• Government policy driving electric vehicle adoption
• A 100% increase in lithium price estimated to raise battery cost less than 1%
• Electric vehicle unit costs continue to fall as output rises

No one can be faulted for thinking that electric vehicles (EVs) will be a feature of the future. However, they were also a detail of the past. In the 1890s and early 1900s, EVs cruised the streets of America, particularly in the Northeast but also in Chicago. At the turn of the twentieth century, electric vehicles outnumbered their gasoline alternatives two to one in the major metropolitan areas of New York, Boston and Chicago. Powered by lead acid batteries, they increasingly lost market share to cars with internal combustion engines, which had longer ranges. Now, their time seems to have come again, and Americans are rediscovering EVs. As major automakers accelerate the launch of new EV models, they will be casting an eye at exploration companies like 92 Resources Corp. (TSX.V: NTY) (OTCQB: RGDCF) (FSE: R9G2), since this modern energy solutions company is mining the precious lithium that powers the batteries under the hood.

The latest report card for EVs shows how quickly American drivers are adopting plug-ins. For October 2017, EV sales were up 50% (to 16,000), as compared with October 2016 sales of about 11,000. September 2017 sales figures set a record, as 21,325 vehicles were sold, up 24% from the 17,225 moved the previous year. All the auto-making heavyweights, led by Tesla, have thrown their hats in the ring. Now, the increase in production is beginning to affect battery costs as economies of scale kick in. Lithium-ion battery costs fell by over 50% from $599/kWh in 2013 to $273/kWh in 2016 as battery producers raised output, according to Bloomberg Technology (http://dtn.fm/4HNDk). The trend is likely to continue as demand for EVs continues to rise. Cost reductions from economies of scale are likely to trump any increase in the cost of lithium. Bloomberg estimates that a 300% increase in lithium prices would increase battery costs by only about 2%. Output increases are moving unit costs down at a much higher rate.

While lower costs are certainly a powerful driver of the EV bandwagon, government policy is also playing an important part. A number of OECD countries have laid out zero-emission mandates that will take effect over the next two decades. Norway wants its new passenger cars and vans to have zero emissions by 2025. In addition, India will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, while France and the U.K. plan similar bans by 2040. Meanwhile, China is targeting 2030 as its deadline, with only fully electric cars will being sold in the country following that year.

RGDCF is gearing up to meet the looming demand. The company now has five lithium properties, and two of those have shown a great deal of promise. The first, at Hidden Lake, is located approximately 40 km northeast of the city of Yellowknife, NT, and consists of two mineral claims totaling approximately 1,100 hectares. It is highly prospective for spodumene-bearing lithium pegmatites, with samples indicating between 1.37% and 3.01% Li2O. The very high grades of lithium have been attributed to observed concentrations of coarse-grained spodumene and crystals of up to 36 inches in length were also noted, with visual estimates across the dyke(s) in some places of 20 to 35%. The second, at Pontax River, consists of 104 mineral claims covering four blocks totaling approximately 5,536 hectares (13,681 acres) near Eastmain, Quebec, an area that has shown high levels of spodumene-bearing pegmatite.

The company also recently acquired three new properties. Each is an early-staged lithium pegmatite project with the potential to be a stand-alone property. The new deposits are sited at Corvette, Eastmain, and Lac du Beryl, and they consist of 115 mineral claims on a combined 14,710 acres, all rich in pegmatite. Pegmatite is a type of crystal-heavy igneous rock and is a good source of ‘hard rock’ lithium, which represents about one-third of all global reserves.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.92Resources.com

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• O2O sales expected to reach $78.4 billion this year in China
• MOXC mobile apps help target nation’s booming e-commerce shopping
• China’s online purchase growth outpacing in-store business

Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC) is helping large retail businesses connect with their customers amid the explosive growth of e-commerce in China, a nation that contains about a fifth of the world’s population and tremendous potential for market success.

Multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers reported earlier this year that 7 percent of China’s shoppers did their daily shopping by mobile phone and 5 percent using desktop computers — about twice the rate worldwide (http://dtn.fm/0mWB5).  During the first quarter, national online retail sales were 32.1 percent higher than the previous year, whereas in-store sales increased only by 7.2 percent, it reported.

Moxian’s social network-enabled apps Moxian+ User and Moxian+ Business cater to customers and the businesses they frequent, helping businesses reward consumer loyalty in an online-to-offline (O2O) pipeline that personalizes the shopping experience while helping customers geo-locate the nearest store for the products they’re seeking at any given time.

The app also builds on social media trends by allowing users to interact with a circle of online friends, share information through groups or topic messaging and personalize their networks.

The Shenzhen, China-based development-stage company announced a change in direction in October to focus its resources on corporate clients with large retail footprints whose mobile customers may be seeking them at a variety of locations on a given day.

MOXC’s new CEO and board undertook the measure amid a shift from a free app model to a paid subscription service, after determining the larger retailers will provide a greater market share at a faster pace than the multitude of small mom-and-pop shops that may have a limited number of locations.

The company’s change in strategy also aims to reduce non-production related SG&A costs by boosting sales through independent agents, which will help Moxian better align its costs with the customer revenue stream, according to the company (http://dtn.fm/95UAf).

China Daily reported that the first half of 2017 saw retail sales climb 10.4 percent to some 17.24 trillion yuan ($2.55 trillion), and a 28.6 percent increase in the online sale of physical goods (http://dtn.fm/6ChWh).

Retail analyst iResearch estimates this year’s O2O e-commerce sales in China alone will amount to $78.4 billion, driven largely by the “integration of online and offline business” and company strategies aimed at adding value to their offerings amid a 29.6 year-over-year growth in online shopping during the second quarter (http://dtn.fm/CW5jg).

Moxian’s apps provide companies with data to help them better target those digital consumers and develop repeat business at their stores. In 2016, the Big Data Industry Alliance of China and the China Center for Information Industry Development presented the company with an award for Best Solution Award of Social Media Marketing.

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

• PotNetwork’s subsidiary, Diamond CBD, reports record sales of $1.76 million in August 2017
• Acknowledged industry experts appointed to advisory board
• New line of CBD-infused honey products launched in October 2017

The hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) market is projected to show phenomenal growth over the next few years. The Hemp Business Journal has projected a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 53 percent for CBD products derived from hemp, estimating this market to be worth $1.8 billion by 2020 (http://dtn.fm/D1qWk). PotNetwork Holding, Inc. (OTC: POTN) is in a strong position to take advantage of this growth through its subsidiary, Diamond CBD, with its offerings of CBD-based oils, creams, dabs, vapes, edibles and pet food additives. On October 24, 2017, the company announced an addition to its CBD edible product line by developing a range of innovative honey products, including straws packed with CBD-infused honey. Using natural honey, these formulations combine the therapeutic properties of both honey and cannabis in appealing and tasty products. The company has an established offering of CBD edibles that includes gummies and shots.

Diamond CBD, owned by PotNetwork Holding’s subsidiary First Capital Venture Co., has established itself as a force within the CBD-based market and its products are sold in over 10,000 stores across the country. All of its cannabinoids are extracted from industrial hemp, a procedure approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), unlike extraction methods based on marijuana. The FDA restricts the CBD extraction to imported sources of hemp, but it is currently legal to grow these crops in an increasing number of states, including South Carolina and Arizona. Cannabidiol (CBD) is not psychoactive and does not produce the mind-altering effect of tetrahydorcannabinol (THC) found in marijuana. The company’s research and developmental drive is focused on a range of cannabinoids and hemp derivatives, employing leading doctors, chemists and scientists to pioneer their contemporary products.

On October 10, 2017, in a move intended to provide PotNetwork a strategic edge over its competitors, the company announced the appointment of Dr. Michael McKenzie to its advisory board. Dr. McKenzie is an acknowledged expert in the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of many medical conditions and ailments. PotNetwork will leverage his expertise in the research and development of innovative new CBD-based products to drive its growth in sales. Over the past few months, the company reported rapid sales growth, achieving an increase of 30 percent in July over the previous month. In August, Diamond CBD experienced record sales of $1.76 million, representing an increase of 20 percent over July revenues (http://dtn.fm/63tqA). The revenues achieved in these two months combined equate to 60 percent of total sales for January to June, 2017.  The company reported sales of over $5 million during the first six months of 2017 with a net profit of almost $370,000.

PotNetwork has also succeeded in the market through industry trade shows like CHAMPS, BIG Industry Trade Show and the Market Week Event over the past few months. The company generated sales of approximately $820,000 from these shows, while its marketing efforts have increased brand awareness significantly. It has also announced its intention to expand its market into China and a number of South American countries.

With its continual drive for new product development through Diamond CBD, aided by the engagement of leading experts in the field of CBD research, PotNetwork is ideally placed to continue its growth into the future.

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

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• Monaker offers its worldwide inventory of more than one million vacation rentals, resort residences, chalets, and other properties
• Integration is expected to begin within 30 days; clients can use the Monaker Booking Engine (MBE) for immediate ALR bookings rather than waiting for confirmations
• Study: ALR industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel business, projected to reach $194 billion by 2021, with a CAGR of 7%

Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI) has been named the exclusive provider of alternative lodging rentals (ALR) to Exponential, a high-tech e-commerce platform provider (http://dtn.fm/9ZqYP). Exponential owns EXPO2, a white-label program that drives revenues by offering charities and affinity groups the opportunity to offer donor savings on brands and travel. Their spending then becomes fundraising for their favorite charities or causes.

The XPO2/MBE integration is expected to begin within the next 30 days. Monaker’s vast inventory of travel rentals will have a higher profile and offer Exponential clients the opportunity to book immediately on the Monaker Booking Engine (MBE) rather than wait for confirmations to ALRs. Clients can customize the platform. A white-label program in travel is using the services of a third-party, such as a high-tech provider.

According to Technavio (http://dtn.fm/T0hmV), the ALR industry is one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry — projected to reach $194 billion by 2021, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 7%.

Bill Kerby, CEO of Monaker, said, “This new commercial partner with Exponential represents a major milestone for Monaker. It will deliver upon the promise of our technology in both a visible and meaningful way, as well as demonstrates the untapped world of possibilities created by our unique travel technologies. This new deployment also supports the fact that our B2B model and powerful booking agent represents the ideal solution for the many online travel industry players who are currently lacking an ALR offering.”

Dom Einhorn, CEO of Exponential, said that he was confident that its consumers would find true value in Monaker’s global inventory. He added that Monaker’s online booking engine would serve as a transaction driver “across our platform.” Exponential has a number of licensees, such as the greater than 100-team United Pro Soccer League and the Los Angeles Jr. Kings Hockey Club. It also has other organizations as clients across the U.S. and Australia.

Monaker delivers innovation to the ALR marketplace, using its MBE to deliver more than one million vacation rental homes, condos, resort residences, villas, chalets and other properties. Its advantage is that it offers instant booking of ALRs to travel agencies and distributors.

For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com

• Building the world’s largest cobalt exploration company with interests in historically productive Canadian mines
• On the fast-track to mine high-grade cobalt with fully permitted mill, refinery and stockpiles
• Long-term global demand for cobalt driven by huge surge in electric vehicle market
• Cobalt prices, which jumped more than 80% in recent years, projected to continue upward

First Cobalt Corp. (TSX.V: FCC) (OTCQB: FTSSF), with headquarters in Canada, seeks to create the world’s largest pure-play cobalt exploration and development company. The company’s current focus is on its Greater Cobalt Project located in Silver Centre, Ontario. The company is also in the midst of a three-way merger with Cobalt One Ltd. and CobalTech Mining Inc. and on completion First Cobalt will control over 10,000 hectares of prospective land and 50 historic mining operations in the Cobalt Camp in Ontario, Canada, as well as a mill and a permitted refinery facility.

The merger agreements with Cobalt One Ltd. and CobalTech Mining Inc., announced earlier this year, will result in a combined land position of more than 10,000 hectares (nearly 25,000 acres) in the Cobalt Camp containing approximately 50 past cobalt/silver producers and working mines. Initial test results from a mineralogical assessment of sample material taken from various historical mines located throughout the Cobalt Camp show both cobalt-rich and silver-rich mineralization styles. Samples taken at the former Bellellen mine, located within the Greater Cobalt Project in Ontario, show high grade cobalt assays, prompting First Cobalt to increase its drilling program at that site.

First Cobalt Corp. is moving quickly to leverage its potential against an economic background that estimates global consumption for refined cobalt is set to grow at an average rate of approximately 5 percent per annum for the next 10 years. The electric vehicle market, in particular, is driving this sector since more than 50 percent of the world’s current production of cobalt is used in the manufacture of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The global lithium-ion battery market, as estimated by Zion Market Research, indicates the value at around USD $31 billion in 2016 and is expected to generate revenue of nearly USD $68 billion by end of 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate of slightly above 17 percent.

The company’s clear pathway to production and cash flow generation includes being one of only four fully permitted cobalt extraction refineries in Canada with significant material and processing infrastructure on site. With the price of cobalt increasing significantly and its importance in the growing battery market underpinning a strong long-term demand forecast, First Cobalt Corp. and its mining interests are primed for success.

First Cobalt Corp. President and CEO Trent Mell, a mining executive and capital markets professional with extensive international transactional experience, is joined by a team of reputable and seasoned deal-makers, mine builders and mine operators with decades of global experience in exploration, business development, geoscience, engineering and finance.

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

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• Multi-division holding company focused on high-growth industries with immediate revenue potential
• Specialty niche markets include healthcare services, green technology and industrial sectors
• Company is minimizing risk through diversification strategy

RJD Green Inc. (OTC: RJDG), a tri-division holding company, is employing a successful diversification strategy with its focus on the acquisition and management of assets and companies in three areas. The initial high-growth enterprise opportunities the company is engaged in provide diversity and rapid growth in separate markets that are recession-resistant.

RJD Green is focused on acquisitions that are economically advantageous within emerging growth entities or companies that are in need of restructuring and in which immediate growth and outstanding potential returns are transparent.

The company’s division holdings include:

• RJD Green Healthcare Services Division, which employs a business model that utilizes the healthcare industry experience and wide-ranging relationships of the company’s team. This team has longstanding relationships with most major hospital systems and larger surgical centers in the United States, along with relationships within many of the healthcare community’s service sectors. The focus of this division is acquiring companies that offer cost-reducing and/or management- and operation-enhancing support services in the healthcare field.
• Earthlinc Environmental Solutions, which was formed in 2011 to foster green applied technologies and to provide environmental services, with a primary focus in North America. Environmental services and two technologies are being launched during 2017.
• Silex Holdings Inc., which was formed to acquire and manage high-growth assets and business enterprise, with a focus in specialty niched industrial contracting as well as building material products and services. Silex Interiors manufactures and distributes synergistic specialty building materials, granite and other countertops, cabinets, green products like engineered marble, and related products to both commercial contractors and retail clients. Silex Interiors has a plan for annual internal regional expansion as well as adding between four and eight regional franchise locations each year.

The company is helmed by a management team that has extensive expertise in each of these three focus areas, and each division is directly overseen by one of the company’s three corporate officers.

The mission of RJD Green is to create a successful, enjoyable business opportunity that fosters continual value growth for shareholders. For business enterprise partners that unite with the company, emphasis is placed on maximizing their business potential through the public company capital resources advantage and through providing an added management partner to assist with vision and the fulfillment of success in each operation.

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

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• Proprietary, closed-loop extraction process significantly lowers production costs
• Patent protection applications are filed in 30 countries with significant oil sands reserves
• Environmentally-friendly system eliminates need for polluting tailings ponds
• Valuable, producing oil sands resources owned and operated in Texas and Utah

Petroteq Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PQE) (OTCQX: PQEFF) is a Canadian-registered, publicly traded company engaged in the development and implementation of proprietary technologies for the environmentally safe extraction of heavy oils from oil sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits. The company is focused on oil and gas exploration and production on mineral leases it owns in Texas with Accord GR Energy Inc. and in expanding production capacity at its Asphalt Ridge heavy oil extraction facility in Utah.

Petroteq Energy’s patent-pending application is a closed-loop, solvent-based process, which results in significantly lower per barrel production costs than those incurred with traditional hot water-based oil sands extraction technologies. This green technology utilizes a small, modular footprint, produces no greenhouse gases, requires no high temperatures, leaves only clean dry sand, and could be deployed to unlock heavy oil deposits located around the world.

The company’s Asphalt Ridge mineral lease on 3,000-plus acres in northeastern Utah features a large contingent oil sands resource base with an estimated 87 million barrels of oil equivalent. In 2016, the company produced 10,000 barrels of oil from the Utah location and plans to increase production are underway. Utah holds over 32 billion barrels of undeveloped oil sands resources, which are also known as “oil-wet” deposits containing a mixture of sand and a dense, extremely viscous form of petroleum referred to as bitumen or tar. A recent upswing in developing domestic energy sources has intensified interest in technological advances such as Petroteq’s Liquid Extraction System.

The company’s Texas location includes an ownership interest (46%) in 7,000 acres under mineral leases with Accord, a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company that focuses on the development and recovery of heavy oil reserves and deposit. Two enhanced, licensed oil recovery technologies designed to increase oil recovery from more than 80 shallow oil wells on the property are expected to substantially improve the recovery rates of heavy oil deposits in this area. In both the Utah oil sands and traditional oil patch Texas project, the company, its subsidiaries and Accord are using proprietary technologies, processes and methodologies to recover heavy oil, providing a distinct, strategic economic advantage for Petroteq Energy and its shareholders.

The company continues to evaluate the development of other medium to heavy oil exploration, production and recovery projects on a global basis through a variety of structured agreements. These opportunities or other arrangements with private and governmental entities that utilize Petroteq Energy’s proprietary licensed technologies are expected to generate a significant return on investment.

The company’s management team, board of directors and officers form an invaluable cross-section of industry leaders with extensive experience ranging from chemical engineering and solvent research, business development, international project management, entrepreneurial achievements, and senior management for global energy companies in North America and the Middle East. This impressive knowledge base covers both conventional and unconventional oil and gas projects and production, both in upstream and downstream industry sectors.

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

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• Zinc demand predicted to grow steadily in coming years
• Global stockpiles of zinc are at multiyear lows
• Zinc prices doubled since January 2016, soaring to above $3,000 per tonne

Zinc One Resources Inc. (TSX.V: Z) (OTC: ZZZOF) (FSE: RH33) is a Vancouver, Canada-based company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of prospective and advanced zinc projects in mining friendly jurisdictions. Zinc One’s key assets are the Bongará Zinc Mine and Charlotte-Bongará Zinc-Oxide Project in north-central Peru. Historical production of the Bongará Mine, which was mined from 2007-2008 until a fall in zinc prices shut it down, revealed greater than 20 percent zinc grades and recoveries over 90 percent, all from surface mining. Bongará’s high grade zinc mineralization is considered a rare situation and one that Zinc One management is poised to explore further. The neighboring Charlotte-Bongará Zinc-Oxide Project has multiple at-surface, high-grade drill intercepts providing numerous drill targets.

Zinc One controls both zinc-oxide mine projects, making it the first time a single operator has been in control of the two locations, giving the company a unique opportunity to delineate a substantial high-grade, zinc-oxide resource along a 4 kilometres-long trend. A previous operator produced 55.1 million pounds of zinc, running at 358 tonnes a day. Zinc One has access to all data and technical work dating back to the 1990s and controls a third zinc prospect located in central Peru as part of its portfolio.

The company has also received approval from Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines to suspend the mine closure at the Bongará location, which allows Zinc One to utilize the current Environmental Impact Assessment attached to the project for current and future permitting. This critical approval allows the company to take another important step forward in its plans to reopen production at the Bongará zinc-oxide project. Zinc One’s project locations involve open pit/surface mining, requiring less infrastructure and a much better cost ratio than traditional underground mines.

Zinc One is managed by a proven team of exploration geologists and engineers with extensive experience in constructing and operating successful mining operations. The company’s business strategy includes restarting production at the Bongará Zinc-Oxide Mine with exploration of targets along a 6-kilometer strike as well as exploring the Charlotte Bongará Zinc-Oxide Project.

World stockpiles of zinc are at multiyear lows while demand continues to be strong. In 2016, zinc demand became greater than the available supply for the first time in a decade. Zinc is essential for rustproofing steel and is used in a variety of infrastructures. It’s also used to produce batteries, fertilizers, paints, plastics, cosmetics and multivitamins. The International Zinc Association estimates that zinc could save the world over $300 billion annually in direct corrosion costs and another $300 billion annually in indirect costs. Zinc is an invaluable base metal and a strategic priority for many industries.

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

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• Strategic approach to cannabis and hemp industry through networking architecture
• Legal marijuana markets estimated to reach $22.6 billion by 2021
• Branded “hempSMART Brain™” CBD product is first to be offered by direct market
• Wellness industry is now $1.9 trillion per year with huge growth potential

AV1 Group, Inc. (OTC: AVOP) is a publicly traded investment and holding company established to identify, secure and monetize emerging growth companies in a number of sectors that include cannabis related technologies, grow houses and cultivation, and e-commerce businesses positioned for exponential growth. After identifying businesses displaying revolutionary concepts able to develop a substantial footprint in high-growth markets, the business model followed calls for incubating and supporting the best opportunities.

The company seeks to discover inspired entrepreneurs with innovative ideas that are poised for significant revenue generation. Management expertise can be seen in the development of embryonic-stage subsidiaries as the company brings a spectrum of backgrounds to the table with a significant resource of knowledge and experience to every venture. AV1 Group explores every opportunity to help each sector exceed its revenue goals while building close, active working relationships as it prepares each respective division to be a robust competitor within the various chosen markets.

AV1 Group companies include:

• XFIRESmartSystems.com – Intelligent lighting solutions and wireless access for many different applications.
• VaporHighUSA.com – Over 800 vaping products; bitcoin payments accepted.
• DentalCannatizer.com – Revolutionary dual jet dental water jet integrates hemp oil infusing.
• IntelligentLightingCorp.com – Comprehensive, energy-efficient lighting solutions.
• CannaLighting.com – Wholly owned subsidiary building strategic relationships in the LED sector to provide solutions for grow houses and cultivation centers.
• MJIQ – First, comprehensive, enterprise-grade integrated software suite being developed for the legal cannabis industry.
• Hemptory.com – Engaging online destination for all hemp and cannabis related products and services.
• Lawster.com – Puts consumers and small businesses in contact with legal services and service providers.
• MJTestLabs.com – Under development website will serve cannabis dispensaries, laboratories and industry affiliates.

AV1 Group’s business model delivers an advantage with internally-created projects that are poised for revenue generation and a cross-company revenue platform that enables the company to incubate and foster growth in early-stage subsidiaries under one umbrella.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.AV1Group.com

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• 6 patents filed for pain management, eating disorders and epilepsy
• Additional patents underway for PTSD, depression, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
• Revenue potential of each cannabis-based therapy could fetch between $100 million to $500 million

India Globalization Capital (NYSE AMERICAN: IGC) is a first mover in developing a portfolio of products using cannabis-based “combination therapies” for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, cachexia, pain, and other life-altering conditions. The company’s most recent research and development focus continues to be on readying a line of cannabis-based products targeting Alzheimer’s disease utilizing novel data (http://dtn.fm/st4Ef). This cannabis-based combination therapy shows promise for Alzheimer’s sufferers, says IGC CEO Ram Mukunda.

“As Alzheimer’s progresses, synaptic dysfunction and the death of neurons lead to memory loss. These study results, when combined with the earlier reported data that shows IGC-AD1 reduces Aβ40 and Aβ42 production by as much as 50%, and 40%, without any toxicity, represent a highly significant novel breakthrough that could potentially bring much needed relief from this devastating disease,” Mukunda says, adding the company is pursuing a patent filing that protects the company’s breakthrough therapy.

Four products currently in the company’s medical trial pipeline are Hyalolex, aimed at reducing beta-amyloid building up in Alzheimer’s patients; Natrinol, or synthetic THC, which has application for nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite in patients with AIDS and cancer; Caesafin, a combination therapy used to ease seizures in dogs and cats; and Serosapse, which addresses various endpoints in Parkinson’s disease.

IGC’s unique strategy reduces regulatory approval time and development costs because its chosen categories face lower regulatory burdens. Instead of pursuing full novel drug applications, which take anywhere from 7-9 years in clinical trials and cost hundreds of millions before securing FDA approval, IGC is developing cannabis-based drugs that could be commercialized in less than two years and at a cost of between $2 million to $3 million per product. These products will then be made available through medical cannabis dispensaries, which means a faster development timeline with a much lower end cost than through the traditional pharmaceutical pipeline.

Approximately 47 million people throughout the world are living with dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, with 5 million Americans diagnosed with the neurological disorder (http://dtn.fm/utH2y). IGC expects to soon begin clinical trials for its Alzheimer’s combination therapy, putting it on track to bring its phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products to market in an expeditious and cost-effective manner.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.IGCInc.us