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ThursdayJul 20, 2017 9:00 am

5 Standout Legal Cannabis Companies Worthy of Consideration

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The legal marijuana market continues to gain momentum, driven by increasing public acceptance and an increasing number of investors looking for viable opportunities on a crowded playing field. According to a recent Gallup poll1, 60 percent of Americans now support the legalization of marijuana. As the playing field continues to grow in diversification and size, some of the most recognizable and frequently seen names are ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) (CIIX Profile), Terra Tech Corp. (TRTC), Medical Marijuana, Inc. (MJNA), Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (MCOA) and CV Sciences, Inc. (CVSI). The market presence of ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) is…

WednesdayJul 19, 2017 9:00 am

Industry Leaders Riding High as Marijuana Demand Outpaces Supply

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The legal marijuana market has been growing by leaps and bounds in North America. Sales jumped 30 percent in 2016, accounting for $6.7 billion in retail activity in the United States and Canada. For companies like SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) (SING Profile), which recently formed a joint venture with First Bitcoin Capital Corp. (BITCF), strategic marijuana-centered acquisitions are helping fuel corporate growth while increasing the availability of equipment and packaging and payment solutions for the broader marijuana market. The cannabis industry also benefits from the activities of American Cannabis Company, Inc. (AMMJ), a producer of a proprietary growing…

TuesdayJul 18, 2017 8:30 am

Five trends to improve Grocery Retailers

Retail grocery listings are still reeling from Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to take over Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM), but let’s face it, with grocers already running paper-thin profit margins, it is the recently announced U.S. expansion plans for German hyper-efficient supermarkets Aldi and Lidl that had the grocery retailers already on edge. After all, online shopping isn’t new, with WalMart’s (NYSE: WMT) Jet, Kroger’s (NYSE: KR) HomeShop, and Costco’s (NASDAQ: COST) Shipt being just some of the current home grocery delivery options. Unlike most industries, where online shopping is the norm, grocery shopping has been slow to change. Thus, despite…

ThursdayJul 13, 2017 9:00 am

Savvy Publicly Traded Bitcoin Players Contributing to Cryptocurrency’s Widespread Adoption

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Bitcoin is rapidly being adopted and accepted as a valid form of payment, with major retailers like Overstock.com, Microsoft and Subway (1) among several U.S. companies that now accept digital currency – or cryptocurrency – as a form of payment. Japan adopted bitcoin as an official currency in April 2017, which has been a major step forward for this cryptocurrency on a global scale. Savvy companies are rushing to profit from the growing acceptance of bitcoin, whether by aiding further accessibility or by applying digital currency as a payment solution for high-risk industries that are considered “unbankable.”…

ThursdayJul 06, 2017 11:01 am

Patriot One Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: PAT) (OTCQB: PTOTF) Threat Detection Technology Goes Global

Patent-pending technology to combat active shooter threats Cost-effective “smart” protective system Large global resellers jump on board Last month, Patriot One Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: PAT) (OTCQB: PTOTF), developer of the revolutionary award-winning PATSCAN CMR™ concealed weapons detection system, announced two significant reseller agreements with companies that provide security solutions to government, military, health care and commercial organizations. JJB Federal LLC is a veteran-owned information technology communications contracting company, with clients including the U.S. Dept. of the Navy, Dept. of Defense, and the Dept. of Education. Within days, Patriot One announced another reseller agreement with SENGEX, which provides security solutions to…

WednesdayJul 05, 2017 9:41 am

Patriot One Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: PAT) (OTCQB: PTOTF) Employs Artificial Intelligence in Fight against Terrorism

Commercially developing a covert, disruptive solution using novel radar technology to detect concealed weapons—even on moving targets Market’s very first cost-effective answer to active shooter prevention Unsurpassed portable system developed through NATO-funded project at McMaster University Solution endorsed by Tom Ridge, first secretary of Homeland Security and current advisory board member Patriot One Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: PAT) (OTCQB: PTOTF) is employing cutting-edge machine learning/artificial intelligence technology in the global fight against terrorism. The company’s pioneering PATSCAN CMR™, which is the next-generation incarnation of its award-winning NForce CMR1000 software and radar solution, is a disruptive cognitive microwave radar system that is…

WednesdayJun 28, 2017 3:46 pm

ORHub, Inc. (ORHB) Proves Its Value at Hoag Orthopedic Institute with Transformative Medical Software Developed on Microsoft Azure

ORHub is a cloud-based health care software that can help medical providers achieve cost efficiencies of 20-40% and drive closure of reimbursement gaps In real time, through Azure intelligence and analytics, it can analyze procedures, offer predictive analysis, and enable efficient procurement for hospital administrators It can develop fair pricing on bundled payments for providers and payers ORHub, Inc. (OTC: ORHB), a health care software-as-a-service company, is primed to play an important role in delivering both cost reduction and actionable resource analytics tools in surgeries such as spinal, hip, knee, and cardiac catheter procedures, offering greatly improved resource allocation, real…

ThursdayJun 22, 2017 9:00 am

Diverse Opportunities Aplenty for Investors Interested in the Marijuana Market

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Within the exploding legalized marijuana industry, new innovations and investment opportunities are cropping up all the time; no matter what sector you have interest in, there is likely an investment option to be explored. Among enterprising companies looking for innovative ways to profit within the blossoming marijuana market, SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) (SING Profile), First Bitcoin Capital Corp. (BITCF), Kush Bottles, Inc. (KSHB), Medical Marijuana, Inc. (MJNA) and Solis Tek, Inc. (SLTK) offer diverse opportunities for savvy investors interested in a marijuana-related play. The growth of the legal marijuana market has been bigger and faster than the growth…

WednesdayJun 21, 2017 2:12 pm

Patriot One Technologies (TSX.V: PAT) (OTCQB: PTOTF) and McMaster University Researchers Team Up to Commercialize Concealed Weapons Detection System

Patriot One Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: PAT) (OTCQB: PTOTF) is taking steps to commercialize its PATSCAN™ CMR technology, which features an innovative radar technology that can detect concealed weapons such as knives, guns, grenades, and suicide vests. The microwave radar system can identify moving targets – individuals who are carrying concealed weapons. Recently featured in a June article (http://nnw.fm/JAi7V), the company plans on making the system available to commercial markets to help fight terrorism and other security issues throughout the world. Researchers at McMaster University, based in Hamilton, Ontario, have joined forces with the Patriot One team to boost the product’s…

MondayJun 19, 2017 8:51 am

Nasdaq and Bats Square off on Market-Close Orders

The status quo never likes change, nor the upstarts that attempt to initiate innovation. When innovation and change occur, the entrenched typically lose prominence, certainly preeminence, and often times money. Disagreement and conflict ensue, but the strongest survive and seem to stay in power. It happens across the full spectrum of businesses, and it’s happening again now with Nasdaq, Inc. and Bats Global Markets. Most are familiar with Nasdaq, the world's first electronic stock market. It was founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the financial self-regulatory agency of its era. At first, Nasdaq was only a…

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