• A leading importer of vehicles to Israel has signed with Foresight a non-binding MOU for the sale of the Eyes-On™ automotive vision system
• $12.4 million in private placement agreements signed with leading Israeli institutional investors
• Global advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) market expected to reach $67.43 billion by 2025, growing at 19 percent CAGR

A rising demand for advanced driver safety and assistance systems that help drivers control vehicles and avoid accidents is fueling a global market for technological innovations in an increasingly high growth market, according to multiple industry research reports. Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: FRSX) (TASE: FRSX), a technological innovator in automotive vision systems and driver assistance technology headquartered in Israel, has been developing, through wholly owned subsidiary Foresight Automotive Ltd., a powerful and mature proprietary stereoscopic technology that provides real-time information to prevent accidents. Foresight’s technology is derived from major shareholder Magna B.S.P.’s field-proven security technology, which has been deployed worldwide for almost two decades. The company’s patents provide IP protection for technology that’s designed to improve driving safety with highly accurate and reliable obstacle detection vision systems.

Foresight recently announced the signing of a non-binding MOU for the company’s unique stereoscopic Eyes-On™ system with a leading importer of vehicles to Israel. The non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with a direct importer of several leading vehicle manufacturers will see the installation of Eyes-On™ for aftermarket configuration – Foresight’s advanced driver assistance system (“ADAS”) – in several vehicle models (http://ibn.fm/wW18g) under a pilot program. The importer could potentially order 21,000 Eyes-On™ systems over three years, according to the agreement (http://ibn.fm/QQFWE).

Foresight’s unique Eyes-On™ stereo vision ADAS employs advanced algorithms for accurate depth analysis and obstacle detection. The Eyes-On system will detect all potential obstacles, including vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, animals and inanimate objects, at a high degree of accuracy. Stereo technology is an image processing concept which uses two synchronized cameras to mimic 3D human depth perception.

Foresight has developed three main products to date: QuadSight™, a breakthrough quad-camera vision system that sets the bar for autonomous vehicle vision; Eyes-On™, a unique stereo vision Advanced Driver Assistance System; and Eye-Net™, a cellular-based accident prevention solution designed to provide real-time pre-collision alerts to vehicles and pedestrians.

The company’s innovative automotive vision systems recently attracted private placement agreements from several leading Israeli institutional investors, including $5.5 million from Harel Insurance (http://ibn.fm/kLUKF), $4.1 million from Meitav Dash Group and $1.4 million from Psagot Investment House (http://ibn.fm/KEe7w).

Grand View Research reports that the global ADAS market is expected to reach $67.43 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 19 percent. Several factors, including increasing levels of government initiatives for mandating driver assistance systems in order to lower road accidents, are contributing to this robust growth pattern, the report states (http://ibn.fm/ODDPS).

In 2016, passenger cars accounted for more than a 72 percent share in the global ADAS market, Grand View Research reports. With the United States and the European Union mandating that automotive manufacturers fit ADAS systems such as lane departure warning systems (LDWS) and autonomous emergency braking systems (AEBS) in vehicles by 2020, Foresight is gearing up to be a leader in this developing space.

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

• Paid ‘VIP Service’ teaches cryptocurrency investing and trading, market trend analysis and trading tips for options as part of CIIX’s effort to instruct its Chinese-speaking audience
• NewCoins168.com site notes that CIIX expects to issue its own ICO in the second half of 2018 or 2019, creating an investment ‘ecosystem’ for audience
• CIIX offers a comprehensive suite of TV, website and podcast education shows that cover the latest trends in cryptocurrencies; it is also active in cryptocurrency mining and ATM marketing

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) is featuring a series of lecturer-style courses in the ‘Live VIP’  segment of its NewCoins168.com website focused on teaching its Chinese-speaking audience about investing in cryptocurrencies. CIIX is committed to cryptocurrency and blockchain education, as well as actual coin production. The site says that CIIX expects to issue its own ICO in the second half of 2018 or in 2019, effectively creating a virtual investment ‘ecosystem’ for Chinese (http://ibn.fm/dKCp1).

CIIX operates a blockchain facility with AntMiners and ASIC machines in a secure data center near Seattle, Washington, to mine for virtual currency. The NewCoins168.com website offers real-time worldwide news of cryptocurrency trading, ICOs and quotes, as well as analysis of market trends. It also has online registration for paid subscribers to its VIP Service. The Bitcoin Trading Academy LLC will offer paid courses on the website.

The company broadcasts a daily video from the NYSE titled “Bitcoin MultiMillionaire” and is planning a “Bitcoin Talk Show” for cable TV, which will reach some 500,000 Chinese-speaking individuals in the U.S (http://ibn.fm/hwfY9). In addition, CIIX has entered into a licensing partnership with “The Bad Crypto Podcast” to rebroadcast some of its most popular shows in Chinese (http://ibn.fm/OmDUe). The company also hosts a Bitcoin ATM in the lobby of its San Gabriel, California, headquarters.

“The Chinese website is intended to provide entry-level cryptocurrency and blockchain technology information,” Warren Wang, CEO of CIIX, stated in a news release. Specialized courses on NewCoins168.com include trend analysis, short- and long-term prospects, blockchain, ICOs and even options buying.

CIIX has online editorial reporters in New York and Los Angeles and plans to add a total of 10-15 more editors in China at its Shanghai-based subsidiary to provide 24/7 coverage of the industry (http://ibn.fm/hSRBq).

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

• MCOA focusing on non-psychoactive hemp cultivation and product markets
• Hemp industry’s predicted five-year CAGR of 25 percent expected to take it to $2.6 billion by 2022
• hempSMART Face marks subsidiary’s extension into cosmetic products arena

Progressive trends in the adoption of hemp-derived products continue to boost the prospects of Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (OTC: MCOA) and its hempSMART™ brand, which announced on June 19 the rollout of its latest cannabidiol-derived cosmetic product for people seeking an all-natural botanical moisturizer.

The hempSMART™ Face product marks Marijuana Company of America’s expansion of its hempSMART™ brand into the cosmetic products space, building on a portfolio of legal CBD-based wellness innovations.  The company states that each bottle of its hempSMART™ Face (http://ibn.fm/si386) contains 150 mg of full-spectrum, non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) oil derived from the industrial hemp plant. The new topical nourishes facial skin with ayurvedic herbs and botanicals that contain omega 3, 6, 7 and 9, as well as “synergistic ingredients” such as organic aloe, sabi inchi oil, argan kernel oil, macadamia seed oil, rose hip seed oil, pomegranate seed oil, tulsi, turmeric oil, frankincense, ashwagandha, sweet potato root extract, coconut oil and sea buckthorn oil.

As hemp and its derivatives gain renewed attention and popularity throughout the world, market forecasters are anticipating a boom in the CBD product market. The U.S. hemp industry is expected to reach $2.6 billion in consumer interest by 2022, with a remarkable five-year CAGR of 25 percent as regulatory barriers are removed, according to the Hemp Business Journal (http://ibn.fm/QCEWH). The worldwide health and wellness industry, including CBD products, already measures in the trillions of dollars and has an anticipated five-year CAGR of 17 percent (http://ibn.fm/Vg6au).

Canada recently became the second country in the world to legalize marijuana for its full spectrum of recreational and medicinal uses following a Senate vote on June 19, with a waiting period for the nation’s provinces and territories to implement local ordinances before the act becomes official on October 17 (http://ibn.fm/czA6t).

Hemp has seen its star rising without the same degree of controversy. U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell spearheaded hemp cultivation policy experiments under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (http://ibn.fm/ISBYy) and built on their successes to introduce new legislation to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp under the Hemp Farming Act in the 2018 Farm Bill, which was recently passed in Congress (http://ibn.fm/0823g).

Marijuana Company of America is focusing its efforts on non-psychoactive hemp cultivation and product marketing, and it has joined with Global Hemp Group, Inc. (CSE: GHG) (FRANKFURT: GHG) (OTC: GBHPF) to develop 125 acres in New Brunswick, as well as 35 acres in Oregon for hemp cultivation. The New Brunswick project is expected to grow to more than 1,000 acres of hemp in the next three years, and the Oregon project will grow to about 109 acres of hemp, plus the addition of five greenhouses currently under construction to give the site a year-round operation (http://ibn.fm/P6ZGK).

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

• Despite growing need for cobalt in EV production, U.S. produces less than one percent of global supply
• Cobalt supply from DRC stigmatized for human rights concerns
• Promising drill results in Idaho and Canada offer promise of domestic supply sources

The recent publication by First Cobalt Corp. (TSX.V: FCC) (OTCQX: FTSSF) (ASX: FCC) of drill results from its Iron Creek Project in Idaho is good news for the North American cobalt community. It raises hope of lessened dependence on foreign supplies of the metal, now categorized as a critical mineral commodity by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). First Cobalt’s drill results extend cobalt mineralization in the Waite Zone by an additional 50 meters to the west, as well as to surface. They hold the promise of boosting U.S. production, which, in 2017, was a mere 650 tons – a paltry amount compared to global production of 110,000 tons. The news could not have come at a better time. As global market penetration of EVs increases, cobalt supplies remain tight, with a recent report from Swiss bank, UBS, warning of a shortage by 2022. The announcement also parallels similar good tidings from First Cobalt’s Canadian properties; drilling there has extended the strike length of the mineralized zone in the Kerr area at Cobalt Camp to over 350 meters.

Despite its critical importance to a variety of American industries, the U.S. produces very little cobalt. Production in 2017 was just 650 tons, about one percent of what is mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the world’s largest producer. Consequently, domestic users must rely mostly on imported cobalt. The top two U.S. sources of refined cobalt are Norway, which provides 16 percent, and China, with 15 percent. Much of this cobalt originates in the DRC, which supplies about 58 percent of global mined cobalt.

The pressure on buyers to source non-DRC supplies of the metal is growing. Major companies, including Apple, battery maker Samsung SDI and Chinese cobalt producer Huayou Cobalt, are now attempting to map their cobalt supply chains, an exercise that will allow the source of their cobalt purchases to be identified. They are eyeing, with increased interest, juniors like First Cobalt that are reporting promising drill results.

First Cobalt recently announced that cobalt mineralization in the Waite zone of its Iron Creek Project in Idaho has been extended to the surface and by an additional 50 meters to the west for a total strike length of 520 meters (http://ibn.fm/Z9rBF). The Waite Zone lies south and parallel to the historic No Name Zone, but it was not included in any previous historic reports on the area. High grade intercepts have been detected within longer intervals of mineralization, including 0.52 percent cobalt and 1.10 percent copper over 4.6 meters within 37.8 meters grading 0.12 percent cobalt and 0.41 percent copper in the Waite Zone. In addition, several mineralized intercepts were found in the footwall of the Waite Zone, including 0.33percent cobalt over 10.2 meters, reflecting new mineralization that will be tested in follow up drilling.

Drilling at Iron Creek in 2017 was completed to confirm a historic estimate (non-compliant with NI 43-101) of 1.3 million tons grading 0.59 percent cobalt and 0.3 percent copper, which was completed in 1980 by Noranda Inc. That program covered a 460-meter strike length, primarily in the No Name Zone, and the results are the basis for a mineral resource estimate that’s expected to be completed by October 2018. First Cobalt is now undertaking a 70-hole, 30,000-meter drill program designed to double the strike length of the cobalt-copper mineralized zone to 900 meters.

Likewise, First Cobalt has also announced the results of drilling that has extended the strike length of the mineralized zone in the Kerr area to over 350 meters. Results to date from this recently-identified mineralized zone located south of Kerr Lake in the Cobalt North area of the Canadian Cobalt Camp confirm that the area hosts a near-surface network of cobalt veins and disseminated mineralization associated with silver and nickel, as well as copper, zinc and lead (http://ibn.fm/TBHjK). The company is now the largest landowner in Ontario, Canada’s Cobalt Camp, a region that includes the historically significant Keeley-Frontier, Haileybury and Bellellen mines. It controls over 10,000 hectares of prospective land and 50 historic mines, as well as a mill and the only permitted cobalt refinery in North America capable of producing battery materials.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://ibn.fm/FTSSF

• Operates 140 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia
• Customers are provided with high-quality products and educational resources
• Aggressive growth strategy in Houston following Hurricane Harvey

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTS), a leading specialty retailer of stone tiles, related materials and accessories, was founded in 1984 and operates 140 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. The stores run an average size of 20,500 square feet, and the company’s products can also be purchased online. Representatives are available in store, online and by phone to help customers achieve their dream designs.

The company’s mission is to serve customers with the highest quality of tile products and installation information available. Pictures of customer’s DIY spaces can be found on the company’s Pinterest and Instagram accounts by searching #TheTileShop. The company’s Facebook page (http://ibn.fm/CABoH) is currently dedicated to job opportunities throughout its network of 140 locations.

TTC offers ProEvents to honor an ongoing commitment to build and foster strong relationships with the professional community it serves. A recent event on May 16, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio, for Wedi Contractor Certification had 89 pros in attendance. Upcoming educational events include NTCA Workshops, CTI Tests and more (http://ibn.fm/E8EQJ).

Since becoming a publicly traded company, TTC has been strategic and aggressive with its business model. Part of its aggressive new strategy was the opening of five stores located in high-retail areas throughout Houston in 2017. The first of these stores opened a mere three weeks before Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. Following the destruction of Harvey, TTS was positioned to provide resources to the community differently than it has for previous stores. The company began helping customers rebuild their lives and homes, first by providing education regarding flood-resistant materials and sustainable surfaces. In addition, the company guides customer through proper installation and has access to representatives who are eager to serve (http://ibn.fm/zokue).

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

• Searching for property in Vermont to grow industrial hemp
• Acquired 40 acres of land in Utah, as well as SpeedyGrow and SpeedyVeg
• Continues to concentrate on core ‘Green’ platform

Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (OTC: REFG), a state-of-the-art financial services company targeting the cannabis industry, is expanding its footprint through acquisitions in Vermont, Utah and Colorado. The company has announced plans to grow hemp and seek appropriate licensing in each state.

“While we are fully committed to our solution to the banking and financial transaction problems in the state-sanctioned marijuana industry, we are pleased thus far with our diversification into CBD extraction,” Jeremy Roberts, CEO of Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions, stated in a news release. “With the recent approval of a CBD based medicine by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency’s recent clarification, we believe this emerging market is an important focus for our company.”

REFG recently announced plans to grow industrial hemp in Vermont, with the first anticipated harvest set for 2019. The company is currently looking at various properties. The Vermont industrial hemp program requires applicants to register annually with the state’s Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets; pay an annual fee; and comply with various farming statutes. According to Roberts, the decision to expand REFG’s footprint into growing hemp is in direct response to shareholder petitions (http://ibn.fm/J4N87).

Vermont is not the only real estate that holds the company’s interest. REFG has also expanded into Utah and Colorado.

A sizable 40-acre plot in Utah was recently acquired to grow hemp, and the company has plans to seek a state license under the recently passed H.B. 302. The 2018 Utah Legislature has already passed several bills involving cannabis that include the cultivation of industrial hemp, cannabidiol products, cannabis cultivation amendments and a medical cannabis policy (http://ibn.fm/dA7ij).

Colorado-licensed SpeedyGrow and organic soil accelerator SpeedyVeg, with its organic nutrient designed to accelerate the growth of plants, was acquired earlier this year by REFG. SpeedyVeg’s formula claims to result in a 20 percent faster growth rate and includes 70 natural trace nutrients (http://ibn.fm/BOa4Z). Through SpeedyGrow, two marijuana strains – GrapeApe and Birthday Cake – were acquired, and the company is seeking additional marijuana cultivation licenses (http://ibn.fm/GIHmV).

These acquisitions present a new revenue stream for REFG’s investors. However, the company continues to concentrate on its core ‘Green’ platform, providing best-in-class payment processing and a comprehensive banking system. Clients can now signup via the Take.Green website and are provided banking accounts online. This unique approach allows cannabis providers access to banking solutions that they have otherwise been denied due to federal regulations that are still in place. Green is the first and only comprehensive card processing operation of its kind, tracking sales and tax collection and empowering business with an advanced client management system.

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

• FRSX’s QuadSight™ multi-camera vision solution is a stereoscopic system that detects obstacles in all weather and lighting conditions designed for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles
• In its corporate presentation, FRSX cites projection of the autonomous self-driving vehicle market reaching $60 billion by 2030, from Mordor Intelligence LLP
• FRSX has in development its Eyes-On™ and Eye-Net™ patent-pending accident prevention solutions

Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: FRSX) (TASE: FRSX), in an audio press release, detailed the advantages of its passive sensor vision system versus active ones. As sensors will play a key role in the development of self-driving vehicles, FRSX’s QuadSight™ passive sensor system uses available light for its visible light cameras and thermal radiation of objects for its infrared cameras (http://ibn.fm/8IIJU).

FRSX’s stereoscopic technology leverages the advantages of passive sensors rather than active systems. It employs two synchronized cameras to mimic 3D human depth perception. In contrast, active sensors emit energy that may interfere with others, resulting in the possibility of some objects going undetected. QuadSight does not rely on pattern recognition. Rather, it is a passive stereo vision system that uses advanced image processing algorithms for accurate depth analysis and detects objects from available light and thermal radiation caught by its infrared cameras.

Israel-based FRSX, through wholly owned subsidiary Foresight Automotive, is designing, developing and commercializing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for use in semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It is developing several branded and patent-pending systems. Proprietary systems include Eyes-On™, an advanced ADAS system, and Eye-Net™, a cellular-based V2X accident prevention alert solution.

In its corporate presentation, the company documented that the stakes are high (http://ibn.fm/o0efI). FRSX sees a long-term market potential for autonomous vehicles that’s projected at $60 billion by 2030, according to Mordor Intelligence LLP (http://ibn.fm/Imu0J).

In a news release, Haim Siboni, CEO of FRSX, said, “At Foresight, we believe that a car’s vision system should be nothing less than perfect. Vision is the foundation of passenger safety, and vision perfection under all weather and lighting conditions is clearly the breakthrough that vehicle makers need to build consumer confidence in order to accelerate autonomous vehicle adoption.”

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

• CEO John ‘JT’ Thatch says that SHRV’s all-time high gross sales in April were directly impacted by the success of its Elevacity Global line, which includes vitamin patches, anti-aging mud and skincare products
• Record April revenues continue SHRV’s momentum; company sales of $2.4 million in March doubled that of the prior month
• SHRV eyes future growth and believes that it will be well-supported by partnering with more providers, according to Chairman Robert Oblon

Sharing Services, Inc.’s (OTC: SHRV) sales momentum continues after it reported record revenue of more than $3.5 million for April. This follows its $2.4 million in gross sales in March, which doubled its total volume for February. SHRV stressed that major contributors in April were the Elevacity health-and-wellness division product line, together with the execution by its Elepreneurs marketing team of its unique Blue Ocean strategy and direct-to-market approach (http://ibn.fm/Yxm06).

Elevacity Global’s wellness products include anti-aging Elier Mud, vitamin patches designed to generate energy and the Timeless line of skincare products for men and women. John ‘JT’ Thatch, CEO of Sharing Services, said in a news release that SHRV’s customers “seem very pleased” and are “seeing great results” with the line’s products.

SHRV is a Plano, Texas-based diversified holding company that owns, operates or controls a variety of companies engaged in direct selling through independent sales representatives. It also offers services such as energy, technology and insurance.

The company’s go-to-market strategy is defined as focusing on the end-user and connecting with potential clients. Blue Ocean selling is a concept of marketing in an uncontested marketplace. Execution of those methods resulted in record sales in March (http://ibn.fm/EcpaO).

Robert Oblon, chairman of SHRV, said that the company would grow in the future by partnering with more providers. To that end, Sharing Services recently completed a joint venture agreement with Hong Kong-based Health Wealth & Happiness Ltd. (“HWH”) to sell its products throughout Asia and expand its Elepreneur program (http://ibn.fm/RQlyT).

Oblon added, “Since the company launched late last year, it has taken several steps to support its pursuit of expansion, including establishing a new corporate headquarters to accommodate growth as well as bringing on experienced talent. These steps, among others, have also helped drive the company forward while momentum builds on a grand scale.”

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

• Smoking as a delivery method faces increasing stigma
• Vaporization set to be a major smoking alternative
• Sunniva signs contract to supply extraction services to award winning cannabis brand

Heightened awareness of the dangers posed by smoking is shaping the fast-developing cannabis marketplace. Smoking, the delivery vehicle of the tobacco industry, is playing a much lesser role.

Nicotine may not kill – indeed, it is thought to have some health benefits – but smoking will. So, as markets for adult recreational use of marijuana open up across the U.S., alternative delivery technologies are expected to take center stage. Particularly popular is vaporizing, which, apart from the potential health benefits it offers, avoids the unpleasant (to some) smell of tobacco smoke and, in the typical vape pen, offers an easy method of use. As a result, the market for vaporizers is expected to rise rapidly. Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) is set to float on that rising vaporizer trend. The company recently announced that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it had secured an additional extraction contract with Cali Gold, a leading legacy California cannabis brand. Operating in the world’s two largest cannabis markets, Canada and California, Sunniva continues to pursue its vision of becoming the lowest cost, highest quality cannabis producer in the markets it serves.

There’s no doubt that vaping, once an esoteric activity with which few were familiar, is going to play an important role as medical and recreational markets for cannabis develop. According to one analyst, the vaporizer market in the states of California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington grew 57.7 percent during 2017, reaching $1.84 billion by year-end (http://ibn.fm/54QIo). Sunniva is already in position to benefit from those market developments. Its contract with Cali Gold gives it a ticket to ride the rising vaporization trend for, at least, the next 12 months, and the agreement may be renewed for a further 12-month term, if Cali Gold so desires.

Signed by wholly-owned subsidiary CP Logistics, LLC’s Sun-Oil Facility, the deal enables Sunniva to provide Cali Gold with high quality, ultra-purified manufactured distilled oil products to be utilized within vaporization cartridges (http://ibn.fm/CjSfI) and other delivery formats. Based in Berkeley, California, Cali Gold is a popular cannabis brand that has specialized in high quality edibles. The Cali Gold THCA Chocolate Bar was awarded first place in Edibles List Magazine. Cali Gold looks to Sunniva’s quality expertise at scale to introduce 10-15 new products in the next six months.

Sunniva’s Sun-Oil Facility is a state-of-the-art facility that, at full capacity, will be able to produce over 600,000 filled vaporization cartridges a month. Ideally suited to supply other white label marketers, like Cali Gold, the facility is licensed for both volatile and non-volatile extraction, which enables Sunniva to produce multiple forms of extracted products.

Sunniva’s Sun-Oil Facility is located about one mile from the Sunniva California Campus in Cathedral City, where it continues construction of a state-of-the-art cGMP-compliant greenhouse.  cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) regulations are mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure proper design, monitoring and control of manufacturing processes and facilities. Phase 1 of the project involves the development of a 325,000 square foot greenhouse capable of producing 60,000 kilos per year of dry cannabis at capacity.  Approximately 30 percent of initial total production is earmarked for conversion to oils and extracts. Phase 2 is expected to increase the greenhouse by 164,000 square feet and increase production by some 40,000 kilos per year.

Further north, work continues at the Canada Campus, a 126-acre site at Okanagan Falls, British

Columbia. The 740,000 square foot facility will have an estimated output capacity of 100,000 kg annually and is expected to become operational in 2019, which will complement Sunniva’s other Canadian subsidiary, Natural Health Services (NHS). NHS, which owns and operates seven medical marijuana clinics in Canada, has a patient base of 95,000, which is served by 21 physicians. The Canadian market is just as likely to embrace vaporization, a delivery format that could make cannabis consumption much safer health wise than tobacco ever was.

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

• An “alarm call” to the demands of an aging population and the increase of people living with dementia
• GPS SmartSole® technology used to predict wandering for individuals with dementia
• Announces strategic plan to uplist to the OTCQB Venture Exchange

The number of people living with dementia is soaring, and their families and caregivers are looking for solutions that allow their loved one’s greater independence.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people affected by this debilitating condition will triple from 50 million to 152 million in the next 30 years. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, describes this increase as “an alarm call” that demands greater attention to ensure that those living with dementia receive the necessary care (http://ibn.fm/25Ec6).

GTX Corp (OTC: GTXO), a self-described ‘pioneer in loT wearable technology’, is working to provide solutions to this growing problem. The company’s patented GPS SmartSole® is a non-visible GPS tracking device designed to monitor the location of people who have a tendency to get lost or wander. Easily inserted into the loved one’s shoe, it provides the caregiver with peace of mind through continuous, real-time location coordinates rendered on a mapping system in the GTX Corp Monitoring Portal, which is accessible from any computer or smartphone. Location history, geozone boundary alerts and more are available to the caregiver. When the loved one goes outside of designated boundaries, the caregiver is alerted.

GTXO is committed to working with partners to develop innovative solutions for this large section of the aging population and recently announced that George Mason University’s (GMU) College of Health and Human Services has completed its phase II machine learning wandering prediction research. This research can be used to predict the likely location of individuals with dementia and detect movement outside of those patterns that suggest wandering.

“Many of those who wander will not even realize they are lost or may hide from those searching for them. So this is truly groundbreaking data that offers the potential to save lives and dramatically reduce the costs of high-resource rescue operations,” Andrew Carle, adjunct professor and founding director of the Program in Senior Housing Administration at GMU, stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/jw4pf).

Addressing the needs of this growing population, GTXO is an approachable option for investors seeking to diversify into wearable technology. The company reported a solid first quarter and promising growth.

Revenues, subscribers, margins and profits are all up for the company, while the cost of operations, professional services, G&A expenses and net losses decreased. Also, GTXO completed the delivery of its first large-scale military contract and secured a strategic financial partner providing funds for continued capital growth throughout 2018 and 2019. Over the last several months GTXO’s board and management have been strategically working “to make the public side of the business more reflective of the positive milestones and forward progress achieved in recent months,” as noted by GTXO CEO Patrick Bertagna in the company’s announcement of plans to uplist to the OTCQB Venture Exchange.

GTXO plans to make several more announcements in the coming weeks as its management team strategically positions the company for the future.

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