Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Marijuana and Hemp Stocks Directory Released: Global Opportunity as Legalization Expands

Marijuana and Hemp Stocks Directory Released: Global Opportunity as Legalization Expands

Point Roberts, WA, Delta BC – June 1,  2016 – Investorideas.com, a global news source and investor resource covering actively traded sectors  releases its updated Marijuana and Hemp Stocks Directory for investors following the sector.

According to ArcView Market Research, a leading marijuana industry investment and research firm, legal cannabis sales increased 17%, to $5.4 billion, in 2015 and may jump to 25% in 2016 to an estimated $6.7 billion U.S. sales.

The market opportunity is now global as new States and new countries open the doors for legalized medical marijuana use.

Looking at the Canadian Market alone, Mackieresearch.com says, “We have forecast the peak Canadian marijuana market size to be over C$2.5B in 2020, assuming full legalization down the road (over C$1.1B in 2020 without full legalization) - some of these sales are being cannibalized to the black market via dispensaries.”


Marijuana and Hemp Stocks Directory:

Preview:
22nd Century Group Inc. (NYSE MKT:XXII) is a plant biotechnology company focused on technology which allows it to increase or decrease the level of nicotine in tobacco plants and the level of cannabinoids in cannabis plants through genetic engineering and plant breeding. The Company’s primary mission is to reduce the harm caused by smoking. 22nd Century currently owns or exclusively controls more than 200 issued patents and more than 50 pending patent applications around the world. The Company’s strong IP position led to a licensing agreement with British American Tobacco (“BAT”), the world’s second largest tobacco company.
ABATTIS BIOCEUTICALS (OTC:ATTBF) is a specialty biotechnology company with capabilities through its wholly owned subsidiaries of cultivating, licensing and marketing proprietary ingredients, bio-similar compounds, patented equipment and consulting services to medicinal markets in North America. The Company is positioned to capitalize on the fast growing trend toward marijuana legalization in the United States and for medicinal use in Canada and international jurisdictions, by supplying and partnering with companies to employ its mass cultivation systems, extraction equipment/technology, and strategic marketing support to licensed growers. The Company also has an extensive pipeline of high-quality products and intellectual property for the rapidly expanding botanical drug market. We follow strict standard operating protocols, and adhere to the applicable laws of Canada and foreign jurisdictions.
Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (OTC:CANN) provides services to the regulated cannabis industry throughout the United States. We will lease growing space and related facilities (commercial real estate and equipment) to licensed marijuana business operators for their production needs. We are pursuing ancillary business products and services including customized finance, capital formation, banking, regulatory compliance consulting and advanced logistical support for grow operations. ACS does not grow, harvest, distribute or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
AFFINOR GROWERS (CNSX:AFI; OTC:RSSFF) is focused on growing high quality crops such as romaine lettuce, spinach, strawberries and high quality medical Marijuana. Affinor is committed to becoming a pre-eminent grower, using exclusive vertical farming techniques.
Agritek Holdings Inc (OTC:AGTK) a fully reporting Company and pioneer within the medicinal marijuana space provides innovative patient and agricultural solutions seeks to be the leader in Compassionate Care Technology for the medicinal marijuana industry. Agritek Holdings provides real estate management and health and wellness product lines through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Agritek Holdings Inc.  Agritek Holdings Inc. does not directly grow, harvest, or distribute or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
Alternative Energy Partners, Inc. (OTC:AEGY) a development stage company, is engaged in providing support services for medical marijuana collectives based in California. It focuses on developing PharmaJanes, a multi-tiered application that allows individuals to place orders for medical marijuana through a Website and smart phone application. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
American Green Inc (OTC:ERBB) Founded back in 2009 as one of the first publicly-traded medical marijuana-related companies in the world, American Green is proud to have the largest certified shareholder base which now numbers well over 50,000. The Company is keenly focused on developing, retailing, branding, and establishing commercial cultivation solutions under its proprietary American Green name along with our partners who are licensed retail medical marijuana dispensaries. American Green believes that the renewal of the legalized cannabis industry in the United States will aid in getting our economy back on its feet through increased employment in all related sectors -- retail, real estate, contracting, farming and more. Additional revenues, fueled by taxing cannabis sales, and the decreased cost of housing prisoners who are no longer in prison for possession of cannabis should contribute to the renewal. Hard work and a clear vision propel American Green into the future. The centerpiece of our company is ZaZZZ, our unique automated vending solution designed specifically around American Green's licensed proprietary patent technology.
Aphria Inc (TSX: APH.V) a company continued under the laws of the Province of Ontario and based in Leamington, Ontario, is in the business of producing, supplying and selling medical marijuana pursuant to the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (the "MMPR"). Under the MMPR, Health Canada is responsible for the oversight of commercial medical marijuana growers such as Aphria.
Bedrocan Cannabis Corp (TSX:BED.V) is the global leader in medicinal cannabis research and product innovation and has been producing and supplying government-regulated medicinal cannabis for 13 years. Bedrocan’s strains of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis are used by patients in seven countries, including Canada. The company is committed to clinical research, with ISO 9001-rated production processes and product development, on an international scale. Bedrocan is one of only two companies currently supplying pharmaceutical-grade medicinal cannabis in Canada.
BREEDIT CORP (OTC:BRDT) through its Israeli subsidiary, BreedIT Ltd http://www.ibreedit.com, is the developer of highly sophisticated agro-breeding solutions for plant breeders and researchers. BreedIT's proven iBreedIT® - the Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) for breeders which was developed by a team consisting of among the world's leading breeding specialists for optimizing the breeding processes, services the plant breeding needs of corporations, research and government institutions. BreedIT's IDSS provides advanced solutions for generating and disseminating knowledge aimed at assisting breeders to plan, manage and analyze their breeding data and to perform research activities quickly and effectively. Founded in 2013, BreedIT Corp has offices in New York, New York and in Rehovot, Israel.
Bud Genius, Inc (OTC:RIGH) An early leader in an industry that many are speculating will grow, Bud Genius is one of the first established analytical cannabis laboratories in the United States. Bud Genius was launched to bring vendors together with doctors, patients, and dispensaries that require certified products held to demanding standards. Bud Genius has a vision to expand across the US and abroad serving as the beacon of quality for medical cannabis and adult-use marijuana through the formation of regional laboratories.
Canadian Bioceutical Corporation, The (TSX:BCC.V) BCC, formerly Allegiance Equity Corporation, is an Ontario corporation that, for over two decades has been developing unique standardized mass-market nutraceutical products for the treatment of common ailments where present pharmaceutical treatments and over-the-counter products fail to meet the needs of patients. BCC has targeted markets having clearly identified product deficiencies and dissatisfied consumers afflicted with a variety of medical conditions. BCC obtains regulatory approval and patents for these unique compounds and formulations and may produce and distribute or license its products for royalty revenues. BCC's principal brands are CinG-X(TM), Relieva(TM), and Psorberine(TM) and FertaMax(TM). Additionally BCC, through its wholly-owned subsidiary BioCannabis Products Ltd. and, subsequent to receiving its MMPR license from Health Canada and the potential revision of the related regulations, intends to develop and market a series of new cannabis-based branded medicinal products to address this rapidly-evolving market.
Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:CGC.V; OTC:TWMJF; Frankfurt:11L1.F) is Canada's first publicly traded medical marijuana company and the first geographically diversified producer with multiple licenses under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Tweed, Tweed Farms, and Bedrocan Canada, the Company operates three state-of-the-art production facilities in Ontario and distributes marijuana across the country to Canadian patients managing a host of medical conditions. The Company is dedicated to educating healthcare practitioners, providing consistent access to high quality medication, conducting robust clinical research, and furthering the public's understanding of how marijuana is used for medical purposes.
Cannabis Sativa Inc. (OTC:CBDS) is engaged through its recently acquired subsidiary, Kush, in the research, development and licensing of specialized natural cannabis products, including cannabis formulas, edibles, topicals, strains, recipes and delivery systems. CBDS also offers the Skin Garden line of cosmetic products through its subsidiary, Wild Earth Naturals, which are designed to use organic and natural ingredients, including hemp seed oil, to benefit inner wellbeing as well as outward appearance.
Cannabis Science Inc. (OTC:CBIS) takes advantage of its unique understanding of metabolic processes to provide novel treatment approaches to a number of illnesses for which current treatments and understanding remain unsatisfactory. Cannabinoids have an extensive history dating back thousands of years, and currently, there are a growing number of peer-reviewed scientific publications that document the underlying biochemical pathways that cannabinoids modulate. The Company works with leading experts in drug development, medicinal characterization, and clinical research to develop, produce, and commercialize novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment for illnesses caused by infections as well as for age-related illness. Our initial focus is on skin cancers and neurological conditions.
Cannabis-Rx (OTC:CANA) opportunistically acquires, rehabilitates, sells and leases distressed real estate. The Company also caters to the property needs of the regulated cannabis industry, in states where such business is licensed and permitted. In addition to strategically purchasing properties at a significant discount to replacement cost and rehabilitating the assets to enhance their value, the Company provides licensed cannabis-based businesses with capital and real estate opportunities to advance their growth objectives. The Company does not, nor does it intend to, grow, distribute or sell cannabis.
Cannabix Technologies (CNSX:BLO; OTC: BLOZF) is the developer of the patent pending Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace. The Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer drug-impairment recognition system is based on breath testing technology that has been developed to test individuals for recent consumption of the THC component of marijuana. Cannabix is advancing its products to enable law enforcement personnel to use this technology to enhance detection of marijuana impaired driving offences on North American roads at a time when marijuana is becoming legal in many jurisdictions. Cannabix is working to develop a drug-testing device that will detect Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC- the psychoactive component of marijuana that causes intoxication) using breath samples. The device would be used to provide detection of THC at the roadside to identify drivers intoxicated by the recent use of marijuana. The device will also be useful for other practical applications such as testing employees in the workplace where intoxication by THC can be hazardous. The device is currently in prototype development and the Company is rapidly developing this technology.
CannaVEST Corp. (OTC:CANV) located in Las Vegas, Nevada, focuses on the procurement and wholesale of the hemp plant extract cannabidiol (CBD), and the development, marketing and sale of end consumer products containing CBD, which is refined into its own PlusCBD Oil™ brand. CannaVest resells raw industrial hemp product to third parties, acquired through supply relationships in Europe.
CHLORMET TECHNOLOGIES (CNSX:PUF) is moving into the Medical Marijuana sector by purchasing a 100% interest in AAA Heidelberg, a private Ontario company that is in the process of applying for a MMPR license. Although the Company cannot guarantee nor estimate the timing for the issuance of a license to AAA Heidelberg, it is Chlormet’s goal to become the next publicly traded Canadian company to be granted a new medical marijuana production license. With the purchase of land in Whatcom County, Chlormet intends to become involved in the legal marijuana industry in Washington State by providing building, equipment and non-grow related services to licensed growers.
Chuma Holdings (OTC:CHUM) and our wholly-owned subsidiaries provide turnkey financing and support solutions to the rapidly evolving and growing legal cannabis industry. We provide "seed to sale" key business services including financing, compliance consulting, dispensary solutions, banking and payment processing solutions, and marketing and sales consulting. Chuma's experienced team has over thirty-five years combined experience in the lawfully organized cannabis industry in California, and we are currently generating revenue from existing financing and service solutions. We are planning on expanding throughout California and bringing our array of services to each new state that legalizes the use of cannabis.
Creative Edge Nutrition, Inc. (OTC:FITX) are in the "New Age Beverage Industry under the category Functional Beverages/Energy Products". It is our intended plan to focus on our energy drink products and nutritional market targeting active lifestyles and well-being with a line of energy drinks such as beverages, our delicious tasting energy bars and more, including unique legal cannabinoids infused product lines. It is our goal to reward your commitment as shareholders with accurate and timely information and strategic partnerships that are not only transactional but transformational in nature. The company will implement a distribution and sales strategy that will be impactful and provide immediate measurable results.
Easton Pharmaceuticals (OTC:EAPH) is a specialty pharmaceutical company involved in various pharmaceutical sectors and others industries such as medical marijuana. The Company previously owned an FDA approved wound healing drug and currently owns topically-delivered drugs to treat cancer and other conditions that are in various stages of development with 3 of its OTC products to soon be ready for marketing and sale. Easton has completed an acquisition that grants a 40% ownership interest in Medicated Markets International LLC; a California Licensed Medical Marijuana Grower on 20 acres (3 acre growing area). Easton has also made additional investments into AMFIL Technologies and their groZONE anti-microbial airflow system, and has an exclusive option to purchase up to 49% in a medical marijuana grow-op business post granting of license from Health Canada, located in Ontario, Canada which has received a letter to build from Health Canada. The company's gel formulation is thought to be an innovative and unique transdermal delivery system that can in the future be adaptable in the delivery of Cannabidiol extracts
ENDEXX Corp. (OTC:EDXC) provides innovative medical marijuana management and technology solutions. The Company has two products that launched beta in the first half of 2014 -- the m3hub and the Autospense™. Both products provide essential solutions to promote regulatory compliance and full accountability through "seed to sale", plant lifecycle, inventory management and tracking. Based on principles developed by the pharmacological industry, the m3hub database is the first standardized software platform for tracking pharmaceutical grade marijuana to support a Centralized Medical Marijuana Industry Repository and maintain compliance with the laws of the federal government and state and local regulatory bodies. The Autospense™ is a high-tech marijuana inventory control and dispensing machine, which provides up to the minute accounting details and protects the security of the product as well as the patient. By automating the dispensing process, Autospense™ increases productivity and reduces costs for marijuana retailers, while enhancing their service quality by reducing transaction time for customers. http://www.endexx.com/, http://www.m3hub.com/, http://www.autospense.com/
Enertopia (CNSX.TOP; OTC:ENRT) is focused on providing opportunities for people to maintain or increase their quality of life. With the advances in medical research, changing laws and increasing public awareness around Medical Marijuana and other health remedies, people finally have options to live their life their way. Enertopia’s mandate is to provide education and opportunities for people in search of self-care and healing.
FBEC Worldwide, Inc. (OTC:FBEC) is an upcoming beverage company with intellectual property formulas and marketing capability for production and distribution of proprietary supplements, beverages, and H.E.M.P. Energy shot-drinks.
ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation (OTC:FVRG) develops, manufactures and distributes an expansive line of all natural whole foods and products to North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, including their new global offerings, PowerStrips, SolarStrips and BeautyStrips. They also offer Azul and FrequenSea(TM), whole-food beverages with industry exclusive marine phytoplankton, the Versativa line of hemp-based whole-food products, immune support and weight management products, Pulse-8 powdered L-arginine formula, TRUessence(TM) Essential Oils and Apothecary, 24Karat Chocolate(R) and an entire catalog of meals, snacks, household cleaners and personal care products
Full Circle Capital Corp (Advanced Cannabis Solutions) (NasdaqGM:FULL) is a closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Full Circle lends to and invests in senior secured loans and, to a lesser extent, mezzanine loans and equity securities issued by lower middle-market companies that operate in a diverse range of industries. Full Circle’s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (“ACS”) provides services to the regulated cannabis industry throughout the United States, primarily leasing growing space and related facilities to licensed marijuana business owners. The company is based in Colorado Springs, CO.
FusionPharm, Inc. (OTC:FSPM) manufactures and sells a line of cultivation containers under the PharmPod brand name in the United States. Its PharmPods cultivation container system is used in the indoor plant cultivation. Fusion Pharm, Inc. also sells its PharmPod cultivation containers for use in cultivating various plants to businesses, universities, and individuals.
FutureWorld Corp. (OTC:FWDG) a Delaware corporation, is a leading provider of advanced technologies and solutions to the global cannabis industry. FutureWorld, together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the identification, acquisition, development, and commercialization of cannabis related products and services, such as industrial Hemp. FutureWorld, through its subsidiaries, provides personal and professional THC and CBD test kits, pharmaceutical grade CBD oil solutions, SafeVape vaporizers, smart sensor technology, communication network, surveillance security, data analysis for smart cultivation and consultation for the industrial hemp and legal medicinal cannabis. Our wireless agricultural smart sensor networks offer precision to the agriculture, irrigation systems, and greenhouses for the global cannabis and hemp industry. FutureWorld and its subsidiaries do not grow, distribute or sell marijuana.
Galileo Life Sciences (OTC:MDRM) (formerly Modern Mobility Aids) is a company strategically focused on the production and distribution of premium medical marijuana in North America and advanced health and life science and services that nurture innovative solutions to enhance the quality of life for all. The Company also has a commitment to leading edge research and development in support of these rapidly growing alternative health and life sciences trends, technologies and services.
GREEN AND HILL INDUSTRIES  (OTC:GHIL) is the owner of Ross' Gold™ which plans to license it established brand through partnerships including government approved producers for medical cannabis strains called Ross' Platinum, Ross' Gold, Ross' Silver and Ross' Bronze with specific THC/CBD levels for specific ailments. The Company has an established international marquee with the celebrity of Olympic Gold Medal winner Ross Rebagliati who is a spokesperson for the benefits of medical cannabis, especially as it relates to sports training, injuries, pain management and stress. Ross' Gold is building its brand to be a premium hemp product line and medical cannabis label internationally. The Company will have a line of Ross' Gold retail products across Canada available in 2015 including glass smoking products, water pipes, bubblers, hand pipes, water pipe parts & accessories, and concentrate parts & accessories, as well as vaporizers through a licensing partnership The Company is also currently under a pre-development contract with a major production company for a television series tentatively titled Ross's Gold.
GreenGro Technologies, Inc. (OTC:GRNH) is a world class provider of eco-friendly green technologies with specific domain expertise in indoor and outdoor agricultural science systems serving both the consumer and commercial farming markets. It brings together community and commerce through the growth and distribution of healthy, nutritious foods and vital medicines backed by science and technology. Customers include restaurants, community gardens, small and large scale commercial clients. Greengro Technologies also provides design, construction and maintenance services to large grow and cultivation operations and collectives in the medical and recreational marijuana sectors.
Growblox Sciences, Inc. (OTC:GBLX) is a biopharmaceutical research and development company that merges state-of-the-art technologies in plant biology, cultivation technology and post-production processes in order to optimize our safe and consistent medicinal cannabis. The company is pioneering technology, industry-leading processes, and a big data-driven clinical research and development algorithm to bring relief to patients in communities across the country.
Growlife Inc. (OTC:PHOTO) aims to become the nation’s largest cultivation service provider for cultivating organics, herbs and greens and plant-based medicines. Our mission is to best serve more cultivators in the design, build-out and expansion of their facilities with products of high quality, exceptional value and competitive price. Through a nationwide network of local representative, regional centers and its e-Commerce team, GrowLife provides essential goods and services including media (farming soil), industry-leading hydroponics equipment, plant nutrients, and thousands more products to specialty grow operations in 17 states. GrowLife is headquartered in Seattle, WA and was founded in 2012.
GW Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqwGM:GWPH) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform in a broad range of disease areas. GW commercialized the world's first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription drug, Sativex®, which is approved for the treatment of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis in 27 countries outside the United States. Sativex is also in Phase 3 clinical development as a potential treatment of pain associated with advanced cancer. GW is also advancing an orphan drug program in the field of childhood epilepsy with a focus on Epidiolex® which is in Phase 2/3 clinical development for the treatment of Dravet syndrome and which is also expected to enter Phase 3 clinical trials in the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. GW has a deep pipeline of additional cannabinoid product candidates which includes compounds in Phase 1 and 2 clinical development for glioma, ulcerative colitis, type 2 diabetes, and schizophrenia.
Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) focuses on the provision of products made from industrial hemp. The company also offers products and services to the medical and recreational marijuana industries. It also develops and operates a website providing entertainment and news related to medical marijuana industry.
Homeland Security Corporation (OTC:HSCC) engages in consulting and implementing advanced security driven technologies that can be deployed in various environments to meet a client’s security or regulatory needs. It focuses on protecting people, property, infrastructure, and client’s high value assets by mitigating threats, guiding regulatory agencies, and integrating new and novel technologies. The company offers various visual and audio surveillance systems, high speed process monitoring, and counter surveillance products. In addition, the company is evolving the innovation of the MMJ/MJ compliance and security systems for the cannabis and hemp industry. Homeland Security Corporation also provides integrated hardware and proprietary software, such as biometric and access control tools targeting the transportation, pharmaceutical, law enforcement, healthcare, travel and tourism, time and attendance, and medical marijuana industries, including various state marijuana security/compliance markets.
iMD Companies, Inc. (OTC:ICBU) a Florida corporation, has recently re-positioned to be a holding company for acquisitions in the Hydroponics and Hemp industry. The Hydroponics subsidiary, R-Quest Hydroponics, is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of equipment for the hydroponics industry. The 2013 acquisition of a majority stake in  R-Quest Hydroponics Inc. purchased from Anything Technologies Media (OTC:EXMT) has been augmented by the purchase of  Lumz’n Blooms, Ltd., a Manufacturer of Indoor Gardening and Hydroponics Equipment.  The recently announced acquisition in process of a majority stake in Freedom Feed and Seed and related companies represents the Company’s entry into the HEMP industry. The Company’s management and advisory team has extensive backgrounds in finance, farming, manufacturing, marketing and distribution.  iMD’s goal is to create and increase shareholder value by organic growth, strategic acquisitions and creative business alliances, which should generate increased revenues and earnings.
India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT:IGC) has articulated a strategy to become a company with diverse operating businesses including medical marijuana, and specialty pharmaceuticals. We are currently engaged in trading, vertical farming and rental of heavy equipment in India, China and the United States.
InMed Pharmaceuticals (CNSX:IN) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing therapies through the Research and Development into the extensive pharmacology of cannabinoids coupled with innovative drug delivery systems.  InMed is utilizing its proprietary "Intelligent Cannabinoid Drug Design Platform" to identify new bioactive compounds within the cannabis plant that interact with certain gene responsible for specific diseases. Our Proprietary Platform Technology, Product pipeline and accelerated drug discovery/development pathway are the fundamental value drivers of the Company.
Maple Leaf Green World (TSX:MGW.V) is a Canadian company that focuses in the agricultural/environmental industry with three main areas of activity: Eco-Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Canadian MMPR - It pursues opportunities within the medical cannabis industry. If and when a MMPR license is obtained and through an agreement to lease a greenhouse facility with Woodmere Nursery Ltd., it will become a Canadian producer. It is currently seeking a Canadian MMPR licensed producer status to grow medical cannabis in Canada for domestic consumption and export to approved countries. California Project - It pursues opportunities within the medical cannabis industry in various States that have legalized marijuana. It is currently joint ventured with a California non-profit collective to set up a growing facility.
MCIG INC. (OTC:MCIG) is a leading manufacturer and marketer of portable and home vaporizers, THC extracts and related equipment, CBD Rich Hemp Oil-derived products, and related nutraceuticals based on natural compounds found in Cannabis and Hemp plants. The company owns the mCig and Vapolution brands, and has a 47% stake in VitaCig (VTCQ), makers of the VitaStik, a disposable, vitamin vaporizer. The company believes that a well-regulated marijuana industry is emerging as more states follow the lead of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington in legalizing marijuana. A similar trend is developing within the CBD and Hemp industries following overwhelming consumer demand.
Medbox, Inc.  (OTC:MDBX) is the leading dispensary infrastructure and licensing specialist, patented technology provider, and partner to the cannabis industry. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, Medbox, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Medicine Dispensing Systems, offers its patented systems, software and consulting services to pharmacies, alternative medicine dispensaries and local governments in the U.S. In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vaporfection International, Inc., the company offers an industry award winning medical line of vaporizer products. Medbox, through its newly established subsidiaries, is also developing ancillary services tailored to the alternative medicine industry, including real estate acquisitions and subsequent lease programs to alternative medicine dispensaries and cultivation centers, and alternative medicine dispensary and cultivation management services.
Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (OTC:REFG) Our mission is to provide end-to-end management, across multiple management systems, for medicinal marijuana operations. Many medicinal marijuana companies have experienced such rapid growth that they are finding it difficult to manage all aspects of their operation. In order to become a successful and compliant medicinal marijuana operation, effective management must depend on many different systems. REFG solves the fragmentation problem by identifying tools that are important to dispensaries, and customizing those tools specifically catered to the industry. We strive to create awareness within the medicinal marijuana industry and to develop an environmentally friendly, economically sustainable business while increasing shareholder value.
MEDICAN ENTERPRISES INC. (OTC:MDCN) is a company seeking promising pharmaceutical and other business opportunities in the emerging medical and recreational marijuana sector. Through its subsidiaries, Medican is seeking to invest in businesses associated with the growing, marketing, research and development, training, distribution and retail sale of medical and recreational marijuana, both in the United States and Canada.
Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC: MJNA) Our mission is to be the premier cannabis and hemp industry innovators, leveraging our team of professionals to source, evaluate and purchase value-added companies and products, while allowing them to keep their integrity and entrepreneurial spirit. We strive to create awareness within our industry, develop environmentally friendly, economically sustainable businesses, while increasing shareholder value.
MENTOR CAPITAL INC. (OTC:MNTR) The company seeks to take significant positions in medical marijuana and cannabis companies to both provide public market liquidity for founders and to incubate private cannabis companies that have the potential to be spun off as stand-alone pubic companies.
Namaste Technologies Inc.  (CSE:N; OTC:NXTTF) Formerly Next Gen Metals, Inc. - is an emerging leader in vaporizer and accessories space. Namaste has over 30 e-commerce retail stores in 20 countries, offers the largest range of brand name vaporizers products on the market and is actively manufacturing and launching multiple unique proprietary products for retail and wholesale distribution. The Company is currently focused on expanding its product offering, acquisitions and strategic partnerships, and entering new markets globally.
Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd (TSX:NSP.V) has an exclusive licensing agreement to market and distribute, the full complement of patent pending, plant-based omega products created by Boreal Technologies. The products include HempOmega(TM) and H2Omega(TM), as well as the AlgaeOmega(TM) FlaxOmega(TM), CanolaOmega(TM), and ChiaOmega(TM) plant based omega products. These novel products utilize microencapsulation and are available in both a powder format and an aqueous solution for increased flexibility in ingredient applications and stand-alone products. Additionally, the Company has licensed from FSL progressive cannabinoid extraction and formulation technologies including the world’s first water soluble cannabinoid patent. Naturally Splendid’s 100% owned NATERA(TM) line of hemp-based superfood products are carried nationwide by Canada’s leading health food distributors and a network of retail stores across Canada including major retailers and specialty stores. Naturally Splendid’s recently rebranded “NATERA(TM)” line of products includes natural and flavored shelled hemp seeds as well as natural and flavored hemp protein powders.
Indexes:
Marijuana Index (^MMJ) (also known as The Medical Marijuana Index or The Cannabis Index) is the first and only registered* equity tracking index which monitors the performance, news, commentary, and general pulse of marijuana stocks, cannabis stocks, and hemp stocks.  Weighted by market-cap (as determined by listed common shares outstanding multiplied by last trade price), the index provides existing or prospective investors with a narrow and centralized view of these pioneering securities which are positioned within a multi-billion dollar growth industry. Information and articles are shared from around the web on the business of marijuana as it unfolds throughout the United States and the world.  The mission of The Marijuana Index is to become the centralized hub of communication between marijuana, cannabis, and hemp companies and the investment community which follows their securities.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Tech News: WorldVentures, NXT-ID (NASDAQ: $NXTD) Reveal SmartCard User Interface Features in Development

Tech News: WorldVentures, NXT-ID (NASDAQ: $NXTD) Reveal SmartCard User Interface Features in Development



·        New innovation to allow WorldVentures DreamTrips™ Members to earn restaurant points to use towards purchase of vacations.
·        DreamTrips Members to experience more engaged and convenient way to travel with one smart card.
·        UI to feature touch controls, multiple notification methods, connectivity to services, and power-saving states.



PLANO, Texas - May 31, 2016 (Investorideas.com Newswire) WorldVentures™, a privately held leading direct seller of vacation and entertainment club memberships and Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company, today revealed some of the user interface (UI) features for the new SmartCard in development with Connecticut-based Nxt-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTD) (NXTDW), a company focused on the growing m-commerce market. The SmartCard's UI is being customized with features that include:

·        Ease of touch controls
·        Convenience of multiple notification and alert methods
·        Connectivity to enable the performance of certain services between a SmartCard and a connected device or mobile application
·        Various power-saving states to optimize battery longevity and simply user interaction
·        An inactive "locked" state

The SmartCard, customized exclusively by Nxt-ID for WorldVentures DreamTrips Members, currently numbered at over 500,000 worldwide and growing, is intended to allow Members to:
·        Load up to 10 records (credit cards, loyalty cards, identity cards, and other data); additional records may be stored on WorldVentures's DreamTrips mobile app and interchanged with the records on the SmartCard at the election of a Member
·        Use as a payment method in the same way as a credit card, where accepted
·        Earn points at select restaurants worldwide that can be used towards DreamTrips vacations
·        Engage and interact socially with other DreamTrips Members worldwide through its communication features
·        Beta cards are currently in testing. It is expected that the SmartCards will be made available to the entire DreamTrips membership later this year.

The strategic alliance with Nxt-ID supports WorldVentures's mission to help its Independent Representatives and DreamTrips Members get more fun, freedom and fulfillment in their lives. "In this high-tech, hyper-connected world, we are enabling people to use technology in a more powerful and compelling way," said Wayne Nugent, WorldVentures Founder and Chief Visionary Officer. "And our Independent Representatives will be able to bring this exciting new innovation to travelers all over the world, making their experiences richer, safer, and more engaging and rewarding."

WorldVentures fosters an environment where independent-minded entrepreneurs can build their own businesses, set their own direction and make a living…living!® "We're very excited to see this new UI development," said Dan Stammen, WorldVentures Chief Executive Officer. "Our collaboration with the Nxt-ID executive and technology teams not only sets WorldVentures apart in the direct selling industry, but will allow us to develop the most technologically advanced human networking interactions through new products while continuously enhancing our current product set."

WorldVentures introduced the initial concept at its UNITED annual conference Jan. 15-17, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. "This year marks our company's 10th anniversary," muses Nugent, "and as we enter into the next decade this is merely the first step in our alliance with Nxt-ID to use our direct marketing model to bring exciting innovations, business opportunities and one-of-a-kind experiences to our Members worldwide."

Other UI developments are expected to be released in the coming weeks.


About WorldVentures
WorldVentures Marketing, LLC, a privately held company based in Plano, Tex., is a global travel club that sells memberships providing a diverse set of lifestyle products and experiences. The company uses the direct sales model to go to market with active Representatives and Members in 29 countries. http://worldventures.com

About Nxt-ID, Inc.
Nxt-ID, Inc. is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by Wocket, a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet. http://nxt-id.com/

Media Contact, WorldVentures:
Connie Glover
Manager, Public Relations
World Ventures Holdings, LLC
c: 214.726.2567
cglover@worldventures.com

Media Contact, Nxt-ID, Inc.:
D. Van Zant
+1-800-665-0411
press@nxt-id.com

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