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TuesdaySep 19, 2017 9:00 am

What it Takes to Thrive in Canada’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Marijuana Industry

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Canadian medicinal marijuana sales could exceed $8 billion by 2024, as forecast by Canaccord Genuity Group’s November 2016 market research report. ABcann Global Corp. (TSX.V: ABCN) (OTCQB: ABCCF) (ABcann Profile) is considered one of Canada’s strongest growers, boasting a customer retention rate of 94.7 percent, no history of product recalls, and computer-controlled production that have strengthened the company’s reputation for its pharmaceutical-grade cannabis. While ABcann already occupies a strong position, its leadership team continues to draw on pharmaceutical and capital markets experience to help achieve broader corporate goals. These advantages separate ABcann from other producers such as…

TuesdaySep 19, 2017 9:00 am

Advances in Drug Delivery Hold the Promise of Reducing Inevitable Side Effects

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The hazards of pharmacology have hardly changed since Paracelsus, a famous Renaissance physician, astoundingly declared that it was only the dosage that separated a medicine from a poison, bundled with adverse side effects. Despite considerable advances in medicine, many medications are still as injurious as their Renaissance precursors. Nevertheless, recent developments in drug delivery technologies increasingly suggest that safer, more efficient treatment options are on the horizon. At the core of this potential are cannabinoids. Developments in this rapidly growing segment of the medical marijuana market are pioneered by a vast number of innovators, including Lexaria Bioscience…

MondaySep 18, 2017 3:00 pm

India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE: IGC) Reports Promising Progress of Cannabis-Based Alzheimer’s Drug Candidate

IGC is the only publicly traded cannabis stock with patent filings for treating Alzheimer’s disease Company has a first-mover advantage in phytocannabinoid-based combination therapy Alzheimer’s is America’s most expensive disease, costing the country an estimated $259 billion in 2017 It is considered America’s most expensive disease, projected to cost an estimated $259 billion in the United States in 2017 and as much as $1.1 trillion by 2050 (http://nnw.fm/Owr4D). It is not cancer, and it is not AIDS. It is Alzheimer’s disease. This devastating chronic neurodegenerative disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults and is the sixth-leading…

MondaySep 18, 2017 2:19 pm

ProBility Media’s (PBYA) One Exam Prep Division Enters Asset Purchase Agreement with Contractor Exam Preps

Acquisition of Contractor Exam Preps of Pittsboro, North Carolina, would give One Exam Prep access to new markets, customers One Exam Prep is already on pace to have 70% gain in year-over-year revenues Chris Barrow, president of Contractor Exam Preps, would join One Exam Prep division as a master instructor ProBility Media Corp. (OTCQB: PBYA), through its One Exam Prep division, has entered into an asset purchase agreement (http://nnw.fm/2UcRm) with Contractor Exam Preps of Pittsboro, North Carolina. The acquisition would expand One Exam Prep’s markets and customers. ProBility Media is an EdTech company which offers the skilled trades high quality…

MondaySep 18, 2017 12:42 pm

HighCom Global Security, Inc. (HCGS) Serves a Global Market with a Focus on Quality Management

HighCom’s blast protection products are ISO 9001:2008 certified and meet the quality standards of BA 9000 The company has manufactured over a million plates with no operational failures or recalls In Q2 2017, it reported a 116 percent increase in year-over-year revenues, with $1.5 million earned over a three-month period HighCom Global Security, Inc. (OTC: HCGS), a leader in blast effects mitigation solutions, has introduced several new products in 2017, while continuing to uphold its ISO 9001:2008-certified Quality Management System. This system has been in place since 2005 and was certified the following year. It helps assure approval of all…

FridaySep 15, 2017 11:42 am

ProBility Media Corp. (PBYA) Professional e-Learning and Training Addressing Rising Demand for Skilled Labor

ProBility now offers leading vocational educational materials in 60+ fields, including the electrical, construction, plumbing and security industries An overwhelming majority of technical employers are struggling to find workers with the appropriate skills Technical high schools are simulating workplaces to prepare students for their careers in historically underprivileged areas Access to technology-based education resources is becoming open to more people. Even as the National Center for Education Statistics reported about 20.5 million students (fall 2016) were enrolled in colleges and universities throughout the U.S., career training and advancement materials are becoming more available to those looking for jobs requiring skilled…

FridaySep 15, 2017 9:29 am

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) Sets Goal of Greater than 100% Gain in FY2018 Revenues

In FY2017, the company’s investor relations business grew 130%, and its subscriptions business rose by 57% Warren Wang, founder and chief executive officer of CIIX, sets goal of greater than 100% gain in sales in FY2018 and cost-cutting to achieve profitability Company excited about its expansion of auxiliary services into the digital currency industry; Wang says that market will offer long-term opportunities ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) recorded a skyrocketing 76% year-over-year operating revenues increase for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. The company’s two divisions exhibited double-digit and triple-digit growth in FY2017. The investor relations business grew 130%, while…

ThursdaySep 14, 2017 3:19 pm

AppSwarm, Inc. (SWRM) Targeting Revenues of $6-7 Million by FY2018

SWRM restructures as one company with two divisions, capitalizing on synergies between MediaPlay and Incubation and Acquisition Development Ron Brewer, CEO and director, forecasts significant revenue growth in FY2017, cites strong initial revenues in FY2016 New management team at SWRM, with extensive acquisition experience, is seasoned in growing emerging companies AppSwarm, Inc. (OTC: SWRM), under its new management team, has restructured as one company split into two divisions, and management hopes to achieve revenues of $6-7 million by FY2018, Ron Brewer, the company's CEO and director, noted in a recent news interview (http://nnw.fm/RmZ4l). AppSwarm is an application acceleration company in…

ThursdaySep 14, 2017 2:29 pm

InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CSE: IN) (OTCQB: IMLFF) Builds Moat around Proprietary Biosynthesis Technology

Proprietary biosynthesis process to produce cannabinoids Provisional patent application filed Cost-effective methodology to produce trace cannabinoids If you have any doubt that InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CSE: IN) (OTCQB: IMLFF) is on the right track as it moves to protect its biosynthesis technology for cannabinoids, then a word from a famed figure may make you change your mind. Known worldwide for his investing prowess, Warren Buffett has said, “I don't want a business that's easy for competitors. I want a business with a moat around it with a very valuable castle in the middle” (http://nnw.fm/ILqd2). Naturally, the Sage of Omaha was…

ThursdaySep 14, 2017 1:33 pm

Bitcoin’s Surge Keeps Investors Wanting More

Bitcoin’s evolution from a cybercurrency struggling to make a dent with investors to its current star status on Wall Street is making headlines around the world. Up well over 300% this year alone, the cryptocurrency is finding the media spotlight to be a bright one. Mainstream and niche journalists are covering the hype surrounding bitcoin with a dedication some could say even U.S. President Donald Trump might envy. In fact, bitcoin (BTCUSD) is now considered the “most crowded trade,” as measured Tuesday by the monthly Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of 200 global fund managers (http://nnw.fm/ZI3oT). That translates into…

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