 20 years of combined industry experience, Victory Marine’s team is set to capture its fair share of the market through negotiated partnerships with manufacturers.

The latest data dashboard version (http://ibn.fm/5ywsv) of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) shows impressive wholesale and retail sales performance indicators. For instance, the retail unit sales of new powerboats continued to enjoy 83 consecutive months of growth, with sales up by three percent on a 12-month, year-over-year basis through August 2018.

On the other end, wholesale shipments of powerboats through July 2018 ended on a strong note, with growth of 12.3 percent on a rolling 12-month year-over-year basis. This, combined with the positive growth signal from the U.S. Purchasing Managers Index, shows a vibrant market that Victory Marine can leverage to establish itself as a key industry player.

In 2017, the NMMA reported that the industry recorded sales of $39 billion. This presents a huge opportunity for yacht sales, brokerage and consulting companies like Victory Marine to spread their reach, both vertically and horizontally. On the vertical front, the company has already established partnerships with select manufacturers. This is part of a long-term strategy to establish its own pipeline of unique, private-label design.

The near-term strategy of the company is to expand its inventory base and grow its sales team. This involves hiring experienced and qualified professionals, as well as participating in exhibitions that potential clients frequent. One such exhibition that the company took part in was the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) (http://ibn.fm/njEqi). The show, held from October 31 to November 4, brought together over 1,500 boats and more than 110,000 visitors drawn from over 50 countries.

In an earlier address, before the exhibition, Victory Marine Holdings CEO Orlando Hernandez noted that the show is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world. He also expressed optimism that the 2019 boating and yacht sales season, which the show ushers in, means a lot in terms of revenue potential for the company.

To enable the company to position itself as a world-class marine trailer manufacturer, Excalibur Trailers USA Corp., its wholly owned subsidiary, was granted approval by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International. This will enable it to build new custom trailers for both commercial and recreational boat transport. All powerboat segments are reporting increasing demand for trailers, and this gives a positive outlook to Excalibur. In terms of states, Florida leads the pack in trailers, powerboats and accessory sales, reporting a 10 percent increase in 2017 to $2.9 billion. Texas and Michigan are the next states in the queue with $1.7 billion and $982 million in sales respectively.

This growing demand creates a strong revenue stream for Victory Marine that is very scalable. Going into the busy boating season, the company is looking forward to seeing how the revenue stream will strengthen and align it toward its long-term vision.

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

• Recently completed $40 million acquisition of Sky Unlimited, LLC in an effort to diversify
• Demand for hydroponically grown plants greater than ever
• Early and healthy investment in hemp solidifies company’s position as a leader in the industry

As hydroponic and cultivation sectors are evolving from home operators to larger commercial cultivators, one company is making strides to stay ahead of the industry curve. Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD), a leading publicly traded hydroponics and restaurant supply company, recently acquired Sky Unlimited, LLC in a move aimed at staying abreast of market trends, diversifying its brands and broadening its global reach. Sugarmade, with its move into the industrial hemp space, anticipates increased benefits for its shareholders from this acquisition and recently increased its revenue guidance for calendar year 2019 from $30 million to $70 million (http://ibn.fm/C0vRG).

As marijuana legalization spreads throughout the United States and across the world, the demand for hydroponic cultivation has never been higher. Sugarmade, one of the largest publicly traded hydroponic supply companies, has been investing in the legal cultivation sector. Hydroponically grown plants grow up to 50 percent faster than plants grown in soil and produce higher yields of better quality, thanks to the nutrient-rich water base involved in the hydroponic growing process (http://ibn.fm/VMg6i).

Currently, the industry is moving away from home operators, instead calling upon commercial cultivators to meet the demand for hydroponically grown plants (http://ibn.fm/ISEiU). After its recent acquisition of Sky Unlimited, Sugarmade is positioned to anticipate even more accelerated growth, as the former’s revenues stem almost entirely from the wholesale market. Furthermore, PRNewswire reports that Sugarmade CEO Jimmy Chan commented, “This acquisition will further boost our already very rapid growth rate,” allowing the company to “diversify revenue streams to now include the larger commercial cultivator operations.” Chan added (http://ibn.fm/xrDnU) that this “is expected to be highly accretive to common shareholder value.”

Aside from its recent acquisition, Sugarmade has also been broadening its hemp-related portfolio by investing in hemp production. The investment has paid off, as this year’s crop promises (http://ibn.fm/OSOHW) to be “a robust crop with a high market value.” Sugarmade primarily supplies hydroponic equipment for indoor agriculture and was attracted to hemp growing in an effort to diversify its presence in the hemp industry, which has been thriving under recent legislative legalization across the United States. However, instead of merely supplying tools and equipment to the hemp industry, Sugarmade boldly pledged to invest $1 million in capital to Hempistry, Inc., a privately held corporation out of Nevada that has begun planting an ultra-high cannabidiol (CBD) industrial hemp strain in the U.S. state of Kentucky (http://ibn.fm/IXnAM). The hemp industry is predicted to see increased growth in the coming year, and, thanks to insightful planning and smart decision-making, Sugarmade should as well.

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

• Advanced financial and communications are offered by Cannagram Services to the cannabis industry; the platform is expected to position GRYN for vertical expansion and increased exposure
• Cannagram Services is one of three brands acquired in the Canna Brands Portfolio; others are Myijuana, a sales generating portal, and CoursePro Academy, an educational destination
• Long term, GRYN plans to expand its IP portfolio of brands first domestically, then globally, as a suite of products that will establish the company as a leader in the premium grade cannabis market

Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. (OTC: GRYN) eyes its rebranded Cannagram Services as a vital flagship platform for its recent trio of acquisitions, creating a catalyst for strategic growth in vertical markets. The purchase of the Canna Brands Portfolio advances its own business model and enables the company to position its brands in vertical markets (http://ibn.fm/sol8d).

Cannagram Services, CoursePro Academy and Myijuana together advance GRYN’s strategy of expanding its product sales and exposure in the full-scope premium cannabis industry, targeting the top-end medical and adult-use recreational markets. Science-driven cannabis growing methods are linked to its proprietary systems, algorithms, software and customized hardware. In a commercial environment, GRYN uses hybrid-aeroponics cultivation to produce pharmaceutical grade cannabis at a high yield and low cost.

Cannagram Services is able to concurrently offer the industry advanced communications and financial services while also extending a brand awareness platform for GRYN. It will also offer cross-portfolio resources, the company said.

CoursePro Academy creates an educational destination for the cannabis industry and provides another way for GRYN to introduce its own technologies and brands. The company sees it as an important asset.

Myijuana can create consumer sales and generate product revenue while offering a mix of content, including e-commerce, reviews and news, in a portal format. Its online Myijuana Dispensary Directory drives revenue through advertising, premium listings and reviews.

Together, these three core strategic acquisitions form an important platform that is expected to build “substantial revenues” for the company, according to Matthew Dole, SVP of business development at GRYN (http://ibn.fm/31eAH). He added that the company’s expanded IP platform, plus its own existing line of brands, will be used to advance its business model.

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

• The company’s proprietary payment system is called ‘Green’
• Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions offers payment and management solutions for medical and recreational dispensaries and businesses
• It offers commercial operators an option that promotes security in going cashless

Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (OTC: REFG) serves the legal cannabis industry with a first-class end-to-end payment processing solution. This solution is FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) compliant. Its proprietary payment system is called ‘Green’, and the company specifically customized this platform’s technology to be geared toward the cannabis industry. Established in 2013, Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The company provides payment and management solutions that are integrable for medical and recreational dispensaries and businesses (http://ibn.fm/Wd6rI). Essentially, as a first-tier merchant processing cannabis industry pioneer, Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions offers one of the first and only wide-ranging card processing operations of its type. This is primarily to serve the state-sanctioned medical marijuana industry. Its state-of-the-art system tracks sales and tax collection and does away with the requirement to deal in cash-only transactions.

Cannabis Dispensary noted in its April 2018 article that legitimate, fully transparent payment choices outside of traditional cash-only options are becoming available for dispensary customers (http://ibn.fm/axZC8). Furthermore, Forbes noted that hardworking marijuana business commercial operators are struggling to find banks that will work with them. This forces these businesses to conduct most business with cash (http://ibn.fm/uJ72l).

Therefore, Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions provides commercial operators with an option that also promotes security in going cashless. The company’s belief is that its ability to permit a licensed provider to apply for a bank account online is a significant business benefit. This is because the majority of providers are having their bank accounts shut down.

Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions is offering a quality resolution to medical and recreational marijuana businesses to address this issue. It now allows online signup of merchant clients on its website. The company also provides bank accounts online. This helps cannabis providers deal with the problem of limited or no bank support resulting from federal regulations. Moreover, most existing point-of-sale systems can be setup with the company’s gateway.

As a link between a bank and a dispensary, its payment solution card allows patients and customers to link checking accounts from any U.S. bank to their ‘Green’ accounts. The card is unique for purchasing cannabis-related products from state-sanctioned merchants. In addition, the company has teamed up with First Bitcoin Capital Corporation to enable cryptocurrency payments.

Regarding its complete payment and management solutions, Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions enables legal dispensaries and related business to employ the system to pay employees, owners and bills via electronic funds. The system also allows businesses to manage client and product information through one complete platform. Also, depending on a client’s volume, the company offers secured/armored pick-ups. This provides added security to cash handling.

Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions continues to innovate regarding solutions for the legal cannabis industry. Its focus is on addressing the banking concerns of medical and recreational marijuana businesses and providing transactional security for these entrepreneurs. The company is offering growth opportunities to its clients and shareholders alike.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Take.Green

• Improving the quality, taste and effectiveness of cannabis products with DehydraTECH
• Recently granted two new U.S. patents, with over 50 additional patent applications filed worldwide
• Applications span a wide range of products as the company out-licenses IP to third-party partners through a royalty model

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) is using its DehydraTECH to increase the quality, taste and effectiveness of cannabis products. Lexaria’s revolutionary drug delivery platform is disrupting the way cannabidiol enters the bloodstream. Rather than relying on the traditional methods of inhalation, which has harmful lasting impact on a person’s health, DehydraTECH allows for a safer, more efficient means of ingestion. This edible technology increases the bioavailability of the drug, amplifying intestinal absorption by 5-10 times. It allows for a more controlled dosage, masks the bitter medicinal taste without the use of sugar and reduces the amount of time it takes to experience the desired effect.

DehydraTECH is patented for CBD and all other non-psychoactive cannabinoids, as well as for THC and psychoactive cannabinoids. The implications of these patents reach beyond cannabinoids, naming a broad range of lipophilic bioactives and food/carrier particles. The company recently announced that it has been granted two new U.S. patents related to certain cannabinoid-infused beverage compositions (http://ibn.fm/UDcOJ). Currently, the company has over 50 patent applications filed worldwide.

Lexaria complements companies desiring to improve existing or create new products. The company can partner with the drug industry and enhance consumer products manufactured by partner companies. DehydraTECH is out-licensed to third-party partners through an affordable royalty model and is available in more than 40 countries where DehydraTECH is patented or patent-pending.

While Lexaria is currently focused on utilizing its technology in the medical and recreational cannabis, nicotine and NSAID industries, it has applications across a wide range of products. DehydraTECH has been used in processed foods, beverages, vitamins, pain relievers, smoking cessation and more.

John Docherty, president of Lexaria, shares an overview of how this technology and business model work in a short video found here: http://ibn.fm/L5qcV.

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