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WednesdayMay 23, 2018 10:25 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – BLOCKStrain Technology Corp. (TSX.V: DNAX) Commences Trading on TSX Venture Exchange under Symbol ‘DNAX’

BLOCKStrain Technology Corp. (TSX.V: DNAX), developer of the first integrated blockchain platform that registers and tracks intellectual property for the cannabis industry, this morning announced that its shares have commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ‘DNAX’. “This is a big day for our team, and is the culmination of many years of preparation and dedication to building a software company designed exclusively to meet the unique needs and challenges of the emerging cannabis industry,” the company notes in the news release. “We have combined the best of enterprise and decentralized ledger technology to launch the first…

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WednesdayMay 23, 2018 9:58 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) Subsidiary to Host Media Event at the Grand Opening of New Clinic Location

Sunniva (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) announced this morning that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Natural Health Services Ltd. ("NHS"), is holding an open house for media and the public at the grand opening of its clinic in Windsor, Ontario on Wednesday, May 30. NHS is Canada's largest referral network of medical cannabis patients to Licensed Producers ("LPs") with seven owned and operated patient-centric clinics throughout Canada. The NHS media event and open house will take place at the grand opening of its new clinic location at 7900 Anchor Drive, Windsor, ON. The event will be open to the media from 12:00 to…

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WednesdayMay 23, 2018 9:49 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) Granted Two New US Patents

Drug delivery platform innovator Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQB: LXRP) this morning announced that it has been granted two new U.S. patents and expects to be granted three additional Australian patents on or before August 17, 2018. Once granted, Lexaria will have four approved patents in the U.S. and four approved patents in Australia. All eight of these patents are within the company’s first patent family, ‘Food and Beverage Compositions Infused With Lipophilic Active Agents and Methods of Use Thereof’, and significantly strengthen Lexaria’s intellectual property claims. The company’s growing patent portfolio now includes more than 40 patent applications…

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TuesdayMay 22, 2018 11:08 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Liberty Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: LIB) (OTCQB: LIBFF) (FSE: HN3P) Adds Jamie Pearson to Advisory Board

Diversified cannabis holding company Liberty Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: LIB) (OTCQB: LIBFF) (FSE: HN3P) this morning announced the appointment of Jamie Pearson to its advisory board. Per the update, Pearson brings a wealth of cannabis industry knowledge and experience to the Liberty Leaf team. She currently serves as the director of operations at award-winning multinational cannabis company Bhang Corporation and as managing director of AMMBA Inc., a cannabis consulting firm that is retained by celebrities and cannabis companies seeking mutual endorsement opportunities. “We are delighted to have Jamie on the Advisory Board at Liberty Leaf,” Will Rascan, president and CEO…

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TuesdayMay 22, 2018 10:40 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) Enters Exclusive License Agreement with CBx Enterprises

Cannabis-focused research and development company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with CBx Enterprises LLC to license Evolab and CBx Sciences brands and proprietary technologies and formulations in Canada and other areas outside of the USA. TGOD’s product and technology portfolio will be directly increased by the licensing arrangement. “This licensing partnership for industry leading technologies and formulations will further allow TGOD to execute on its plans of offering novel and safer delivery methods of both non-psychoactive and psychoactive cannabinoids to patients and consumers around the globe,”…

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TuesdayMay 22, 2018 10:14 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: PVOT) (OTCQB: PVOTF) (FRA: NPAT) to Develop Additives and Formulations for Cannabis Beverage Market

Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: PVOT) (OTCQB: PVOTF) (FRA: NPAT) this morning announced that it has initiated development of CBD and THC additives and formulations for the multi-billion dollar beverage industry using its patented Ready-To-Infuse-Cannabis (“RTIC”) Powder and Solmic Micelle water-soluble technologies. The program will be led by the company’s executive director of formulations, Dr. Leonid Lurya, at its contract lab in Israel. “Pivot will bring cannabis derivatives to market that are differentiated and backed by science. The beverage market opportunity is just too big to ignore and our patented technologies lend themselves well to this space,” Dr.…

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TuesdayMay 22, 2018 10:08 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (MCOA) and Global Hemp Group, Inc. (CSE: GHG) (FRA: GHG) (OTC: GBHPF) Provide Update on New Brunswick Hemp Project

Marijuana Company of America, Inc. (OTC: MCOA) this morning posted an update on its New Brunswick Hemp Project with joint venture (“JV”) partner Global Hemp Group (CSE: GHG) (FRANKFURT: GHG) (OTC: GBHPF). Per the update, the partners have hired Joan Parker-Duivenvoorden as a fulltime project agrologist and field manager. Parker-Duivenvoorden will be responsible for the project locally and will provide advisory services to participating farmers and develop training resources to support farmers who will join the project in the future. Currently, four farmers have signed contracts and started seeding this season’s 125-acre industrial hemp crop last week. Additionally, the companies…

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FridayMay 18, 2018 12:08 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) Attains Organic Certification from Ecocert Canada

Cannabis-focused research and development company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) today announced that, on May 9, 2018, its facility based in Ancaster, Ontario, received organic certification from Ecocert Canada, an internationally recognized world-leading organization in organic certification. “TGOD is committed to producing only premium quality organic cannabis products, free from any synthetic nutrients, pesticides or herbicides,” David Bernard-Perron, vice president, growing operations for TGOD, stated in the news release. “We are proud to have met the rigorous standards for organic certification by Ecocert Canada and are excited to offer consumers an organic product range that is held…

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FridayMay 18, 2018 10:07 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: PVOT) (OTCQB: PVOTF) (FRA: NPAT) Fast-tracks Development for CBD Pet Product Line

Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: PVOT) (OTCQB: PVOTF) (FRA: NPAT) this morning announced that it has accelerated development of several cannabidiol ("CBD") products for the domestic pet food market. Pivot's pet product line will be marketed under the brand "Pivot Naturals For Pets" and will include capsules and sachets that deliver bio-available CBD to pets produced using the company’s patented Ready-To-Infuse-Cannabis powder as well as a line of pet creams developed using its Thrudermic Transdermal Nanotechnology. Pivot Naturals For Pets products will target indications such as joint pain, inflammation, post-surgical pain and skin disorders. "Pivot's technologies are versatile…

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ThursdayMay 17, 2018 11:32 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – PreveCeutical Medical Inc. (CSE: PREV) (OTCQB: PRVCF) (FSE: 18H) Shareholders Approve Proposed Forward Stock Split

Health sciences company PreveCeutical Medical Inc. (CSE: PREV) (OTCQB: PRVCF) (FSE: 18H) this morning announced that during its annual general and special meeting of shareholders on May 14, 2018, the proposed forward stock split of PreveCeutical's issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of five new common shares for each one existing common share was approved by the company’s shareholders. Subject to approval by the Canadian Securities Exchange, the record date for the stock split will be May 24, 2018. On or about May 30, 2018, the company's transfer agent will issue the additional number of common shares to…

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