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ThursdaySep 28, 2017 3:03 pm

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Again Names Paul Dickman as CFO, Pursues Exploding $7.2 Billion Legal Cannabis Market

CIIX is pursuing the $7.2 billion legal cannabis market with hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) products; CIIX showed a 76% year-over-year operating revenues gain in FY2017 Dickman previously served as CFO from 2010-2016; Warren Wang, CIIX’s CEO, said Dickman will “build an infrastructure that supports long-term growth” CIIX has plans to launch a hemp-based line of skin care products in China by year-end 2017 and is already marketing a line of hemp-infused cannabidiol products, “OptHemp,” through its U.S. subsidiary ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) announced in an 8K SEC filing (http://nnw.fm/UA4wB) that Paul Dickman has returned as its chief financial officer, effective September…

ThursdaySep 28, 2017 2:04 pm

Global Payout, Inc. (GOHE) CEO Discusses Innovative FINTECH Company’s Past, Present and Future

Innovative Global Reserve Platform enables seamless international payments “Banking in a box” Global Reserve Platform provides full front-to-back office processing for banks Solutions serve the global logistics industry, high-risk sectors and more In a recent interview (http://nnw.fm/no3tA) with NetworkNewsWire, Global Payout, Inc. (OTC: GOHE) CEO James Hancock detailed where the innovative payment solutions company has been, where it is now, and where it plans to be in the future. Global Payout is a frontrunner in the FINTECH revolution (http://nnw.fm/3HvjQ), offering versatile and innovative solutions for domestic and international organizations distributing money on a global scale. The company’s solutions include a…

ThursdaySep 28, 2017 1:25 pm

Petroteq Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PQE) (OTCQX: PQEFF) Boasts Oil Sands Technology that Could Make Tailings Ponds Passé

Versatile extraction process applicable to both water-wet and oil-wet sands Green technology will save wildlife Closed loop technology uses less water than traditional open loop processes Tailings ponds, despite an innocuous name that makes them sound like an amusement park feature, are anything but amusing. They are as potentially treacherous as serpents hidden in the grass and remain so only because news reporting on their alarming threat has been scant. Containing mammoth quantities of residual toxic sludge, tailings ponds scar the landscapes already disturbed by the oil-sands industry. As if to highlight their destruction, many in Alberta, the hub of…

ThursdaySep 28, 2017 9:00 am

Cannabis Companies Demonstrate the Diverse Nature of the Global Marijuana Market

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The cannabidiol market is large and diverse; just a few years ago, it was rather small but by 2015, consumer sales had reached $202 million, according to the CBD Report published by The Hemp Business Journal. Cannabidiol sales are expected to grow to over $2 billion by 2020. The dollar amounts and projections may seem impressive, but they don’t tell the full story, as market demand is being fueled by an increasing number of applications. Medicinal marijuana is used to treat pain and inflammation, nausea, anxiety and diseases such as epilepsy and glaucoma. The medical community has…

ThursdaySep 28, 2017 9:00 am

Cannabinoid Biosynthesis Poised as Potential Game-Changer in Drug Development

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: As the marijuana market continues its widespread growth, researchers remain merely at the threshold of exploring the manifold potential medical applications of cannabis. At present, more than 90 individual cannabinoid compounds have been discovered within the cannabis plant—each one potentially possessing crucial disease-fighting properties either on its own or combined with other compounds. Historically, however, it has been incredibly difficult to extract most of these compounds from the marijuana plant in adequate quantities and purities to be tested pharmaceutically. Overcoming this stumbling block in medical cannabis advancement, Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CSE: IN) (OTCQB: IMLFF)…

WednesdaySep 27, 2017 4:30 pm

Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORMP) Starts Presentation at the 2017 Disruptive Growth Company Showcase

Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ORMP) engages in the technology of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Oramed's Protein Oral Delivery (POD™) technology is based on over 30 years of research by top scientists at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center. The company is focused on revolutionizing the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, ORMD-0801, an orally ingestible insulin capsule. Oramed has completed multiple phase 2 clinical trials under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Oramed is also developing ORMD-0901, an oral GLP-1 analog capsule. For more information, visit the company’s website at…

WednesdaySep 27, 2017 4:00 pm

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE) Starts Presentation at the 2017 Disruptive Growth Company Showcase

Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) provides capital and expertise to stimulate the growth of technology-driven businesses in healthcare, financial services and digital media. The company targets companies that are capitalizing on the next wave of enabling technologies with a particular focus on the Internet of Everything, enhanced security and predictive analytics. Safeguard typically deploys between $5 million and $25 million over the course of its partnership with a company, initially investing in a Series A or B Round and opportunistically in a Seed Round. Safeguard has a notable track record of fostering innovation and building market leaders that spans more than…

WednesdaySep 27, 2017 3:46 pm

EVIO, Inc. (SGBYD) Changes Name, Adopts New Ticker Symbol and Announces a Reverse Stock Split

Name change to EVIO, Inc., from Signal Bay, Inc., reflects fact that EVIO Labs division generates majority of company volume New ticker symbol of EVIO will become effective October 3, 2017, for the legalized cannabis industry’s quality control testing and ancillary advisory services company Reverse stock split is positioned to attract institutional investors to provide funding for company’s vision of becoming a leading biotechnology firm in the cannabis industry EVIO, Inc. (OTCQB: SGBYD) has changed its name from Signal Bay, Inc. and also announced a reverse stock split (http://nnw.fm/ViB3C). The life science company will also have a new ticker symbol,…

WednesdaySep 27, 2017 3:30 pm

Midatech Pharma PLC (NASDAQ: MTP) Starts Presentation at the 2017 Disruptive Growth Company Showcase

Midatech Pharma (NASDAQ: MTP) is an international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology. The company’s approach comprises of developing oncology products internally and collaborating with partners in other therapy areas. The company’s strategy also involves driving growth both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Midatech is currently engaged in the US commercial operation of marketing four cancer care supportive products and co-promoting two others. Additionally, the company supports its research and development activities through its two breakthrough drug delivery technologies; the company’s proprietary gold nanoparticles and Q-Sphera for sustained release. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.midatechpharma.com. About NetworkNewsWire…

WednesdaySep 27, 2017 3:18 pm

InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CSE: IN) (OTCQB: IMLFF) Targets Specific Diseases with its Proprietary Biotechnologies

Provisional patent application protects unique process yielding pharmaceutical grade, bio-identical cannabinoids Proprietary research allows production of synthetic cannabinoids for therapeutic use with certain diseases Early stage clinical trials are expected to begin in 2018 for a drug targeting a rare children’s skin disorder Imagine having a painful disease that causes your skin to blister at the slightest minor injury. Even just scratching an itch or accidentally rubbing against a rough object could cause peeling blisters and acute suffering. Epidermolysis bullosa, a genetic connective tissue disorder that affects roughly one out of every 20,000 births in the United States, currently has…

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