CannabisNewsBreaks

TuesdayOct 23, 2018 9:46 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) President Discusses Company’s Future on Stock Day Podcast

Vertically integrated cannabis company Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) this morning announced that Co-Founder, President, Chief Strategy Officer and Director Leith Pedersen recently discussed the company’s future with Everett Jolly of the Stock Day Podcast. Pedersen highlighted Sunniva’s success in attracting a seasoned management team to strategically capitalize on the current cannabis landscape. “We are very fortunate to the look at the successful Canadian landscape and see the partnerships being formed, see the mistakes, and take advantage of our first mover leadership position and business model on what we think will build a successful company in the USA, not…

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TuesdayOct 23, 2018 9:37 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) Names New Chief Financial Officer

Cannabis-focused research and development company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) this morning announced the appointment of Sean Bovingdon as its new Chief Financial Officer. Bovingdon brings almost 30 years of experience to the position, including his most recent role as the CFO of Toronto Hydro Corporation, a utility company with annual revenues of $3.5 billion. "We are pleased Mr. Bovingdon has chosen TGOD to apply his almost 30 years of finance experience," The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings CEO Brian Athaide stated in the news release. "Sean brings significant public and capital markets experience as well as…

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MondayOct 22, 2018 10:57 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) Has Filed New Patent Application in Strategic Effort to Build Global Portfolio

Lexaria Bioscience (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP), in a strategic effort to build its global intellectual property (IP) portfolio, has filed a new patent application for its proprietary absorption technology platform. An article discussing this reads, “It has filed a provisional application in a tenth patent family relating to the applicability of DehydraTECH’s imparting benefits to tobacco leaves to deliver compounds that may or may not include nicotine. That patent family is ‘Lipophilic Active Agent Infused Tobacco Leaves and/or Tobacco Materials and Methods of Use Thereof.’” To view the full article, visit http://cnw.fm/m6b2B About Lexaria Bioscience Corp. Lexaria Bioscience Corp. licenses…

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FridayOct 19, 2018 10:46 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) Focused on Innovative Nicotine Delivery to Provide Healthier Alternatives to Lighting Up

Lexaria Bioscience (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) is on a quest in the development of healthier nicotine ingestion methods to provide consumers alternatives to lighting up. A recent article discussing the company’s novel drug delivery platform reads, “In a press release from August 2018, Lexaria announced a second-generation study in 40 rats. The study resulted in Lexaria’s formulation being four-times faster at reaching its peak level in brain tissue than the non-enhanced control formulation. In a press release  (http://cnw.fm/4SuIM), Chris Bunka, chief executive officer of Lexaria, stated, ‘DehydraTECH delivery technology continues to demonstrate its superior effectiveness in delivering nicotine without the…

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ThursdayOct 18, 2018 10:10 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) Announces Strategic Appointments to Management Team

Cannabis-focused research and development company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) this morning announced two new appointments to its leadership team, including new Marketing Brand Director Emily Demeo and new Director, Legal and Compliance, Terry Reid. Demeo, with career accomplishments including leading the innovation strategy and growth plan for Molson Coors Canada, holding various positions with L’Oreal and serving as senior product manager for Garnier Fructis, will facilitate innovation of the company’s pipeline and drive the global TGOD brand. Reid, following a successful career guiding legal and compliance teams at Teva Pharmaceuticals and a Toronto-based commercial litigation…

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ThursdayOct 18, 2018 8:58 am

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

Drug delivery platform innovator Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) this morning announced that it has been granted two new U.S. patents. Per the update, the two new patents are related to certain cannabinoid infused beverage compositions utilizing Lexaria’s proprietary DehydraTECH process, a process which continues to strengthen the company’s dominant intellectual property position in the growing cannabis beverage market. With these new additions, Lexaria now has six granted patents in the U.S. and four granted patents in Australia, all 10 of which fall within the company’s first patent family, “Food and Beverage Compositions Infused With Lipophilic Active Agents…

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WednesdayOct 17, 2018 11:14 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) Details Proposed Acquisition of Oakland Vision Project

Vertically integrated cannabis company Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTCQX: SNNVF) this morning announced its entry into a non-arm’s length binding letter of intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Oakland Vision Project (“Vision”). Per the update, Vision is co-owned by Vinayak Shastry, Sunniva’s president of U.S. operations, and operates a licensed cultivation facility located in Irvine, California. “This acquisition will deliver full vertical integration in California that strategically enhances the value of the Sunniva brand,” Leith Pedersen, president of Sunniva, stated in a news release. “Production from this facility will allow Sunniva to launch…

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WednesdayOct 17, 2018 10:29 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Choom Holdings Inc. (CSE: CHOO) (OTCQB: CHOOF) Subsidiary Secures Cultivation License from Health Canada

British Columbia-based fully-integrated cannabis company Choom Holdings (CSE: CHOO) (OTCQB: CHOOF) this morning announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Specialty Medijuana Products Inc., has received a cultivation license from Health Canada. Additionally, the company is currently executing its aggressive expansion plan to form a significant retail storefront brand in the Canadian adult use market. Choom is well-positioned to be a major retail player in the emerging market as it holds the rights to 52 retail opportunities across Western Canada while its growing presence in Alberta reaches 29 with 14 development permits and 11 building permits received from the various municipalities. "Now…

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TuesdayOct 16, 2018 11:27 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) Obtains Medical Sales License for Ancaster Facility

Cannabis-focused research and development company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) today announced that it has received its medical sales license from Health Canada in accordance the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations ("ACMPR") for its Ancaster, Ontario facility. "As we prepare for our Founders Club product launch in January 2019, this is a critical step in our path to becoming the global leading organic cannabis brand," Brian Athaide, CEO of The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings, stated in the news release. "We have been perfecting our organic grow methodology in Ancaster and are prepared for the…

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TuesdayOct 16, 2018 9:40 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – FinCanna Capital Corp. (CSE: CALI) (OTCQB: FNNZF) Hosting Conference Call, Online Presentation on October 18

FinCanna Capital (CSE: CALI) (OTCQB: FNNZF), a royalty company for the U.S. licensed medical cannabis industry, this morning announced that it will hold a conference call and online presentation on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 4:15pm ET. The FinCanna executive team will lead the call comprised of a presentation, general update and discussion involving information regarding the company’s investee companies from CEO and Director, Andriyko Herchak. FinCanna investee company ezGreen Compliance CEO, Mike Coner, will also provide an update on ezGreen’s latest developments. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. To register for the webcast, visit http://cnw.fm/1ySU0. The call…

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