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“Blockchain is going to change everything we know,” says Jim Rogers – SPONSOR: Blockchain Foundry $BCFN.ca $HUT.ca $BITF.ca $GLXY.ca $HIVE.ca $VYGR.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:15 PM on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

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  • A leading North American blockchain development firm
  • 2020 H1 Revenue Of ~$900,000
    • 187% Year Over Year Growth
    • Positive Net Income
  • Self sustaining consulting practice with growing pipeline and potential upside from product development and commercialization
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  • Blockchain Foundry is a “Blockchain 2.0” company that has survived and will thrive  

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Jim rogers on elections, gold & blockchain!

  • When it comes to elections, Jim Rogers has always maintained a simple stance – the markets are not going to change that much!   
  • Rogers affirms his positive stance on Gold & Silver, asks investors not to sell. He owns a few US Dollars too. “When the US$ gets overpriced in the next year or 2 or 3 then i will sell it. I hope I get my timing right”, says Jim Rogers. 
  • Rogers identifies Blockchain as the next big disruptor to economies, industries and jobs 

By: Mubina Kapasi | Senior Research Analyst

When it comes to elections, Jim Rogers has always maintained a simple stance – the markets are not going to change that much! He does note though that history shows that if the incumbent president wins then the stock market is likely to go up next year but if the challenger wins then the odds are lower. The challenger tends to have a ‘clean up’ attitude, according to Rogers. But he does add that regardless of who the boss of the White House will be, the Fed and Central Banks world over will continue printing money.

On the candidates and their expected policies, Rogers says economies never like taxes being raised which is something Joe Biden has indicated as his potential policy action. Raising taxes has rarely been good for the market, says Rogers. He further expects Democrats to curtail the big energy firms, break up the big tech companies. 

His allegiance to Gold & Silver remains. Rogers continues to maintain his stance of an expected continued run-up in both precious metals and advises investors to not sell any of these. He continues to own a few US Dollars as well. “When the US$ gets overpriced in the next year or 2 or 3 then I will sell it. I hope I get my timing right,” says Rogers. 

Rogers identifies BlockChain as the next big disruptor. “Blockchain is going to change everything we know,” says Rogers. He believes that some big financial firms could even disappear in the tech wave while some may manage to make the Banking-Fin Tech transition.

Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/jim-rogers-on-elections-gold-blockchain/677352

Arizona Voters Approve #Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure SPONSOR: Hollister Biosciences $HOLL.ca $HSTRF $CRON $GTBIF $INDS $META.ca $FAF.ca $WEED.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:15 PM on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

SPONSOR: Hollister Biosciences Inc. (HOLL:CSE) A vertically integrated Cannabis company with products in 280 California dispensaries, over 80 dispensaries throughout Arizona, joint ventures, licensing agreements and partnerships with Global brands. For the period beginning July 1 st , 2020 and ending September 30 th , 2020, Hollister generated record quarterly revenue of CDN$ 12.5 million and CDN$ 1.265 million in EBITDA. Learn More.

Arizona Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure

  • A measure to legalize marijuana has been approved by Arizona voters, according to a projection by the Associated Press.
  • Advocates have paid close attention to the ballot initiative, as the state’s voters rejected a prior legal cannabis proposal in 2016.
  • Under the new legalization law, adults will be able to possess up to an ounce of marijuana at a time and cultivate up to six plants for personal use.

By Kyle Jaeger

AZ Proposition 207: Legalize Marijuana

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Yes done1,596,54859.85%
No1,071,25540.15%

2,667,803 votes counted. 81.64% – 98.11% in.

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“Until now, Arizona had imposed some of the strictest prohibition laws in the country; in some instances, the possession of even small amounts of marijuana was classified as a felony,” NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri said. “By rejecting this failed policy, no Arizonan going forward will be saddled with a criminal conviction for engaging in the personal possession or cultivation of cannabis, or face the lifelong stigma that comes with it.”

“Proposition 207 will disrupt the illicit market, end low-level marijuana arrests, create jobs and new revenue,” he added. “This result once again shows that marijuana legalization is not exclusively a ‘blue’ state issue, but an issue that is supported by a majority of all Americans—regardless of party politics.”

Polling was mixed heading into Election Day, with surveys consistently showing the proposal ahead, though by differing margins. In September, the Smart and Safe Arizona campaign shared an internal poll with Marijuana Moment that showed 57 percent of likely voters supported the  initiative, but a separate survey found just 46 percent in favor of the policy change. Additional polls last month showed the cannabis measure with a significant and growing lead.

The measure also contains several restorative justice provisions such as allowing individuals with prior marijuana convictions to petition the courts for expungements and establishing a social equity ownership program.

Cannabis sales will be taxed at 16 percent. Tax revenue will cover implementation costs and then be divided among funds for community colleges, infrastructure, a justice reinvestment and public services such as police and firefighters.

The Department of Health Services will be responsible for regulating the program and issuing cannabis business licenses. It will also be tasked with deciding on whether to expand the program to allow for delivery services.

The law technically goes into effect upon passage and after the voters are certified, which is expected to take place on November 30. After that point adults could legally use, possess and cultivate cannabis. However, regulators will still have to promulgate rules for overseeing the commercial industry. They can issue licenses starting in January 2021, and the first shops could be approved by February 1.

“Just four years after legalization was narrowly defeated, voters in Arizona turned out to send a clear message that they support marijuana legalization,” Steve Hawkins, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, said. “Following this victory, adults will no longer be treated as criminals for using a substance that is safer than alcohol and will be able to access it from safe and regulated businesses.”

Like other drug policy reform campaigns throughout the U.S., Smart and Safe Arizona faced significant obstacles qualifying its measure for the ballot amid the coronavirus pandemic.

At one point, activists asked the state Supreme Court to allow them to collect signatures electronically amid social distancing mandates, but that request was rejected.

Ultimately, the campaign submitted about 420,000 raw signatures. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said that her office verified the petitions and determined that approximately 255,080 valid signatures were turned in. At least 237,645 were needed to qualify.

Opponents of the proposal, including Gov. Doug Ducey (R), released official voter guide arguments against the initiative in August. Supporters filed arguments as well, and all were circulated to voters in a pamphlet printed by the state.

Prohibitionists also released a series of attack ads that including misleading claims about what the measure would do and what has occurred in states that have already enacted cannabis legalization.

Source: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/arizona-voters-approve-marijuana-legalization-ballot-measure/

#ACMilan and #Casemiro push the button on new #Esports teams SPONSOR: FansUnite Entertainment $FANS.ca $FUNFF $SCR.ca $BRAG.ca $TNA.ca $FDM.ca $JJ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:50 PM on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

SPONSOR:  FansUnite Entertainment Inc (FANS:CSE) The global online gambling market could potentially hit $1 TRILLION by the end of this decade. FansUnite is well positioned to capitalize on this trend. The company has a full suite of B2B and B2C services and has facilitated over $350M in bets from its 300,000 registered users. The company has also signed with a leading online casino games aggregator to distribute its proprietary Random Number Generated (RNG) games to online casinos and sportsbooks in the European market which will see their RNG games available to over 120 online casino websites. Learn More.

AC Milan and Casemiro push the button on new esports teams

  • Serie A’s AC Milan has entered the esports with a strategic partnership with Italian organisation QLASH to form a new team that will be called AC Milanm QLASH
  • The new team will compete in both EA Sports’ FIFA 21 competitions as well as individual and team combat game Brawl Stars
  • Football links to esports is not just confined to clubs
  • Brazil and Real Madrid midfielder Carlos Henrique Casemiro has launched an esports team called CaseEsports

November 4 – Serie A’s AC Milan has entered the esports with a strategic partnership with Italian organisation QLASH to form a new team that will be called AC Milanm QLASH.

The new team will compete in both EA Sports’ FIFA 21 competitions as well as individual and team combat game Brawl Stars.

QLASH already has players in both games and AC Milan QLASH will debut at the Brawl Stars World Finals later this month. Paris St Germain, who have expanded their esports activity beyond the football video game platforms, will also be at the Brawl Stars finals.

Casemiro strikes

Football links to esports is not just confined to clubs. Brazil and Real Madrid midfielder Carlos Henrique Casemiro has launched an esports team called CaseEsports.

His team will play on the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game platform and already has a number of players signed up who will be based in a gaming house in Madrid.

Casimiro has already lined up a number of sponsors for CaseEsports including gaming chair maker Drift, HyperX, Spanish glasses maker Hawkers, and BŮH.

The team will debut officially in the upcoming DreamHack  Open qualifiers in December.

Source: http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2020/11/04/ac-milan-casemiro-push-button-new-esports-teams/

Loop $MTRX.ca $RACMF Successfully Completes Your #CBD Store 20 Location Pilot and Now Set to Rollout All 550 Retail Locations as Well the Company Announces Completion of #Shopify $SHOP Point of Sale Integration $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:26 AM on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
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  • Announced the successful completion of initial 20-store pilot and will now roll out all 550 Your CBD Store retail locations
  • Your CBD Store is the largest CBD brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States with over 550 locations across 41 states
  • The Your CBD Store expansion includes the implementation of Loop’s data insights platform across 170 new stores by the end of 2020 and an additional 380 stores in Q-2 of 2021
  • In addition, Loop has now completed its integration with Shopify’s application programming interface (API), providing Loop access to the 500,000 merchants currently using the Shopify platform

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2020 – Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV) (RACMF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Loop”), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights, enhanced customer engagement, and automated venue tracing to the brick-and-mortar space, announces the successful completion of initial 20-store pilot and will now roll out all 550 Your CBD Store retail locations.

Loop to Generate Monthly Recurring Revenue From 550 Your CBD Store Locations

Your CBD Store represents the company’s second deal through Vend and its first franchise customer, as announced on August 12, 2020. Your CBD Store is the largest CBD brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States with over 550 locations across 41 states. The Your CBD Store expansion includes the implementation of Loop’s data insights platform across 170 new stores by the end of 2020 and an additional 380 stores in Q-2 of 2021.

Global Vend Sales Team Now Actively Selling Loop Platform to Its 25,000 Customers in 140 Countries

Loop will significantly benefit from Vend’s large global sales team pushing Loop’s products and services to its current 25,000 retail customer base. With Loop’s Insights and Analytics service gaining traction, Loop will now look to introduce its automated marketing service to the Vend sales channel, which will provide additional recurring revenue opportunities through monthly SAAS as well as potential revenue share opportunities.

Loop CEO, Rob Anson, states, “channel reseller agreements, such as Vend, provide us with a stable path to revenue that can be replicated over and over again. Our current “Insights” pricing model is $50 per month per till, with an average of 4 tills per retail location. If we were to successfully onboard all 25,000 Vend customers, we would be looking at potential monthly recurring revenue of over $5,000,000. When you layer in our automated marketing “Engage” service and wallet pass loyalty application, these numbers quickly multiply by 5-10x, which provides the company with a very significant revenue stream.”

Loop Insights Completes Shopify API Integration to Provide Potential Loop Services to Shopify’s 500,000 Merchant Base

Completing our Shopify integration further bolsters Loop’s efforts to achieve a global scale via e-commerce and bricks and mortar opportunities. Retailers look to leverage data to create personalized shopping experiences across channels and optimize retail supply chain and inventory management. This makes Loop’s real-time online and offline data connectivity vital.

Loop has now completed its integration with Shopify’s application programming interface (API), providing Loop access to the 500,000 merchants currently using the Shopify platform. Shopify is a retail e-commerce leader, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to push shoppers towards online shopping platforms. Loop’s Shopify integration will allow retailers to link their online and offline data, enabling real-time omnichannel insights for retailers with both e-commerce and brick and mortar retail outlets.

About Vend: Vend is a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management software that lets retailers run their business in-store, online, and on-the-go. Vend includes inventory management, eCommerce integrations, customer loyalty, and reporting analytics tools. The first POS built for iOS, Vend is trusted by retailers in over 140 countries and is used in more than 25,000 stores worldwide. Vend integrates with leading tools like Bigcommerce, Quickbooks, and Marsello and provides seamless integrated payment options by partnering with major banks and processors around the world. Founded in 2010, Vend has offices in Auckland, London, Toronto and Melbourne, and has raised more than $50 million from top-tier investors.  For more information, please visit: https://www vendhq.com/

About Your CBD Store: Your CBD Store is the largest CBD retailer in the United States and the exclusive home of award-winning, hemp-derived SunMed products. With more than 550+ stores in 41 states, we are bringing the highest quality CBD experience to customers nationwide. Its parent company, Sunflora Inc., produces quality products for health and wellness, skincare, and pet products.

About Loop Insights:
Loop Insights Inc. is a Vancouver-based Internet of Things (“IoT”) technology company that delivers transformative artificial intelligence (“AI”) automated marketing, contact tracing, and contactless solutions to the brick and mortar space. Its unique IoT device, Fobi, enables data connectivity across online and on-premise platforms to provide real-time, detailed insights and automated, personalized engagement. Its ability to integrate seamlessly into existing infrastructure, and customize campaigns according to each vertical, creates a highly scalable solution for its prospective global clients that span industries. Loop Insights operates in the telecom, casino gaming, sports and entertainment, hospitality, and retail industries, in Canada, the US, the UK, Latin America, Australia, Japan, and Indonesia. Loop’s products and services are backed by Amazon’s Partner Network and sold through the TELUS IoT Marketplace.

For more information, please contact: 
Loop Insights Inc.LOOP Website : www.loopinsights.ai 
Rob Anson, CEOFacebook: @ LoopInsights 
: +1 877-754-5336 Ext. 4Twitter: @ LoopInsights 
[email protected]LinkedIn: @ LoopInsights

Forward-Looking Statements/Information:  

This news release contains certain statements which constitute forward-looking statements or information. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Loop’s control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, and competition from other industry participants, stock market volatility and the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Although Loop believes that the expectations in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are based on factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate. Those factors and assumptions are based upon currently available information. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, as no assurance can be provided as to future results, levels of activity or achievements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and, except as required by applicable law, Loop does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of Loop should be considered highly speculative. There can be no assurance that Loop will be able to achieve all or any of its proposed objectives.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

TransCanna $TCAN.ca Provides Corporate Update – Production Capacity of Lyfted Farms Facility is Currently Sold-Out Until March, 2021 $VFF.ca $ACB.ca $CGC.ca $GTII.ca $TEQ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:22 AM on Monday, November 2nd, 2020
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  • Final license achieved July 2020
  • 16,000 sq ft Distribution Space open for business in Q4
  • Contracts in place with much larger farms than the Company were able to service out of the smaller facility (16,000sq ft vs. 1,250 sq ft)
  • Build-out for cultivation has begun
  • The first harvest from cultivation in Daly expected in Q1
  • “Phase 1” Daly canopy sq. ft. capable of generating $30M + USD/year in cultivation revenue alone
  • In combination with increased Distribution capacity on track for 2021 rev target of $60M+ out of this facility

Vancouver, British Columbia–(November 2, 2020) – TransCanna Holdings Inc. (CSE: TCAN) (FSE: TH8) (“TransCanna” or the “Company”) is very pleased to provide a corporate update:

  • Lyfted Farms Products are in High Demand and Selling Out
  • Lyfted Farms Secures Multiple Off-Take Agreements
  • Q4 Revenue Guidance
  • Crop Management Business Launched
  • Daly Facility Update

Product Update

Lyfted Farms flower is one of a very few branded indoor cultivation companies that routinely delivers on customer expectations for quality. This is reflected in the caliber of the retail stores that carry Lyfted Farms and by customer demand for our products. Lyfted Farms genetic library is fully capable of delivering new strains seasonally and has evolved into a trend-defining marketplace leader where other cannabis entities watch and emulate our products. Material process improvements have resulted in larger “nugget” sizing, increased THC levels, and a more robust curing cycle yielding better taste and aromatic profiles. These changes have had a positive effect on the pricing structure, with a 66% increase in wholesale pricing and a 100% increase in gross margins.

Off-Take Agreements

The Company has secured multiple off-take agreements in anticipation of late Q1 production coming out of the Daly facility. Shareholders will be given greater detail in subsequent news releases when all material details are finalized. As a result of the status of these agreements, the Company has tremendous confidence it will achieve or exceed its stated 2021 revenue targets.

Contracts with the likes of renowned retail partner Cookies, where Lyfted Farms currently has five sku’s in stores, provides the additional benefit of cost savings by not requiring a large in-house sales team or paying expensive 3rd party commissions, which are common in the Cannabis Sector.

Revenue Guidance

Lyfted Farms products produced out of the Company’s smaller Lyfted Farms facility continue to sell out and exceed sales expectations. Due to the increased capacity of the first 16,000 sq ft of distribution space in the Daly facility, the Company anticipates its Fourth Quarter to be its strongest of the year. The Company’s internal gross revenue target for the 2020 fiscal year ranges from CAD$12,000,000 up to CAD$14,000,000 (with anticipated net profits from sales of $600,000 up to $700,000). The Company is on track to achieve this benchmark.

With the opening of the Daly facility, associated off-take agreements, high demand for sales, and a strong distribution division, the Company maintains its guidance for a gross revenue target of CAD$55,000,000 to CAD$75,000,000 (with anticipated net profits from sales of $6,600,000 up to $9,000,000) for the fiscal year 2021. This revenue guidance is only for phase one of four in the Daly facility with phase one construction costs estimated to be CAD$3,172,500.

“With a significant portion of the year spent on submitting and obtaining licenses, we expect investor attention to shift to our 2021 performance. Our goal has always been to drive shareholder value through incremental sales contracts and quality products. This focus has us well-positioned to begin the build-out of the Daly building and scale our business,” States Bob Blink, company CEO. “I am very proud of how the team has come together through unprecedented events both globally and in our own back yard. 2021 will be a very exciting year for the Company.”

Crop Management Services Division

On October 8, 2020, the Company announced Lyfted Farms’ crop services management division (LFCSMD) first facility would come online January 1, 2021. This initiative is on schedule and will begin generating an additional revenue stream for the Company over and above the already thriving cultivation and distribution divisions. The first payments to LFCSMD are set to commence December 1, 2020. LFCSMD allows the Company to further monetize its genetic catalogue and further the Company’s reputation within the industry as best in class cultivators and operators. Additionally, this allows the Company to build out its supply chain — feeding its growing fulfillment and white-labeling business and maximizing efficiencies within the Daly Facility.

Daly Facility Update

The licensing and engineered build-out of the Daly Facility continues to be the core strength for the company. The amalgamation of a number of California’s strongest cannabis brands coming into the largest and most efficient facilities in the State is a truly powerful combination.

Updates at a glance:

  • Final license achieved July 2020
  • 16,000 sq ft Distribution Space open for business in Q4
    • contracts in place with much larger farms than the Company were able to service out of the smaller facility (16,000sq ft vs. 1,250 sq ft)
  • Build-out for cultivation has begun
  • The first harvest from cultivation in Daly expected in Q1
  • “Phase 1” Daly canopy sq. ft. capable of generating $30M + USD/year in cultivation revenue alone
  • In combination with increased Distribution capacity on track for 2021 rev target of $60M+ out of this facility

Other Highlights

Smaller Lyfted Farms Facility has outperformed expectations.

  • Production capacity of Lyfted Farms facility is currently sold-out until March, 2021
  • Average sales price per gram has increased from $5.70/gram to $8.57/gram, or +66% (increased demand and collaboration/co-branding) & 100% increase in gross margin
  • Average total harvest weight per room is trending up

Summary

Company performance and development of our team and human capital has been extraordinary. With the current global pandemic and wildfires in California, the Company has experienced many challenges over the past six months. The dedication and commitment by team members have given TransCanna stability and galvanized the opportunity for significant growth in the near term.

About TransCanna Holdings Inc.

TransCanna Holdings Inc. is a California based, Canadian listed Company building cannabis-focused brands for the California lifestyle through its wholly-owned California subsidiaries.

For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.transcanna.com or email the Company at [email protected].

On behalf of the Board of Directors
Bob Blink, CEO
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Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws or forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs regarding future events of management of the Company. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “intends” or “anticipates”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would” or “occur”. This information and these statements, referred to herein as “forward-looking statements”, are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation estimates and forecasts and statements as to management’s expectations for growth and the commencement of operations of the Company’s Daly facility.

The forward-looking information in this press release is based upon certain assumptions that management considers reasonable in the circumstances, including that operations will commence at the Company’s Daly facility in Modesto, California, as and when expected.

These forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events or developments to be materially from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties associated with the forward-looking information in this news release include, among others, dependence on obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals, including state, local or other licenses and any inability to obtain all necessary governmental approvals licenses and permits to complete upgrades to its Daly facility in a timely manner; engaging in activities which currently are illegal under U.S. federal law and the uncertainty of existing protection from U.S. federal or other prosecution; regulatory or political change such as changes in applicable laws and regulations, including U.S. state-law legalization, particularly in California, due to inconsistent public opinion, perception of the medical-use and adult-use marijuana industry, bureaucratic delays or inefficiencies or any other reasons; any other factors or developments which may hinder market growth;; reliance on management; and the effect of capital market conditions and other factors (including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic) on capital availability; competition, including from more established or better financed competitors; and the need to secure and maintain corporate alliances and partnerships, including with customers and suppliers.

Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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TGS Esports $TGS.ca Announces Signing of Definitive Agreement to Acquire Leading Competitive #Esports Platform, Pepper Esports $DKNG $PENN $GAN $ESPO $AESE $EGLX.ca $BRAG.ca $FDM.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:12 AM on Monday, November 2nd, 2020
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  • Further to its news release of September 1 , 2020  it has entered into an amalgamation agreement with Pepper Esports Inc., a next generation competitive esports platform, and 1271801 B .C. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
  • Pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pepper by way of a “three-cornered” amalgamation

VANCOUVER, BC , Nov. 2, 2020 – TGS Esports Inc. (” TGS ” or the ” Company “) (TSXV: TGS) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of September 1 , 2020  it has entered into an amalgamation agreement (the ” Amalgamation Agreement “) with Pepper Esports Inc. (” Pepper “), a next generation competitive esports platform, and 1271801 B .C. Ltd. (” Subco “), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pepper by way of a “three-cornered” amalgamation (the ” Acquisition “).  As part of the Acquisition, the Pepper executive team, Guy Halford-Thompson, Jackson Warren and Ben Hoffman, who have  a decade of combined experience in growing early-stage companies in the public markets, will join the TGS executive team.

The Pepper platform offers an advanced suite of tools for league operators, tournament operators, and venue owners to effortlessly set up and manage esports communities and run world-class events. These include key innovations, such as automatic game scoring technology, that uses Pepper’s patent pending AI engine and saves event organizers hundreds of hours of setup time, live leaderboards which vastly improve player and spectator experiences, a universal ranking system that ranks players across all competitive games, and more.

Transaction Highlights

  • Develop New Revenue Streams – the Acquisition is expected to provide TGS with diverse new online revenue streams that include data monetization, payment processing and recurring subscription revenue.
  • Expanded Consumer and Business Base – the combined company will have the ability to acquire users from all over the globe through tournaments of any kind.
  • Highly Accomplished and Experienced Team – the completion of the Acquisition will add a team with over a decade of combined experience in growing early-stage companies in the public markets.
  • Technology Platform – The Acquisition adds a technology platform to TGS, which is scalable, global, and with defensible IP.

“The online gaming market has exploded in 2020, with recent stats showing an estimated 2.7 billion gamers across the globe ( https://www.statista.com/statistics/293304/number-video-gamers/ ). The combination of TGS’ event expertise and Pepper’s leading platform allows us to reach all gamers, regardless of location.” said Spiro Khouri , CEO of TGS. “With this acquisition, we are in a unique position to offer an all encompassing esports experience to any tournament organizer, gamer, or company looking to market to this growing demographic.”

“Working closely with the TGS team, we are already seeing accelerated interest in the Pepper platform. Being able to offer a full suite of services from integrated streaming to full event management sets us apart from other platforms.” said Guy Halford-Thompson , CEO of Pepper. “Now the definitive agreement is in place we can start to execute our plans to scale and grow our platform.”

Summary of Acquisition

Pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement, on closing of the Acquisition (” Closing “), the Company will issue to each holder (each, a ” Pepper Shareholder “) of common shares of Pepper (each a ” Pepper Share “) three (3) common shares of TGS (each a ” TGS Share “, and such TGS Shares issued as consideration for the Acquisition, the ” Consideration Shares “) for each one (1) Pepper Share (the ” Exchange Ratio “) held by such Pepper Shareholder at a deemed price of $0.14 per Consideration Share for aggregate deemed consideration of approximately $6,073,993. The Consideration Shares will be subject to a contractual lock-up, with 20% of the Consideration Shares being released on Closing and a further 20% being released every six months thereafter. The Consideration Shares may be subject to an additional escrow period as required by the TSX Venture Exchange (the ” TSXV “).

Each outstanding security of Pepper that is convertible or exchangeable for Pepper Shares will be exchanged for corresponding securities that are convertible or exchangeable for TGS Shares on substantially the same economic conditions.

The Acquisition is subject certain conditions including: (i) the receipt of all necessary approvals from the respective shareholders and boards of directors of each of Pepper, the Company and Subco, (ii) the approval of the TSXV) (iii) Pepper shall not have received notices of dissent to the Acquisition from Shareholders holdings more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Pepper Shares, (iv) the employment agreements of Guy Halford-Thompson , Dallas Benjamin Hoffman and Jackson Warren shall have been assumed by the Company (v) there having been no material adverse effect occurring with respect to Pepper or the Company; (vi) Pepper shall have received the consent from the holders of options or warrants to purchase Pepper Shares to the exchange of such securities for equivalent securities to purchase TGS Shares, and (vii) other closing conditions customary for transactions of this nature.

The Acquisition is not a Non Arm’s Length Party transaction. A finder’s fee is expected to be payable in connection with the Acquisition, subject to the approval of the TSXV, and further details will be provided once available.

Directors and Officers

On Closing, it is expected that Guy Halford-Thompson will be appointed as President and a director of the Company, and Dallas Benjamin Hoffman and Jackson Warren will be appointed as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer, respectively.

Guy and Jackson have worked together since 2016, during which they have had five successful exits, three via acquisition (QuickBitcoin, Bitcoiniacs and Xapcash) and two via public listings (TSXV:BTL, TSXV:DASH). Guy is also a founder and board member of Eli Technologies and Minehub, both of which are due to list in late 2020.

Over the last 4 years, Guy and Jackson have raised over $35m in funding and delivered $500m in investor returns. BTL was founded by Guy, Jackson and Guy’s brother in 2015 and was joined by Ben in early 2017. It delivered early investors significant returns by the time Guy and Jackson exited the company in 2018.

Guy, Jackson and Ben have a strong track record of delivering investor value, and believe they have discovered a truly unique and rare opportunity with Pepper.

Haywood Securities Inc. has acted as a financial advisor to Pepper in connection with the Acquisition. The Company and Pepper deal at arm’s length with each other, and the Acquisition is not expected to result in a change of control of the Company.  A finder’s fee in an amount to be determined at a later time may be payable in connection with the Acquisition, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws and the approval of the TSXV.

About Pepper Esports Inc.

Pepper is a leading esports platform provider that offers an advanced platform to create and manage communities of players, organizers, spectators and sponsors, all in one place.  By working closely with event organizers and live venue operators over the last two years, Pepper has developed a suite of advanced tools to manage esports communities, run world class esports and operate physical gaming venues.

Pepper’s key technologies include its patent pending AI engine, which automatically captures game data to create a tournament experience that extends beyond live gameplay and includes highly demanded features such as global leaderboards, player profiles and statistics, new tournament discovery and digital wallets.

About TGS Esports Inc.

TGS Esports Inc. is an esports organization focused on providing an unparalleled esports experience through its expertise in online and in-person event management, broadcast production, and Pepper Esports tournament software. TGS is the owner of Canada’s first dedicated esports arena, The Gaming Stadium, located in Richmond, British Columbia , which opened in June 2019 . The Gaming Stadium hosts regular online tournaments as well as provides high quality broadcast production for any event. For more information, visit www.thegamingstadium.com .

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On behalf of the Board of Directors

Spiro Khouri

Spiro Khouri , CEO
TGS Esports Inc.

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Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Company. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, including with respect to: the completion of the Acquisition and the acceptance of the Acquisition and terms thereof by the TSXV, the expected directors and officers of the Company following Closing, the expected benefits of the Acquisition to the Company. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including risks related to factors beyond the control of the Company. The risks include the following: the unknown magnitude and duration of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other risks that are customary to transactions of this nature. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them.

This press release is not an offer of the securities for sale in the United States . The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

SOURCE TGS Esports Inc

Else Nutrition $BABY.ca $BABYF to Present at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) $BYND $VERY.ca $INGR $VEGN $TOFB

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:26 AM on Monday, November 2nd, 2020
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  • Announced that it will be participating at this year’s NASPGHAN (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), November 1 st to 7 th
  • Else’s virtual booth will enable live conversations with small groups, and one-on-one educational sessions, among the nearly 2,600 anticipated attendees
  • The forum will place Else Nutrition alongside some of the leading blue-chip nutrition companies, including Pfizer, Abbott Laboratories, Nestle and Danone

VANCOUVER, BC , Nov. 2, 2020  – ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC. (TSXV: BABY) (OTCQX: BABYF) (FSE: 0YL) (” Else ” or the ” Company “), a developer of plant-based alternatives to dairy-based baby nutrition, is pleased to announce that it will be participating at this year’s NASPGHAN (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), November 1 st to 7 th .  Else’s virtual booth will enable live conversations with small groups, and one-on-one educational sessions, among the nearly 2,600 anticipated attendees. The forum will place Else Nutrition alongside some of the leading blue-chip nutrition companies, including Pfizer, Abbott Laboratories, Nestle and Danone.

“We are working diligently to build awareness of our products with America’s top pediatricians and medical experts” said Mrs. Hamutal Yitzhak , CEO and Co-Founder of Else. “We want them to form their own unbiased opinion of ELSE’s health benefits for babies and we are excited to introduce and promote our plant-based product to this professional crowd at NASPGHAN .  Educating the medical community is a major pillar of our marketing strategy,” she added.

This year’s annual summit is virtual due to COVID-19.

Else Nutrition’s Plant-Based Complete Nutrition for Toddlers & Babies (12+ mo.) is now available for sale on Else’s e-store at elsenutrition.com , and on Amazon.com.

About Else Nutrition Holdings Inc.

Else Nutrition GH Ltd. is an Israel -based food and nutrition company focused on developing innovative, clean, plant-based food and nutrition products for infants, toddlers, children, and adults. Its revolutionary, plant-based, non-soy, formula is a clean-ingredient alternative to dairy-based formula. Else Nutrition (formerly INDI) won the “2017 Best Health and Diet Solutions” award at the Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan . The holding company, Else Nutrition Holdings Inc., is a publicly traded company, listed as TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol BABY and is quoted on the US OTC Markets QX board under the trading symbol BABYF and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol 0YL. Else’s Executives includes leaders hailing from leading infant nutrition organizations. Many of Else advisory board  members held executive roles in companies such as Mead Johnson, Abbott Nutrition, Plum Organics and leading infant nutrition Societies, and some of them currently serve in prominent roles in leading medical centers and academic institutes such as Boston Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School , USA , Tel Aviv University , Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel , Rambam Medical Center and Technion, Israel and University Hospital Brussels, Belgium .

For more information, visit: elsenutrition.com or @elsenutrition on Facebook and Instagram.

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This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “will” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements with respect to the anticipated dates for filing the Company’s financial disclosure documents.  Such forward-looking statements reflect current estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which are based on management’s perception of current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. No assurance can be given that the foregoing will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements made in this press release assume, among others, the expectation that there will be no interruptions or supply chain failures as a result of COVID 19 and that the manufacturing, broker and supply logistic agreement with the Company do not terminate.  Actual results may differ from the estimates, beliefs and assumptions expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s expectations only as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Empower Clinics $CBDT.ca Growth Strategy Accelerates With Recent Major Initiatives. Updates Status And Outlook Into 2021 $WELL.ca $DOC.ca $DOCRF $VMD.ca $VPT.ca $ADK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:23 AM on Monday, November 2nd, 2020

2020 Revenue Growth The Company has experienced significant revenue growth over the past year as evidenced by the following results:

  • 2019 + 86% To $2.03M
  • Q4 + 217% To $625,000
  • Q1 + 416% To $790,000
  • Q2 + 56% To $923,000

This performance has translated into the following year-to-date in 2020:

  • Revenue $1.7M vs $745K = 130% Growth
  • Patient Visits 12,400 vs 5,500 = 125% Growth

VANCOUVER BC / November 2, 2020 / EMPOWER CLINICS INC. Empower Clinics (CBDT:CSE)(EPWCF:OTC)(8EC:FRA) (the “Company” or “Empower“), an integrated healthcare company serving a database of 165,000 patients through clinics in the southwest United States, a telemedicine platform and medical diagnostics laboratory, is pleased to provide shareholders with a status report on many initiatives announced over the past several weeks for the purposes of providing greater visibility into the Company’s outlook into 2021.

Steven McAuley, CEO of Empower Clinics stated “2020 is the year that established Empower Clinics as a formidable Health & Wellness Company with a solid foundation and great growth prospects. Given the speed at which we have been moving since I took over the leadership reigns in 2019, it is prudent to take a moment to provide our shareholders with both a current snapshot, as well as, our expectations for continued growth into 2021.”

HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES

  • 2020 Revenue Growth The Company has experienced significant revenue growth over the past year as evidenced by the following results:
    • 2019 + 86% To $2.03M
    • Q4 + 217% To $625,000
    • Q1 + 416% To $790,000
    • Q2 + 56% To $923,000

This performance has translated into the following year-to-date in 2020:

  • Revenue $1.7M vs $745K = 130% Growth
  • Patient Visits 12,400 vs 5,500 = 125% Growth

Going forward, given the Company’s diversification into telemedicine, COVID-19 testing, medical laboratory testing for enterprise customers, and the proposed clinic expansion into Canada, all of which serves to diversify Empower well beyond our Southwestern U.S. clinic operations, going forward “patient visits” will be just one of many of the Company’s overall KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators).

  • Kai Medical Laboratory COVID-19 Testing Growth Includes Film & Television Industry Empower completed the closing of the Kai Medical Laboratory acquisition with the signing of the Member Purchase Interest Agreement October 5, 2020 and then subsequently completed the filing of all required regulatory documents with the State of Texas and other regulatory bodies.

The Company is now working through integration and implementing aggressive growth strategies including servicing new COVID-19 testing contracts for the film & television industry and supporting the Sun Valley Health COVID-19 RT-PCR and rapid antibody testing programs in the state of Arizona.

  • Sun Valley Health COVID-19 Regional Testing Growth Sun Valley Health with the support of Kai Medical Laboratory testing and medical billing capabilities, is expanding its RT-PCR testing with the commencement of drive-up testing for consumers in Mesa, Arizona and within clinic locations. The program allows the Company to provide free COVID-19 testing for consumers with Medicare and Medicaid insurance coverage in Arizona and for consumers who do not have active health insurance coverage in the state.
  • $1,100,000 Proposed Private Placement The previously announced proposed private placement with Mackie Research Capital Corporation as sole agent and sole bookrunner (the “Agent”) on October 21, 2020 remains on track for closing as planned on or about the week of November 2, 2020.
  • Canadian Clinic Acquisition The recently announced non-binding term sheet for the acquisition of Lawrence Park Health and Wellness Clinic Inc., 1100900 Canada Inc. dba Atkinson, and Momentum Health Inc. collectively (“Momentum Health”) is progressing as planned through the final due diligence phase with an anticipated closing in November 2020.
  • Q3 2020 Financial Statements The Company anticipates filing its third quarter 2020 financial statements and MD&A well in advance of the November 30, 2020 filing deadline. Financial and accounting controls supported by CFO Kyle Appleby enable the Company to maintain high compliance standards.

McAuley went on to say “Our company is rapidly evolving into providing an integrated healthcare experience that spans from testing to treatment by combining cutting edge technologies including telemedicine and state of the art lab testing. Add to this the fact that we are now serving enterprise level clients as promised and partnering on initiatives such as our recently announced travel bubble, it’s safe to say we are on the path to becoming a formidable small cap health & wellness company in 2021. I want to thank our loyal shareholders for trusting my leadership transition, welcome all of our newest shareholders and we look forward to delivering continued accelerated growth in 2021 and well beyond.”

ABOUT EMPOWER:

Empower is creating a network of physicians and practitioners who integrate to serve patient needs, in-clinic, through telemedicine, and with an expanded suite of physician-based services. A simplified, streamlined care model bringing key attributes of the healthcare supply chain together, always focused on patient experience. The Company provides COVID-19 testing services to consumers and businesses as part of a four-phased nationwide testing initiative in the United States. Empower recently acquired Kai Medical Laboratory, LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary with large-scale testing capability and will lead our diagnostic and scientific advancement.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Steven McAuley

Chief Executive Officer

CONTACTS:

Investors:
Dustin Klein
Director
[email protected]
720-352-1398

Investors:
Steven McAuley
CEO
[email protected]
604-789-2146

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This news release contains certain “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” (collectively “forward looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements can frequently be identified by words such as “plans”, “continues”, “expects”, “projects”, “intends”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “may”, “will”, “potential”, “proposed” and other similar words, or information that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the expected benefits to the Company and its shareholders as a result of the acquisition of Kai Medical Laboratory; the anticipated date of closing of the Momentum Health acquisition and the occurrence thereof; the expected number of clinics and patients following the proposed closing; the future potential success of Kai Medical Laboratory; the future success of the Sun Valley’s franchise model; the completion of the private placement, date of closing or the occurrence of a closing; the impact if any of COVID-19 testing by Sun Valley Health and that the Company will be positioned to be a market-leading service provider for complex patient requirements in 2020 and beyond. Such statements are only projections, are based on assumptions known to management at this time, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including: that the Momentum Health acquisition may not be completed on the terms expected or at all; that the Company’s products may not work as expected; that the Company may not be able to expand COVID-19 testing; that legislative changes may have an adverse effect on the Company’s business and product development; that the Company may not be able to obtain adequate financing to pursue its business plan; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; failure to obtain any necessary approvals in connection with the proposed transaction; and other factors beyond the Company’s control. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this release, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable laws.

VIDEO – Primo Discusses MOU For Exclusive Rights to Sell Rapid COVID-19 Test Kits In Canada + Upcoming Spinout of Marianna Naturals

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:52 PM on Friday, October 30th, 2020

Welcome to be on the press release a production of AGORACOM in which we speak to small cap management about their company with us today happy to have him back Richard Cedric is managing director at Primo Nutraceuticals trades on the CSE under the stock symbol P. R. M. O. and 4 friends the US under B. U. G. V. F. now for those who knew the story there’s been a lot going on a lot of re position going on at the company our basic couple these are helping their their their funding the rapid growth of production process retail and branding of cannabis and non cannabis natural health products being important for this off for this purpose that they’ve invested several brands they’re pursued partnerships with retailer distribution companies in Canada the U. S. they got a spin out that’s common they’ve got there M. D.E. L. that’s our medical device License and that’s important because the press release the may possibly talk about today is a Primo signs and amble you for the exclusive rights to sell the rapid Covid 19 test kits in Canada. These are the colloidal gold method Richard welcome back man. Hey thanks for having me great intro right up. Well look Hey that look above the first thing people said people think about when they see something like this is saying all now somebody else trying to get to the Covid19 space but this rapid test it is currently registered with the with the FDA and it’s got its C. E. declaration with with the European community as it are and as has already been operating in China so before we get the details of the deal what is it what do these mean exactly and why is that important to stopping the credibility of you guys bring in have the exclusive rights to this test well the first thing that that we did that brings credibility to us is establishing and getting our medical devices license and our procurement number from health Canada so we could go ahead and and actually import and and submit products like this to help Canada for approval so that’s the first step I mean a lot of companies like Hey I I got this test yet we’re going to be selling it you’re the U. S. with the F. B. through the FDA approval and so forth we’re not we’re not even talking about that we have to be approved first by getting a medical devices license you for health Canada will even look at us so that medical devices license allows us to import and shipped out gloves and N95 masks gloves and testing kits and  it’s only I can go sign up for this.  Articulate behind license first and what allowed us to get the medical devices license is because we had our natural health product number from health Canada which was issued before the medical devices license so there was a trail here leading up to this and it had everything to do with capitalizing on the medical devices license industry given this you know sadly to say this pandemic that is is happening but this is our way of trying to help out in and bring these testing kits to fruition so this particular testing kit was used in during the largest outbreak in China back in February so this test kit has been used by the CDC. It was basically donated to hospitals the CDC distributed in the mostly severe we infected areas and it already comes with clinical trials so the. Health Canada is gonna be requesting any company that is submitting a test kit to have clinical trials and there’s probably about 10 to 15 maybe 20 of them who have submitted a similar test kit or a test kit but not like this because these clinical trials have already been completed almost a year ago where other companies submit application are in the midst of clinical trials so we feel that we’re we’re gonna be out pushed to the top of the line only because clinical trials of already been completed S. all I can is the Guinea pig because it’s sold in other countries already right now once you name those often let’s talk about what that means yeah at present Iran Italy and the United States and other red zone our countries are already using it and obviously coming out of China who seem to be the leader in providing a direction on how to how to combat this cold it will be 19 pandemic is is relevant other companies are actually in the U. S. you know I’ve come up with the product they develop it in the U. S. and now they’re in clinical trial phase right so again we’re idea there behind you technically because this product already has a clinical trials ready to go that’s right that’s right clinical trials of. So part of this is you need to get product license approved by health Canada at that point you’ll have official dealer distribution distributor status with with your Chinese partner you got that M. D. L. we know that so that put you like you said probably near the top do you have an ETA for how long it might take to get this approved by health Canada and and W. W. get even what’s the probability is 5050 is a very high degree of probability what do you guys seeing as investors in the world don’t know you know if these things are getting approved and or what right. Okay so from what we’ve been made aware of is that there’s been one test kit approved so far in Canada and the reason why we and we should be hearing back anywhere from 15 to 25 days as to if we’ve been approved and the reason why we feel that we would be ahead of the line is given our clinical trials right and with that we were do you attain those objectives of of having clinical trials it was a win would you guys submit when you guys submit to health Canada last week it was a couple days after we announce the PR all right so you talk about last. Right. Well it’s October 23 so you talk and let’s say your worst case there are 25 days talk about November 20 give or take time yeah in worst case yeah and mid November we should know if we have or haven’t gotten it I really don’t see why we wouldn’t get it if we are past clinical trial phase but you never know and it’s a high I would say maybe 90-99 percent believe that we might get it because that’s what I’m being told what’s slowing down these companies is that they don’t have their clinical trials completed right right and you guys have got a dispute in the field the target it reduce the rand in Italy in the US over pretty big hot zone so I gotta figure you know health Canada have a problem if they’re already being used there Richard let’s assume you guys got it okay first second half the battle is getting a license like this are you know getting approval getting a partnership  you guys are are teaming up with this you are with with the company is great Neo-Nostics. You get it it’s already go how the other half the battle is how do you make money from it so what I mean by that is if you can answer what’s the marketing plan how do you get this out there with the price points you know what the numbers look like what because you guys I’m sure before you came down this path I’ve probably run some numbers maybe you can give us an idea of where you guys looking at. Okay so numbers wise we have out like like I said we’d be the same the. Product license and distribute their official dealer in Canada there’s 500000 units put aside for us the numbers are pretty big if we’re talking about $50 or 25 to $50 per her up unit you know we’re we’re in the $25000000 range right so around there and I mean the margins are yet to be discovered but gross income that we’d be sharing with Neo-Nostics is north the $20000000 range or all of them all right. Are you trying to be more B. 2 B. are you going to have this you’re going to go up. No that’s. Both. I think right away what we’ll do is contact the distributors that are already you know in that in that framework as well as bring on people to do the B2 B. I mean we’ve got we’ve got actually an ad on indeed for these these types of positions to be filled and we’re doing a financing at $0.10 for $5M to basically be able to follow through with getting these products overboard over over to our shores and then distributed effectively so we’ll be doing a combination of both will let the distributors know that we’ve got this product for sale as well as lead but the large institutions like airports schools and government German agents know that we’ve got this test kit available and approved by health Canada. The research have you start to reach out to them just to kind of you know just in case yeah I I actually in the approval process there was a a section there that basically would let all the German agents know that we’ve been about this particular product has been approved by health Canada all right all right so you know yet what’s the feedback and kind of seeing I’m curious you know are people saying Hey guys once you get this will will definitely want to be taken orders or would use would you stand out we’re we’re talking specifically to schools as well as hospitals and we’re basically getting quoted up 50 thought looking for quotes are 50000 products at a time that’s so far been our largest request for proposal was 50000 units so 10 percent of what are what are actual inventory would be so I think this thing is going to fly off the shelves like one mining company alone which would be interested in a 50000 units because these units are disposable right it’s similar to a pregnancy test your your right **** on the finger draws a little bit of blood and within a couple of minutes you’re you’re aware of what what do you have it or not and there’s a video on the link to the press release of your data shows you how the product works and that’s available for everybody to see it all yeah it was the second to last press release. . But that probably start it went in to add George’s that further back anticipating this we hired a gentleman by the name of Dan Duquette who’s an ex MLB executive and entered the PPE space are a little bit sooner than we did but given his contacts with like you know individuals that are in government positions you know he’s going to be he’s an example of the kind of people that were looking to join the team to help get rid of this casket worker remote the Tuscan. All right so let’s sit back on that that’s a great overview and let’s wait for mid November to see where hopefully you get that first as a Canadian I hope you get that because a citizen would be great to know look I’ve got family I’ve got friends and yelled in in Ontario their backlog 2 or 3 weeks almost doesn’t matter if you get if you get a result now if it’s if you find out you’re positive the but the tells of 2 weeks ago you price front the 0people anyways so right to have it be great to know that these these will be available yeah so and then secondly as a shareholder absolutely right B. you know because so let’s wait till mid November I have our fingers crossed that that happens for both citizens and for shareholders all the other peace news I want to talk about is a pure primo shareholder today or rethinking become approval shareholder you’re going to get our share in Marianna you know what we talk about that and tell us where it’s at yeah for sure so back on April 29 we signed a definitive agreement to help assist beauty kitchen really is the company going to be course public but eventually representing a beauty kitchen so yeah you know we started out on April 29 and at the same time Joel who’s one of our directors was the is the CEO of Marianna he’s been working diligently and so free up pushing this through so it was issued we put out a press release actually yesterday that it retained a transfer agent and has secured its number so that shows that we are very close to this thing trading I think it’ll be trading mid to end of January but you know there’s no reason to wait so yeah basically the ratio would be for every share that you own in primo you’ll get a free share of Mariana and that’s not and that’s saying something because people got a pretty tight share structure right. Yeah we’ve only got that right now we’ve got 10.5m shares outstanding up until January where we will have a total of about 23 to call the 24000000 shares out by mid January so yeah and the mean time you know if we do get this this approval and with only 20M shares outstanding and 6M in the float I see companies with those types of ratios get into the tent you know multiple up 5 to 10 points right so this is at no time to wait on when you’re thinking about getting into the stock that’s only got 10000000 shares in this trading at $0.12 yeah that that yeah that’s fantastic and tells a little bit about the about the business that’s going to be underlying you know the Marianna. We got the bill the underlying business of Marianna to get his beauty kitchen so beauty kitchen is a business that has been around since 2014 she was basically became popular by well I live streaming videos where she was taking products that you find in your  kitchen cabinet and make up you know any type of cosmetics lipsticks and so forth beauty products in general and it took off so she’s developed a line of a product’s Marianna core and beauty kitchen and Marianna’s objective is to add the CBD component to our beauty kitchen’s product line but you know that doesn’t stop the company from possibly doing a a a you know a small takeover of beauty kitchen’s existing revenue shares so that’s something to look at so it’s really you know when you talk about Marianna natural court it’s the subsidiary of beauty kitchen and beauty kitchen is all over the internet for products and so forth so we’ll be all. This is that’s brought into the public company hello hi or the network AV I know I believe about it over a period of time Marianna could possibly become beauty kitchen or vice versa beauty kitchen will end up being the buckle of with depending on how much what percentage is required but similar to what we did with the with thrive wellness 39 percent you know interest is probably something that Marianna might as well might do as well in beauty kitchen. Yeah at some point be great what we do is maybe after November 15 is you know just to corporate data relays out each 1 of these because you guys are you know you kind of funding these companies are investing in summer brand partnerships would be greater because you know the the after after primo went through some good restructuring it’s really starting to set itself up for a winning it all winning structure for 2021 would be great if we agree with that I mean that was the reason for the name change so we can capitalize on not only the THC and CBD market but the natural health market and it just opens up a wide variety of options that we have and even prior to. This acquisition of the up or M. O. U. we announced a cut to press releases to do with the mushroom market you’ll see that David no shot is an individual that has was granted the ability to do research on Gino typing it Kimmel typing of CBD products so now he’s going to come on board with us and do the same type of of research for the mushroom space and hopefully you know we could be one of the companies that gets the second micro dosing license so because we’re a nutraceutical company it’s allowed us to do that and our short term objective. Is is the seat is the PP space and our long term objective is you know sticking to the natural nutraceutical space and you know developing the this I. P. through the psilocybin with David no shot as well as you know with a lot of these marijuana companies you can get get into a project on pennies on the dollar but he’s on the dollar and we’re looking at farms right now which can encompass art sheet C. B. D. and continue on with the P. P. as a nutraceutical company right well great that you got an issue for both the short term like this M. O. U. for the rights of the covert 19 rapid test EDM term yeah like Marianna and and the long term through what you’re doing with the R&D. and the silence of bins and and and the psychedelic side I think that’s a great combination for a small cap company well you know what another thing is to it was pretty critical changing the name to primo and becoming a nutraceutical company because we’re getting contact from trivago’s in the US wanted to piggy back in doing similar what we are doing with Marianna so once we get Marianna through the goal line we’re gonna be doing a lot more spin outs because we was successfully done one and we know what to do because you and I both know lot of companies announced they’re doing a spin out and a lot of them don’t even come through so we want to get this one through the finish line show that we’re a company that actually does what they say that they’re going to do and and and continue on with identifying you know nutraceutical brands that can fall under the cream on on Broadway and primo is a terrific branding name when you consider media. Yes because what do you ask what for when you’re looking for a a a quality product you ask if it’s primo give me the primo stuff baby primo stuff baby now it’s great to know I looked at how to get to know that you got that one as a shareholder that I am sure older people are watching that you’re going to get a one for a one for one spin out that’s just almost too good to give half right we don’t and and and again we just announced that they’ve secured the transfer agent because they received . Nothing says that we are anticipating trading our common shares swiftly in the future than that so yeah right yeah absolutely I mean still has to happen look for the covert 19 does still got to get the health Canada for the spin out that’s going to happen but the fact that they’re both on track and they’re both locked up. On the menu you’re not just taking shots in the dark here which is great I’ll I’ll be honest with you Marriott Corp would be trading by now. But we’ve been you know the rollback caught you know because the delay and all we’re waiting on is basically calling our AGM which is we’re weeks away from that once that happens you know we’re we’re basically at the goal line with the spin out. Set number great 2021 man. 2021 great see the you guys came through some turbulence earlier in the year and now you know you’re really getting the ship on the right direction and can’t wait to have you back Richard. Yeah thanks George appreciate your guys support and again remember we’re out we’re doing a financing here $0.10 so if any of your people are interested I’m sure they can contact us on the website or Regis any by email got a great story I’m assuming you’re in the private placement also means that you’re going to get you know that and that share in Marianna right off get looks like you’re actually securing your your share Marianna because because yeah you’re you’re participating in the P. P. but that is a guaranteed if you did you participate in the PP you secure your position America.  You can watch and or if you listen by podcast to Richard Cindric managing director primo nutraceuticals trade on the CSE under the stock symbol P. R. M.O a fantastic name it’s the Primo name and look if you want more information to get kind of caught up with the story because you’re probably discovery again the company had to go through some restructuring but did a great job of pivoting you know seeing it more problems in the market pivoting out and and really doing some great things now as you heard from Richard self get to court get too bored calm start your research thank god over the primo site do more research there hope you discovered your next great small cap companies thanks for joining us everyone have a fantastic day see you next time.

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Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:09 PM on Friday, October 30th, 2020
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Else Nutrition Holdings which develops plant-based alternatives to dairy milk-based baby foods, announces the early availability of its innovative products in US retail stores. The company expects to begin first retail sales through KeHE distributors in the western and southern regions of the United States as early as the end of November 2020.

Else began trading on the Toronto exchange last June and saw huge stock market interest upon its launch, being touted as hot stock to watch, in its plans to disrupt dairy nutrition for infants. Else says thats its products are the first viable choice other than dairy and soy in in this category for over 120 years.

Up to four regional customers and one national key account, for a total of 380 shops, will be served before the start of the Christmas season, following the recent successful launch of its plant-based baby food products through its online store and via Amazon. Else is now working diligently through a network of food brokers and KeHE sales partners to acquire strategic customers in the stationary trade in various key regions of the USA.

“The lively interest in our product makes us very optimistic. Parents and families have long been waiting for a plant-based alternative to milk-based baby food. Soon, parents across the United States will be able to buy our product in a shop near them and also order it through online retailing,” said Hamutal Yitzhak, CEO and founding member of Else.

Source: https://vegconomist.com/companies-and-portraits/else-nutrition-plant-based-infant-nutrition-launches-in-over-380-us-retail-locations/