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Ottawa to appeal medical marijuana injunction

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:03 AM on Monday, March 31st, 2014

A dried cannabis plant is trimmed at the Farmacy in south-west Quebec on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. (Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Monday, March 31, 2014 10:08AM EDT
Last Updated Monday, March 31, 2014 10:12AM EDT

The federal government has announced it intends to appeal a recent Federal Court order that allows thousands of patients to continue growing their own marijuana while patients challenge the government’s plan to change the system.

Health Canada said in a brief statement Monday that it disagrees with the injunction the court issued earlier this month and will challenge it.

The injunction allows patients who are licensed to possess or grow medical marijuana to continue to grow their own pot while patients take the government to court over plans to overhaul the marijuana system.

That proceeding is expected to be scheduled within the next year.

Canada’s medical marijuana system has allowed licensed patients to grow their own pot since 2001. But Health Canada has repeatedly said it does not endorse the use of marijuana.

It’s also suggested that federal officials have only been running a medical pot program because the courts have said there must be reasonable access to the drug.

Health Canada says the medical marijuana program has been open to serious abuse and that the risks related to marijuana grow-ops, such as fires and crime, outweigh the patients’ rights to grow their own pot.

Health Canada wants to bring in a new system to restrict medical marijuana production to licensed commercial producers only.

Patients are contesting those plans because they say the marijuana will become more expensive and they won’t have as much control over which strains of the drug they use.

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Next Gen appoints John Berfelo as its Advisor to Assist its Medical Marijuana Division

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:36 AM on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

–Next Gen’s Vision is to be a leading provider of venture capital, management expertise, education and a facilitator for this explosive new industry

–Next Gen plans to consolidate certain sectors of this fragmented industry

-To that end:

–Next Gen’s Management is continuing to build its Industry Advisory Board

-John Berfelo is the newest addition to the team and he brings with him a wealth of knowledge and contacts throughout the Medical Marijuana industry

–Next Gen’s wholly owned sub, GreenRush Financial Conferences, will create a platform for education, venture capital investment and business to business opportunities throughout the industry

-First Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia – Wednesday May 7, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Ballrooms A/B/C

-Second Conference in Toronto, Ontario – Tentatively set for May/June 2014

-GreenRush Financial Conferences is Next Gen’s first investment and the company intends on investing in a basket of companies in different sectors of the industry

-Next Gen continues to receive and review multiple business plans and proposals. Management is negotiating with potential financial partners to assist in financing Next Gen’s deal flow

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / TNW-ACCESSWIRE / March 26, 2014 / Next Gen Metals Inc. (“Next Gen”, “The Company”) (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN) is pleased to announce that Mr. John Berfelo has been added to Next Gen’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board. With years of hands on experience throughout the Medical Marijuana industry Mr. Berfelo will help create long-term shareholder value for the company by completing due diligence and providing both guidance and expertise in relation to investments and acquisitions in the Medical Marijuana industry (See the press release dated February 26, 2014).

Mr. Berfelo will participate on our Investment Advisory Board and help evaluate projects and business proposals across the industry. He will also help bring quality deal flow to Next Gen through his contacts across the industry.

Harry Barr, President and CEO of Next Gen stated that “On behalf of the board of directors and management of Next Gen, I am pleased to have Mr. Berfelo join the Next Gen Team. We are confident that his years of experience within the industry will enable Mr. Berfelo to offer pertinent insight to our team. We welcome Mr. Berfelo back from Spannabis, one of the largest Marijuana conferences in the world held in Barcelona, Spain where he represented Next Gen in search of new industry partners and potential investments.”

About John Berfelo

In 2005, Mr. Berfelo suffered a severe work related injury after falling 8.5 metres at a construction work site. The accident changed his life. After experiencing first-hand the benefits of Medical Marijuana, Mr. Berfelo then spent the next 8 years researching Medical Marijuana and working with Work Safe BC in the Back to Work Program as a legal Medical Marijuana Educator/Advocate and has worked in various capacities throughout the industry.

Mr. Berfelo has been a legal grower and done private consultation in setting up commercial production facilities under both the MMAR and the MMPR. Mr. Berfelo’s experience in growing has lead him to win the Medical Cannabis Cup several times in Canada. The Medical Cannabis Cup is an international competition judging the most effective strains of medical marijuana from contestants around the world. John has won the cup as well as placed both second and third.

John has volunteered for several Vancouver compassion clubs as an educator and advocate. From this work he was asked to represent the Green Cross Society at the UN General Assembly Special Session on Illicit Drugs in 2008.

John is the founder and CEO of I Green Planet Store Ltd. which is an online gardening center for medical gardeners with distribution worldwide. Mr. Berfelo also represents several private groups and acts as a distributor for various Medical Marijuana related products.

John has done research and been published in various medical journals including PubMed and Case Journal as well as been interviewed on various news stations. Working with professionals in the industry, John has done several presentations for municipalities and universities across BC including the University British Columbia and the University of Victoria.

His experience, connections and insight in the industry will enable Next Gen to efficiently source and screen potential deals in the Medical Marijuana industry. John has been sought after by various companies across the industry and we are pleased to have him working with Next Gen.

About Next Gen (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN)

Next Gen is a diversified Canadian public company which focusses on investing in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. Recent regulatory/legal changes in North America have provided an opportunity for the company to enter into this emerging multi-billion dollar industry. Next Gen’s vision is to be the leading provider of venture capital, management expertise, education and a facilitator for this explosive new industry.

Our business model generates multiple new business plans and industry related proposals on an ongoing basis. Management continues to receive and review the proposals from various segments of the industry including: alternative medicine, health, food, agri-business, legal grow-ops, technology, client generation, education, public awareness, specialty clinics and ancillary business opportunities. For further information, visit our website at www.nextgenmetalsinc.com.

On March 20, 2014 Next Gen announced that its wholly owned subsidiary GreenRush Financial Conferences (GreenRush), will conduct its first Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine business conference in Vancouver on May 7, 2014. The conference will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, in Ballrooms A/B/C. GreenRush Financial Conferences will become the platform facilitating investment, education and business to business opportunities across the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. The conferences will feature insightful speakers, government and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industry.

In light of Next Gen’s vision, Management’s objective is to invest in a basket of companies within this growing industry. The company’s business model continues to generate new business plans and project submittals 24/7.

For further information on GreenRush Financial Conferences and to book a trade booth please contact us by phone or at [email protected] or [email protected].

For further information and general Investor Relations Inquiries please contact us by phone or email at [email protected].

Tel: +1 604 685 1870 Fax: +1 604 685 8045 Website: http://www.nextgenmetalsinc.com
650-555 West 12th Avenue, City Square, West Tower, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V5Z 3X7
On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Harry Barr”

Harry Barr

President & CEO

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

This News Release contains forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements speak only as of the date of this News Release. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks including various risk factors discussed in the Company’s disclosure documents which can be found under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com.

This News Release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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Next Gen Provides Corporate Update

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:41 AM on Monday, March 24th, 2014

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / TNW-ACCESSWIRE / (March 24, 2014 / Next Gen Metals Inc., (“Next Gen”, the “Company”) (CSE: N; OTC: NXTTF; Frankfurt: M5BN) is pleased to announce its first quarterly corporate update.

Highlights of the first quarter of 2014:

–Next Gen diversified into the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine industries (See press release dated February 26, 2014)

–Next Gen continues to add to its industry advisory board (See press release dated March 13, 2014)

–Next Gen announces its first investment; 100% owned subsidiary GreenRush Financial Conferences Inc. an international conference company (See press release dated March 20, 2014)

–Next Gen has received an overwhelming response for its first conference to be held in Vancouver, BC on May 7, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre

–Next Gen continues to receive and review multiple business plans and proposals. Management is negotiating with potential financial partners to assist in financing Next Gen’s deal flow

Next Gen has a $2.75 million financing underway. The funds are to be used for further acquisitions, investments and working capital to advance the company’s initiatives in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine industries (See press release dated March 21, 2014

Mr. Harry Barr, President and CEO of Next Gen, stated “After extensive research by management, and approval by the Board of Directors, the Company became one of Canada’s first public companies to enter into this multi-billion dollar Green Rush. Next Gen intends on investing in a basket of companies throughout the industry. I am very pleased with our progress to date and 2014 will be a very dynamic year for the company and its shareholders. To that end Management is pleased to provide you with our first quarterly update detailing our progress to date.”

Next Gen’s vision is to be a leading provider of venture capital, management expertise, education and a facilitator for the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. In line with its vision, the company recently announced its first investment: GreenRush Financial Conferences a 100% owned subsidiary. Our Financial Conference Company’s objective is to become the Premier Purveyor of Investment Conferences for the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine industries.

The first two Conferences will be held in Vancouver and Toronto. The first conference will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 in the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre East, Ballrooms A/B/C in the Pan Pacific Hotel. The second is tentatively set for May/June 2014 in Toronto, Ontario. GreenRush Financial Conferences will highlight investments throughout the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors and will feature insightful speakers from government, health and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industries. For further information on GreenRush Financial Conferences and to book a trade booth please contact us by phone or at [email protected] or [email protected].

Next Gen is evaluating acquisition and investment opportunities throughout North America and is receiving business plans and proposals 24/7. Next Gen is currently reviewing investment opportunities in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine industries including investments in health, agri-business, food, legal growth operations, technology, client generation, education, public awareness, specialty medical devices and ancillary business opportunities. The company will leverage the experience of its Management and Advisory teams to determine which opportunities it will undertake. The company intends on investing in a basket of companies as well as incubating companies that are technically savvy, but require professional assistance in fundraising, complex negotiations, capital markets, public company administration and IPOs. Next Gen’s management team has negotiated over 300 deals with Junior and Mid-Tier companies and completed over 40 deals with Major companies. Furthermore, Management has raised over $250,000,000 in Venture Capital to date to fund its company’s projects.

Next Gen has a $2.75 million financing underway. The proceeds from the private placement will be used for acquisitions, investments and working capital to advance the company’s initiatives in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine industries as well as financing the company’s GreenRush Financial Conference business.

About Next Gen (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN)

Our business model generates new business plans and industry related proposals on an ongoing basis. Management continues to receive and review the proposals from various segments of the industry including: alternative medicine, health, food, agri-business, legal grow-ops, technology, client generation, education, public awareness, specialty clinics and ancillary business opportunities. For further information, visit our website at www.nextgenmetalsinc.com.

About GreenRush Financial Conferences (Private Wholly Owned Sub of Next Gen)

The conference will be held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, East, Pan Pacific Hotel, in ballroom A/B/C. GreenRush Financial Conferences will become the platform facilitating investment, education and business to business opportunities across the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. The conferences will feature insightful speakers, government and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industry. (See press release dated March 20, 2014).

For further information on GreenRush Financial Conferences and to book a trade booth please contact us by phone or at [email protected] or [email protected].

For further information on this Private Placement and general Investor Relations Inquiries please contact us by phone or email at [email protected].

Tel: +1 604 685 1870 Fax: +1 604 685 8045 Website: http://www.nextgenmetalsinc.com
650-555 West 12th Avenue, City Square, West Tower, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V5Z 3X7

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Harry Barr”

Harry Barr

President & CEO

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

The CSE has neither reviewed nor approved the contents of this News Release.

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Next Gen Discusses Entrance to the Explosive Medical Marijuana Industry

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:22 AM on Monday, March 24th, 2014

Next Gen Metals Inc. is a diversified public company which focuses on the Medical Marijuana and Industrial Hemp industries in North America. Next Gen also has a Mineral Exploration division. The Companyâ€™s Medical Marijuana/Industrial Hemp divisions are working towards branding Next Gen as the go-to Canadian public company for Legal Marijuana and Industrial Hemp investment.

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AGORACOM Best Of The Best â€“ March 21, 2014

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 6:09 PM on Friday, March 21st, 2014

AGORACOM Founder, George Tsiolis and Chief Market Commentator, Allan Barry Go Via Satellite to discuss and debate Allanâ€™s Best picks this week. George and Allan talk about â€œPotComâ€ â€“ the potential explosive growth in small cap medical marijuana stocks that we havenâ€™t seen since â€œDotComâ€ but could more likely be compared to the end of prohibition.

Companies included on this weekâ€™s show are:

WHY IS JULY 11, 2013 SO IMPORTANT?

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Next Gen Announces $2,750,000 Private Placement

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:34 AM on Friday, March 21st, 2014

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Next Gen Metals Inc., (“Next Gen”, the “Company”) (CSE: N; OTC: NXTTF; Frankfurt: M5BN) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 5,000,000 units for gross proceeds of up to $2,750,000.

Each Unit (“Unit”) at a price of $0.55 per unit will consist of one common share (a “Common Share”) and one-half of one, non-transferrable share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each full Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share at a price of $0.75 per share for a period of 12 months, subject to accelerated expiry, such expiry being accelerated to 30 days in the event the Company’s shares have closed at or above a price of $1.10 per share for ten consecutive trading days.

The proceeds from the private placement will be used for acquisitions, investments and working capital to advance the company’s initiatives in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine industries as well as advancing the company’s GreenRush Financial Conference business. The private placement and any finder’s fees payable are subject to regulatory approval. Any securities issued pursuant to the offering shall be subject to a four month and a day hold period commencing on the closing date.

About Next Gen (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN)

Our business model generates dozens of new business plans and industry related proposals on an ongoing basis. Management continues to receive and review the proposals from various segments of the industry including: alternative medicine, health, food, agri-business, legal grow-ops, technology, client generation, education, public awareness, specialty clinics and ancillary business opportunities. For further information, visit our website at www.nextgenmetalsinc.com.

On March 20, 2014 Next Gen announced that its wholly owned subsidiary GreenRush Financial Conferences (GreenRush), will conduct its first Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine business conference in Vancouver on May 7, 2014. The conference will be held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, East, Pan Pacific Hotel, in ballroom A/B/C. GreenRush Financial Conferences will become the platform facilitating investment, education and business to business opportunities across the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. The conferences will feature insightful speakers, government and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industry. (See press release dated March 20, 2014).

For further information on GreenRush Financial Conferences please contact us by phone or at [email protected] or [email protected].

For further information on this Private Placement and general Investor Relations Inquiries please contact us by phone or email at [email protected].

Tel: +1 604 685 1870 Fax: +1 604 685 8045 Website: http://www.nextgenmetalsinc.com
650-555 West 12th Avenue, City Square, West Tower, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V5Z 3X7

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Harry Barr”

Harry Barr

President & CEO

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

The CSE has neither reviewed nor approved the contents of this News Release.

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Next Gen Establishes GreenRush Financial Conference Division: Canada’s first Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine Investment Conference

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:39 AM on Thursday, March 20th, 2014

GreenRush Financial Conferences Ltd. (GreenRush) A wholly owned Subsidiary of Next Gen
GreenRush Financial Conferences Mandate: To be the Premier Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine Investment Conference
The first two Conferences are to be held in Vancouver and Toronto
Vancouver, British Columbia – Wednesday May 7, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre East, Ballrooms A/B/C in the Pan Pacific Hotel
Toronto, Ontario – Tentatively set for May/June 2014
GreenRush Financial Conferences’ objective is to:
Provide a platform to educate and facilitate both investors looking to capitalize on this new industry and companies seeking financing for their projects
Create a venue/hub for business to business opportunities in these sectors
Brand GreenRush as the premier purveyor of investment conferences for Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine
The conference will highlight investments in health, agri-business, food, legal grow-ops, technology, client generation, education, public awareness, specialty clinics and auxiliary business opportunities throughout the sectors mentioned above
GreenRush will feature insightful speakers, government, health and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industry

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / TNW-ACCESSWIRE / March 20, 2014 / Next Gen Metals Inc. (“Next Gen”, the “Company”) (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN) is pleased to announce that it has established a Conference Division that intends to host Canada’s first conferences focused on business to business opportunities, investment and education in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. Next Gen’s wholly owned subsidiary, GreenRush Financial Conferences Ltd., will include insightful speakers as well as exhibitors showcasing investment opportunities, services and products within this new and explosive multi-billion dollar industry.

Next Gen intends to hold conferences in Canada, the United States (Colorado and Washington State initially) and Europe. GreenRush will be holding its inaugural conference in Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre East, Ballrooms A/B/C in the Pan Pacific Hotel with the second conference tentatively set for late May/early June in Toronto, Ontario. The company is currently assessing venues and dates for its US and European conferences.

Harry Barr, President and CEO stated, “A growing proportion of the medical community believe that the Medical Marijuana and, more specifically cannabinoids, have the potential to help patients who are suffering from a variety of ailments and illnesses. Industrial Hemp is a legal emerging industry in Canada and has a wide range of applications including medicine, exceptionally strong fiber, food and bio-fuel. The Alternative Medicine industry has already established itself as a multi-billion dollar business. All three of these business sectors have the potential for exponential growth. Recent North American legislation has dramatically changed our industry’s ability to finance existing and new projects.”

Mr. Barr added, “Investors throughout North America are seeking ways to capitalize on this emerging growth industry. Next Gen, through its wholly owned subsidiary GreenRush Financial Conferences, will provide a platform to educate and facilitate both investors looking to capitalize on this new industry and companies seeking financing for their projects.”

In light of Next Gen’s vision and having completed our first investment, Management’s objective is to invest in a basket of company’s within this growing industry. The company’s business model continues to generate new business plans and project submittals 24/7.

About GreenRush Financial Conferences

GreenRush Conferences shares a similar vision as its sole shareholder Next Gen (PubCo, CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN): a vision to provide a forum for venture capital investment, education, business to business opportunities as well as act as a facilitator for this emerging industry.

The conference will feature insightful speakers, government, health and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media who share a common interest in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. GreenRush Conferences will be tailored to institutional, high net worth and retail investors with a focus on education and investment in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors.

The first conference will held in Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday May 7th, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre East, Ballrooms A/B/C in the Pan Pacific Hotel. The company is planning a second conference to be held in Toronto, Ontario in May/ June 2014. Further conferences are also slated for Washington State, Colorado and Europe.

Investors and other interested parties are invited to attend and learn about investing in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine business sector

For more information on GreenRush Conferences please visit our website at www.nextgenmetalsinc.com, email us at [email protected] or contact us by phone at (604) 685-1870. The GreenRush Financial Conference website is currently in the final design stages. The announcement of the website going online will be forthcoming.

About Next Gen (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN)

On March 20, 2014 Next Gen announced that its wholly owned subsidiary GreenRush Financial Conferences (GreenRush), will conduct its first Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine business conference in Vancouver on May 7, 2014. The conference will be held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, East, Pan Pacific Hotel, in ballroom A/B/C. GreenRush Financial Conferences will become the platform facilitating investment, education and business to business opportunities across the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. The conferences will feature insightful speakers, government and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industry.

For further information on GreenRush Financial Conferences please contact us by phone or at [email protected] or [email protected].

For further information and general Investor Relations Inquiries please contact us by phone or email at [email protected].

“Harry Barr”

Harry Barr

President & CEO

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

The CSE has neither reviewed nor approved the contents of this News Release.

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Mid Day Medical Marijuana Market Movers (N.CSE +42%, ENRT:OTC +18%, LXX:C +8.7%)

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:31 PM on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

TODAYâ€™S BIG MEDICAL MARIJUANA MOVERS

NXTTF: OTC, N: CSE

Last: $0.30 Up: $0.09

Percentage: 42% Vol. 537K

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ENRT: OTCQB, TOP: CSE

Last: $0.85 Up: $0.18

Percentage: 18% Vol. 2.8M

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Last: $0.50 Up: $0.04

Percentage: 8.7% Vol. 219K

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AGORACOM Launches Small Cap Marijuana Stocks Gateway For Investor Research

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:32 AM on Monday, March 17th, 2014

Good morning to you all. Â As the Small Cap Medical Marijuana StocksÂ race enters its infancy “PotCom” … but sets to become the single fastest growing industry since DotCom, AGORACOM will once again establish itself as the starting point for investor research and moderated discussion.

We’ve already started the process by announcing the engagement of 3 leading small cap medical marijuana clients:

We’re now building on that foundation by launching the AGORACOM Small Cap Marijuana Stocks Gateway. Â This is the research starting point for small cap marijuana stocks investors to begin their research. Â We feel it is important to help investors given the fact that we have already seen – and expect to see many more – “pretenders” enter the space by simply issuing a press release with “medical marijuana” in it for no other reason than to get a quick bump in their share price.

Our gateway will only include real small cap medical marijuana companies that are truly engaged in the business and have taken active steps towards it. Â In addition, the gateway goes beyond being a simple list by actively updating itself with relevant content from the industry.

Within a few weeks, this initiative will grow even further with a bigger presence and even greater content but – in the meantime – we believe this is a great starting point to discover real small cap marijuana stocks.

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Financing abounds for medical marijuana startups

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:15 AM on Friday, March 14th, 2014

Financing abounds for medical marijuana startups

All of the medical marijuana producers approved by Health Canada or in the approval process say theyâ€™d been approached with multiple financing offers.

MICHEL COMTE / AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Tweed Inc. workers tend to medical marijuana plants at a new commercial operation set up inside a former Hershey’s chocolate factory in Smiths Falls, Ontario, an hour’s drive from Canada’s capital Ottawa, on February 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO/MICHEL COMTE

Canadaâ€™s new medical marijuana industry is set to make history on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Tweed Inc., among the first ten companies licensed by the federal government to produce and distribute pot, is in the final stages of approval for a listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.

The firm has a ticker secured â€” TWD â€” chosen because fertilizer manufacturer Potash Corp. has long held the ticker POT, joked chairman Bruce Linton.

If it is granted the listing it will become the countryâ€™s first public medical marijuana company with an opening share price just below $1, he said.

With over $10 million in private financing, Tweed is housed in the old Hersheyâ€™s plant in Smiths Falls and on track to produce 25 different strains of medical marijuana ranging in price from $5 to $12 a gram.

The company hopes to capture a healthy slice of the $1.3-billion medical marijuana industry Health Canada forecasts by 2024. And thatâ€™s worth the scrutiny and paperwork of an IPO, said Linton.

â€œWe thought it was an important step to give another level of credibility to what weâ€™re doing as a differentiator in terms of professionalism,â€ he explained.

Under Canadaâ€™s new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), which roll out completely April 1, the government appoints and oversees producers. The old guidelines allowed users to grow their own medical marijuana or purchase it from the government.

The cost for staff and facilities to meet Health Canadaâ€™s requirements is substantial, say licensees.

â€œTo build up a capacity to produce large quantities, and test the product, and have a quality, secure operation, that requires significant dollars,â€ said Bedrocan Canada CEO Marc Wayne.

â€œYouâ€™re moving out of the kind of handmade grow ops in days gone by. This is a much more sophisticated industry.â€

Fortunately, startup money abounds. All the approved or pending producers the Star spoke with said theyâ€™d been approached with multiple offers by financiers.

Venture capitalist Kevin Oâ€™Leary may yet be among them. In a recent CNBC appearance, the investor of Dragonâ€™s Den fame raved about the burgeoning U.S. industry where $14 million (U.S.) of recreational pot was sold in Colorado in January.

â€œFor me as an investor, this is like getting an opportunity to get into alcohol after prohibition just ended,â€ he said on Squawk Box. â€œThis is going to be a massive multi-billion dollar business, regulated and taxed by the governmentâ€¦. I really like the margins in this business â€“ it is phenomenal,â€ he said.

However, with these changes only happening at the state level â€”Washington is next to allow recreational pot â€” Oâ€™Leary fears running afoul of territorial rules.

â€œIf I were to invest in two deals Iâ€™ve been looking at in Colorado right now I could run into jurisdictional problems as an investor in another state where itâ€™s illegal,â€ he said.

The Montreal native needs to look closer to home.

â€œSince we became licensed, Iâ€™ve received quite a number of calls, both from individuals and from bankers wanting to talk to me about financing or investing or even going public,â€ said Neil Closner, MedReleaf CEO.

â€œThis is an extremely exciting, interesting time for bankers in Canada, because there really isnâ€™t a huge healthcare entrepreneurial base in this country; mostly because the government controls healthcare.â€

MedReleaf doesnâ€™t have designs on the TSX though.

â€œBeing a public company has its pros, but it involves a lot of work in terms of public reporting and news releases and regulations,â€ said Closner. â€œWeâ€™d rather focus on growing and treating our patients.â€

Mark Gobuty, CEO of The Peace Naturals Project, has a similar outlook: â€œWe think thereâ€™s going to be a significant evolution for this industry. We need to be nimble and responsive, both to our clients and to the regulator, and we need to be privately held, with a low amount of shareholders, for really important decisions.â€

One publicly-traded Canadian company has their sights on ancillary industries rather than growers or producers.

â€œThere are just a lot of companies rushing into that space,â€ said Harry Barr, CEO of Vancouver-based Next Gen Metals Inc. â€œPart of my fear is that thereâ€™s a limited amount of patients. I see us financing the companies that do the lights, the fertilizer, the seed, the sophisticated equipment that would go in there. To use a mining analogy, I want to sell them the picks and shovels.â€

The long time mining executive, who is diversifying into medical marijuana and industrial hemp to buoy a mining slump, said Next Gen is currently reviewing 45 proposals.

Source: http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/03/13/financing_abounds_for_medical_marijuana_startups.html

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All of the medical marijuana producers approved by Health Canada or in the approval process say theyâ€™d been approached with multiple financing offers.

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