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AGORACOM Welcomes Hollister Biosciences With A $20 MILLION LOI Signed To Acquire Venom Extracts With $CDN 16.4 million In Revenue and $CN 2.48 million in EBIDTA

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 6:39 PM on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

HOLL:CSE / HOB:FRA

 www.hollistercannabisco.com

BREAKING: Signed $20,000,000 Letter of Intent To Acquire Venom Extracts (“Venom”)

HIGHLY ACCRETIVE $20,000,000 ACQUISITION

Venom Highlights

  • 2019 Est Revenue ~C$16.4M; EBITDA ~C$2.48M
  • 30% Of Acquisition Price Paid If Venom Revenues Hit $30,000,000 and $40,000,000 By DEC 31, 2021
  • Average revenue per gram YTD 2019 $CDN 14 and will continue to increase as vape cartridge mix grows ($CDN 30 per gram)
  • One Of Arizona’s Largest Producers Of Award-Winning Medical Cannabis Distillate
  • Acquisition Expected To Close By March 31, 2020 Subject To Due Dilligence

An established brand in Arizona for high quality products in the wholesale and distillate marketplace. Venom is leveraging its brand and success to aggressively expand into other US states.

ACQUISITION TERMS

  • Hollister will acquire Venom Extracts for CDN$20,000,000 via Hollister stock
  • The stock price will be determined based on the greater of:
    • The 14-day VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) capped at $0.25 subsequent to announcing the transaction and $0.20
    • Once share price is established, 70% of the Payment Shares will be issued upon closing of the transaction
    • Remaining 30% of the Payment Shares will be issued when and if the following milestones have been met on or prior to December 31st, 2021

Hollister Highlights Of Current Operations:

  • Hollister’s products are now present in 220 of 600 California dispensaries.
  • Own’s California’s #1 hash infused pre-roll “HashBone”
  • Vision is to capitalize on this success to become the sought after premium brand portfolio of Cannabis across multiple states and Hemp nationwide
  • Major LOI, Joint Ventures and Licensing Agreements Support Proof Of This Vision
  • “Easy Riders” – Milliions Of Global Followers
  • “Tactical Relief” – Veteran Founded, Hemp Based CBD Brand With Nation Wide Members  
  • “Tommy Chong” – Exclusive Manufacture & Distribution Of Tommy Chong’s Cannabis (TM) Full Spectrum Elixir 1:1

“I only partner with the best-in-class companies and I am really pleased to have the Hollister Cannabis Co. bring their amazing Tommy Chong’s Cannabis™ Full Spectrum Elixir to the market for me”. 

– Tommy Chong

KEY JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS DETAILS 

LOI for a proposed offtake agreement with Mountain Financial Solutions LLC 

  • Hollister will purchase 1,000 pounds of hemp from Mountain Financial (unique high CBD hemp strains ) for use in various smokable hemp products – specifically, Rebel Hemp Company’s premium hemp pre-rolls.

Licensing agreement with Tommy Chong to manufacture and distribute Tommy Chong’s Cannabis™

  • Full Spectrum Elixir 1:1.
  • The tincture, features a 1:1 ratio of THC to CBD, recognized for its medicinal properties
  • Distributed exclusively by Indus and is anticipated to be in-dispensaries throughout California by March 01, 2020.
  • Anticipating producing up to 25,000 units of  during the 1st 12 months with an estimated retail price of $70 per unit 

LOI with ER71 USA Inc. (“Easyriders”)  an iconic brand with millions of followers globally,  have entered into LOI to complete a joint venture agreement

  • Upon completion of the Joint Venture, Hollister and Easyriders will collaborate on the development and marketing of co-branded hemp based everyday premium product lines.
  • Pre-rolled products using hemp

JV will further explore the development and marketing of additional product SKU’s for hemp-based

  • Edibles
  • Vapes
  • Topicals
  • beverages.

Revenue generated on the co-branded product lines will be shared 50:50 between Easyriders and Hollister. 

Hollister Biosciences Inc. and Veteran Based Tactical Relief Enter into Letter of Intent for Proposed Joint Venture Agreement

  • Upon completion of the Agreement, Hollister and Tactical Relief will collaborate on the development and marketing of cannabis tinctures throughout the California market
  • Branded under Tactical Relief, the first cannabis tincture to be manufactured will feature a 20:1 ratio of THC to CBD, recognized for its medicinal properties in treating PTSD
  • Will be distributed exclusively by Hollister’s distribution partner, Indus Holdings Inc.
Hollister Biosciences Inc. and Tactical Relief Enter into Letter of Intent for Proposed Joint Venture Agreement (CNW Group/Hollister Biosciences Inc.)

Hollister Currently Manufactures The Following Products:

  • hash
  • hash infused products
  • tinctures
  • crumble infused products
  • Pre-rolls           
  • Vape Products   
  • Pet CBD 
  • Cannabis Concentrate   
  • Brewed Hemp Beverages
  • Premium Hemp Pre-Rolls
  • other cannabis products

HashBones

  • Hashbones are a pre-roll made from 75% cannabis flower blended in small batches with 25% bubble hash
  • Results in a more potent pre-roll, also maintains the integrity of the cannabis
  • Terpenes are preserved in the bubble hash production process
  • Bubble hash is made without solvents or chemicals and is one of the cleanest concentrates available on the market
  • Hollister’s trusted and highly rated brand of pre-rolls, sold via third-party retailers

Mighty Meds

  • Acquired Mighty Meds as its vape brand
  • Company’s vape products are manufactured from pure THC distillate and plant-based terpenes and do not use any additives that have been linked to health issues.
  • San Diego based
  • Produces discreet, disposable, health conscious vape cartridges and other products

Purity Petibles

  • Purity Petibles 20:1 CBD pet tincture is manufactured using full spectrum CBD, organic MCT Oil derived from coconuts and chicken flavor
  • The MCT Oil and chicken flavor used in Purity Petibles is food grade

Rebel Tea

  • Brewed with high-quality, American-grown hemp and containing fifteen milligrams of whole-plant full-spectrum phytocannabinoids, Rebel Tea offers consumers a refreshing THC-free beverage. Rebel Tea’s innovative formula features exclusively organic ingredients paired with light flavoring from natural lemon and cane sugar.

NanoPure

NanoPure, nano-emulsified cannabis concentrate which will be sold both:

  • Wholesale as an ingredient for other companies and
  • power products for Hollister Cannabis Co. 

DISTRIBUTION

  • Hollister has an exclusive distribution agreement in place with Indus Holdings (CSE: INDS).
  • Indus is the licensed California distributor that operates the WAYV platform.
  • Indus currently manages all of Hollister’s product fulfilment obligations, allowing Hollister to focus its efforts on production and marketing.
  • Indus provides Hollister with full brand representation by utilizing its 15 sales reps to represent Hollister’s product to the California marketplace. 
  • Through Indus, Hollister’s products are now present in 220 dispensaries throughout California.

US CANNABIS MARKET STATS

CALIFORNIA CANNABIS MARKET STATS

HEMP

The Company intends to move into the hemp market.  While cannabis is still restricted by state regulations, CBD is not. We plan on leveraging the brand by distributing hemp and CBD versions of our products nationwide. We will strive to have the Rebel Hemp Co brand touch every corner of the country.

CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Hollister develops quality branded cannabinoid-based and hemp-based consumer goods and products for large-scale distribution through two companies: Hollister Cannabis Co. and Rebel Hemp Company.

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4 Reasons Why The EdTech Industry Is Set To Take Off – SPONSOR: BetterU Education Corp. $BTRU.ca $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:56 PM on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
SPONSOR:  BetterU Education Corp. aims to provide access to quality education from around the world. The company plans to bridge the prevailing gap in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its prospective learners by developing an integrated ecosystem. Click here for more information.

4 Reasons Why The EdTech Industry Is Set To Take Off

  • Education Sector is Ripe for Disruption
  • Increasing User Base of Mobile Phones and Internet
  • The Young Are Leading the Way
  • Personalization of Education  

By: Neetin Agrawal Founder, Dronstudy

With the influx of smart devices, Internet and advanced software, the scope of education is expanding to every nook and corner of India. The impact of edtech on not just the education sector but broadly on the society is applaud-worthy, which is why the edtech sector is also highly popular among aspiring start-ups.

Online learning and courses are growing at a rapid pace as professionals realize the lack of skill-based courses and poor infrastructure in the Indian education system is now affecting their careers. 

In the last few years, an increasing number of entrepreneurs have also realized the potential of edtech. The uptrend will continue, thanks to the Digital India campaign, the cultural importance of education in Indian society, and low mobile data prices.

Private equity and venture capitalfirms are also keenly investing in this sector and not just in K–12 (kindergarten to 12th grade) but also in online courses. Supplemental courses, test preparation, online certification and gamification have vast potential that is yet to be explored. 

Education Sector is Ripe for Disruption

The Indian education system has been following the same traditional approach for decades. Even though the Indian culture has always laid high emphasis on education, yet it has seen a minimal transformation. To reform the country into a digitally empowered nation, the Indian government has also launched the initiative Digital India. 

The education sector is ripe for disruption—ranging from government initiatives to steps taken by educational institutions. The country is seeing a massive wave of revolution in the edtech sector. Schools and universities are embracing digital educational tools, and even offices are encouraging their employees to take up online courses to be more efficient and productive. 

Increasing User Base of Mobile Phones and Internet

The penetration of smartphones and cheap data rates has been a game-changer for the edtechs. Today, there are over 350 million mobile phone users in India, which is expected to double by 2022. With these numbers, there is no doubt that mobile phones and digital devices are the classrooms of the future. 

Online courses, virtual classrooms, digital teaching tools in classes, and through the increasing use of cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and augmented reality, the delivery and methodology of learning is changing. Not just the learners and educators, but entrepreneurs are becoming increasingly aware of the potential of technology in education.

The Young Are Leading the Way 

The workplaces have changed drastically, and the education system must change along. The edtech sector is helping fill the gaps between the education system and the professional world—it is aiding individuals to develop practical skills in addition to the theory taught in classrooms. 

Edtech entrepreneurs, or edupreneurs, are mostly young minds who are passionate about technology and aspirational. They are revolutionizing the education sector by launching unique initiatives and balancing technology with learning, helping it reach students, teachers and parents across metros, and tier II and III cities.

Personalization of Education 

With technology, the educators (teachers, professors, and educational institutions) will be able to strategize and customize the syllabi as per each student. The various educational programmes today are addressing the distinct interests, learning requirements and aspirations of a learner structure. 

Online courses are offering the masses a flexible and affordable way to acquire new skills. The advancements in education are helping people access education easily, rise above traditional bookish knowledge, and gain a better understanding of a subject through videos, online study material and educational apps with a variety of learning tools. 

Education in India is yet to go a long way, but the edtech sector is overcoming the hurdles one at a time.

Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/346750

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INTERVIEW: Hollister $HOLL.ca Signs $20M LOI To Acquire Venom With $16.4M Revenue & $2.48M EBITDA $WEED.ca $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $OGI.ca $FAF.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

At a time when Cannabis stocks are struggling and in a massive state of flux, due to an inability to actually deliver real businesses, Hollister Biosciences (HOLL:CSE) has been quietly building a real business, products, revenue and customers in 220 of California’s 600 dispensaries …. and growing, including California’s #1 hash infused pre-roll “Hashbone”.  

In addition to that, Hollister has also signed LOI’s, JV’s and licensing deals with major partners with massive nationwide and even global audiences launching in the next couple of months.  We’ll save details of those for another day but suffice it to say one of those partners is the world renowned Tommy Chong (of Cheech & Chong) who stated:

“I only partner with the best-in-class companies and I am really pleased to have the Hollister Cannabis Co. bring their amazing Tommy Chong’s Cannabis™ Full Spectrum Elixir to the market for me”.   

If that was all Hollister had going, they’d be in great shape with a super bright future and better than most Cannabis companies (small and large) who can’t even get product out the door.  

BUT THERE’S MORE – THE $20,000,000 ACQUISITION THAT COMES WITH $CDN 16.4M REVENUE & $CDN 2.48M EBITDA  

Earlier today, Hollister announced an LOI to acquire Venom Extracts, one of Arizona’s largest producers of Award-Winning Medical Cannabis Distillate. Just how good is Venom? In 2019, Venom generated $CDN 16.4M in revenue and $CDN 2.48M EBITDA in 2019 (subject to due diligence confirmation) … and all of that was just from the state of Arizona! Venom CEO Mason Cave and his team have aggressive plans to expand its brand and success into other states, including California as it benefits from Hollister’s distribution into 220 dispensaries.  

If you think “growth talk is cheap” (which is often the case), consider the fact that 30% of Venom’s $20,000,000 sale price kicks in if/when revenues hit $CDN 30,000 and $CDN 40,000 …. by December 31, 2021.  In my experience, companies joining forces don’t include such terms if there isn’t a reasonable expectation for hitting those numbers.  It doesn’t guarantee it but you can bet they have good reason to believe Venom sales will get to one or both of those numbers in just 21 months from now.  

If you’re looking for Cannabis companies that are going to survive and thrive over this next decade, then grab your favourite beverage and watch this interview with Hollinger President, Alex Somjen.  

We loved what we heard and look forward to your feedback in Hollister’s CEO Verified Forum below!

https://agoracom.com/ir/HollisterBiosciences

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The Gold Bull Market Of The Roaring 2020s Has Just Begun SPONSOR: Loncor Resources $LN.ca $ABX.ca $TECK.ca $RSG $NGT.to $GOLD $NEM

Posted by AGORACOM at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
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Sponsor: Loncor is a Canadian gold explorer that controls over 2,400,000 high grade ounces outside of a Barrick JV. The Ngayu JV property is 200km southwest of the Kibali gold mine, operated by Barrick, which produced 800,000 ounces of gold in 2018. Barrick manages and funds exploration at the Ngayu project until the completion of a pre-feasibility study on any gold discovery meeting the investment criteria of Barrick. Newmont $NGT $NEM owns 7.8%, Resolute $RSG owns 27% Click Here for More Info

There is a dense yellow metal that is currently in the midst of a global bull market amid the least amount of fanfare that I can recall. The metal is gold and the bull market is very real and gaining momentum by the day. 

Gold is breaking out to all-time highs in multiple global currencies including the euro, the British pound, the Japanese yen, and the Australian dollar etc…

Gold Priced In Australian Dollars (Monthly – 20 Year)

Gold in Aussie dollar terms looks like one of the greatest bull markets of the last twenty years. 

Gold Priced In Euros (Monthly – 20 Year)

New all-time high for gold priced in euro terms above 1500 euros per ounce!

Gold Priced In British Pounds (Monthly – 20 Year)

A new all-time high for gold in pound sterling terms!

Gold Priced In Japanese Yen (Monthly – 20 Year)

Â¥184,000 per ounce!

Got the picture? Gold is experiencing a global rally, and gold in US dollar terms is the only chart that has yet to make a new all-time recently. However, a new high for gold in US dollar terms may not be that far away…

Gold Priced In US Dollars (Monthly – 20 Year)

All of these charts share a similar story of global currencies losing value relative to the only true store of value that has stood the test of time, gold. 

The US dollar has recently benefited from its perceived safety and the relative strength of the US economy compared to the eurozone, Japan, UK etc. The US stock market has been the envy of the world since the March 2009 bottom with a more than 400% gain for the S&P 500. However, there are mounting signs that gold could outperform mega-cap US stocks over the coming years. 

In his brilliant “Paradigm Shift” blog post, Ray Dalio laid out many of the reasons why he is much less optimistic on future returns from equities and most forms of debt:

“I think that it is highly likely that sometime in the next few years, 1) central banks will run out of stimulant to boost the markets and the economy when the economy is weak, and 2) there will be an enormous amount of debt and non-debt liabilities (e.g., pension and healthcare) that will increasingly be coming due and won’t be able to be funded with assets. Said differently, I think that the paradigm that we are in will most likely end when a) real interest rate returns are pushed so low that investors holding the debt won’t want to hold it and will start to move to something they think is better and b) simultaneously, the large need for money to fund liabilities will contribute to the “big squeeze.” At that point, there won’t be enough money to meet the needs for it, so there will have to be some combination of large deficits that are monetized, currency depreciations, and large tax increases, and these circumstances will likely increase the conflicts between the capitalist haves and the socialist have-nots. Most likely, during this time, holders of debt will receive very low or negative nominal and real returns in currencies that are weakening, which will de facto be a wealth tax.”

Without delving into Dalio’s thesis and debating future market returns, I don’t think it’s much of a leap to look at the following chart and quickly surmise that i’d rather be long than short:

Gold/S&P 500 Ratio Chart (Monthly – 20 Year)

The gold/S&P ratio peaked in 2011 and proceeded to enter a seven year bear market correction which bottomed in 2018. If gold has indeed resumed its secular bull market (which new highs in pretty every global currency appears to be confirming) then we can expect the gold/S&P ratio to also move higher and eventually move back above 1.0 (one ounce of gold in USD terms worth more than the S&P 500 Index). Even a .6 ratio value would mean new all-time highs for gold in USD terms (at Friday’s S&P 500 closing value of 3,337). 

There are a lot of things to like in the above chart, but two stand out to me:

  • The monthly 14-period Relative Strength is moving above the median line after multiple tests of the 50 level in the last several years – this is characteristic of the early stages of a bull market. 
  • The gold/S&P 500 ratio retested its initial bull market breakout peak from early 2003 (~.40) and has spent the last 18 months wedging higher – this ratio could be on the verge of embarking upon a much more aggressive upward trajectory. 

While gold is up more than 20% in the last year, we haven’t heard much about it from the mainstream media. Anecdotally, I don’t hear anyone talking about gold aside from a small clique of gold bull die-hards and my usual sources on Twitter and CEO.ca – the people who were all in on cryptocurrencies in January 2018 and cannabis stocks in February 2019 are no where near gold right now. 

Welcome to the gold bull market of the roaring 2020s, it’s just getting started so why don’t you get comfortable and stay a while….

SOURCE: https://ceo.ca/@goldfinger/the-gold-bull-market-of-the-roaring-2020s-has-just-begun

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Tuning the Interlayer Spacing of Graphene Laminate Films Yields Extremely Efficient Supercapacitors SPONSOR – ZEN Graphene Solutions $ZEN.ca $LLG.ca $FMS.ca $NGC.ca $CVE.ca $DNI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:01 AM on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

SPONSOR: ZEN Graphene Solutions: An emerging advanced materials and graphene development company with a focus on new solutions using pure graphene and other two-dimensional materials. Our competitive advantage relies on the unique qualities of our multi-decade supply of precursor materials in the Albany Graphite Deposit. Independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada confirm this. Click here for more information

  • Researchers proposed a new design of the supercapacitor, which uses films of graphene laminate with the same distance between the layers.
  • Energy density increases drastically — about 10 times compared to conventional supercapacitors.

Scientists from University College London and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a graphene-based design for supercapacitors, which reportedly increased their density by 10 times.

Supercapacitors charge quickly but also discharge at a high speed. Existing supercapacitors tend to have a low energy density – about 1/20 of the battery capacity. Batteries combined with supercapacitors are already in limited use – for example, in Chinese public transport. But the bus in which such a battery is installed is forced to charge at almost every stop.

In this work, the researchers proposed a new design of the supercapacitor, which uses films of graphene laminate with the same distance between the layers.

The work showed that when the pores in the membranes exactly correspond to the size of the electrolyte ions, the energy density increases drastically — about 10 times compared to conventional supercapacitors.

In addition, the scientists note, the new material has a long service life, retaining 97.8% of its energy intensity after 5000 cycles of charging and discharging. The new supercapacitors are also very flexible – they can be bent up to 180 degrees.

SOURCE:https://www.graphene-info.com/tuning-interlayer-spacing-graphene-laminate-films-yields-extremely-efficient

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LOMIKO Metals $LMR.ca Talks TESLA, Batteries, Graphite and The Decade of the Electric Vehicle Revolution at PDAC Booth IE2547 $CJC.ca $SRG.ca $NGC.ca $LLG.ca $GPH.ca $NOU.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:27 AM on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

SPONSOR: Lomiko Metals is focused on the exploration and development of minerals for the new green economy such as lithium and graphite. Lomiko owns 80% of the high-grade La Loutre graphite Property, Lac Des Iles Graphite Property and the 100% owned Quatre Milles Graphite Property. Lomiko is uniquely poised to supply the growing EV battery market. Click Here For More Information

  • TESLA REACHES $100 BILLION MARKET CAPITALIZATION WHILE MORGAN STANLEY PREDICTS $1200 LEVEL COMING SOON

Toronto, Ontario, Feb. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lomiko Metals Inc. (“Lomiko”) (TSX-V: LMR, OTC: LMRMF, FSE: DH8C) Lomiko Metals Inc. is pleased to announce that the company will attend the Prospectors & Developers Association Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre March 1-4, 2020.  Lomiko will be at booth #2547 in the Investors Exchange portion of the Conference.  Lomiko is focused on developing graphite materials supply for the green economy.

Prospects for developing critical minerals mines in Quebec were buoyed when Canada and the US announced January 9, 2020 they have finalized the Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration.  The Plan is aimed to secure a North American supply chain for the critical minerals needed for manufacturing sectors, communication technology, aerospace and defense, and clean technology.

Canada has significant resources of graphite, lithium, cobalt, aluminum, and rare-earths.

Media has also focused on Tesla in recent interviews with CEO A. Paul Gill who has consistently spoken about the coming change in consumer purchasing patterns.  In the last decade, range anxiety and concerns over infrastructure have limited the penetration of electric vehicles in the North American market and this has cast doubt on the potential of Tesla.  However, it is clear that those fears have been alleviated and with the onset of new electric vehicles from Ford, GM, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, and others.

“Tesla stock price closing in on $ 1000 per share and its valuation has exceeded $ 100 billion.  This is a major indicator that investors think electric vehicles will become mainstream.  Every day, I see at least one or more. And every time I see one, I think about the battery it holds which contains up to 70 kgs of graphite.”, stated A. Paul Gill, CEO of Lomiko Metals, “That’s why Lomiko looked for projects with good infrastructure, high grades, and high carbon purity so we could make strides toward participating in the supply chain of electric vehicles with materials such as spherical graphite and graphite anodes.”

Mr. Gill has been interviewed on the Los Angles TV Show Big Biz and the Geekery Review in Salt Lake City, Utah focusing on Tesla, EV Batteries and Natural Flake Graphite.

Big Biz Show

The Geekery Review

For more information on Lomiko Metals, email: [email protected].

On Behalf of the Board

“A. Paul Gill”

CEO & Director

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INTERVIEW: As Cannabis Companies Struggle, $MOTA.ca Delivers $29M Revenue, $3.6M EBITDA – And That’s Just The Start $WEED.ca $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $OGI.ca $FAF.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:03 PM on Monday, February 24th, 2020

In 1948, Winston Churchill said, “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it”.  Unfortunately, many Cannabis companies aren’t historians and are repeating the dot-com to dot-bomb cycle of raising tons of money but no clue how to build a real business with it.

You know what else we learned from that cycle?  Web 2.0 was the birth of companies with real business plans, products, customers and revenues.  They went on to dominate the next 20 years.

Enter MOTA Ventures (MOTA:CSE), who has become a leader in online CBD sales into the North American market, thanks to an e-commerce “engine” built by CEO Ryan Hoggan and his team over the past few years at Unified Funding.  That engine is so powerful that is has racked up over $200 MILLION in sales from over 1 million paying customers over a number of products, including CBD sales of $25 MILLION by “First Class CBD”, which was acquired by MOTA for $32 MILLION.

As the new CEO of MOTA, Ryan is bringing that ecommerce engine into the Company to further drive CBD sales into the US market, as well as, Europe.  As an online company ourselves, we can pretty easily spot companies that are just trying to piggy back “e-commerce”.  Ryan is the real deal.  As you will hear in this interview, he has already achieved monster e-commerce success with the likes of Boeing, Daimler and the Lakers basketball team on over 100 health and wellness products.

The best part for MOTA shareholders?  Ryan is highly motivated to continue with his successful ways because Unified Funding can earn an additional $15 MILLION if First Class CBD achieves sales of $62 MILLION.  In my experience, companies don’t put bonuses into contracts unless they both believe there is a reasonable belief they can be achieved. Will he hit $62M?  Or fall short at the other 2 milestones of $52M and $42M?

Watch this interview and you be the judge.  Either way, MOTA shareholders should get their popcorn ready because Ryan has already proven he’s leading MOTA into the Cannabis 2.0 phase.  Success is already here, now its just a question of how high MOTA will fly.

Watch this interview and share it with every investor you know!

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The Last Big Breakout in Gold Stocks & What it Means Today SPONSOR: Labrador Gold $LAB.ca $RIO.ca $WHM.ca $SIC.ca $NXS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 2:47 PM on Friday, February 21st, 2020
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SPONSOR: Labrador Gold – Two successful gold explorers lead the way in the Labrador gold rush targeting the under-explored gold potential of the province. Exploration has already outlined district scale gold on two projects, including a 40km strike length of the Florence Lake greenstone belt, one of two greenstone belts covered by the Hopedale Project. Click Here for More Info

  • GDX and GDXJ are consolidating bullishly within a now seven-year-long base

Last week, I covered the historical trajectory of the gold stocks and how today compares to the early 1960s. 

The late 2015 to early 2016 period marked one of the three best buying opportunities of the past 100 years (from a secular standpoint), and gold stocks are in position for sensational performance over the next 20 years. 

That sounds great, but what matters most is the here and now. We do not want to get caught in a cyclical downturn (which could occur more than once during this super bull).

Fortunately, the outlook over the next 12 to 18 months is bullish. The macro-fundamentals are supportive and improving, and the gold stocks now have a beautiful technical setup that could lead to massive gains.

GDX and GDXJ are consolidating bullishly within a now seven-year-long base. They are digesting recent gains while holding well above key support levels and are in position for an eventual explosive breakout.

GDX & GDXJ Weekly Bars

 Historically, there have not been many multi-year breakouts with the potential magnitude of this next one. In using the Barron’s Gold Mining Index, I only find three.

The breakout in 1964 was a historic, multi-decade breakout that ushered in an enormous bull market in gold stocks. It was the most significant inflection point ever for gold stocks.  

Later during that bull market, the gold stocks broke a 5-year downtrend and 5-year resistance in 1973, exploding higher. 

Barron’s Gold Mining Index

The 2005 breakout compares best with the potential next one.

Like the one in 2005, this next one is setting up several years after a secular low, following one of the worst bear markets of the past 90 years. 

Also, this next breakout could occur following a +7 year-long base, which is not too far from the +9 year base that was broken in late 2005. 

Furthermore, the May 2005 low is similar to September 2018 in that both followed a mini-bear market that lasted at least 18 months.

We plot the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, which is the parent index of GDX.

GDM Weekly Line

Since there are similarities in the setup, perhaps the upside potential from a new breakout could be similar to that which followed the 2005 breakout.

I want to focus on GDXJ because we invest in juniors and not seniors. The history of GDXJ back to January 2004 is available on this website.

From its May 2005 low to its peak in November 2007, GDXJ advanced nearly 4-fold. Once GDXJ surpassed its January 2004 peak, it gained 138% into that 2007 peak.

GDXJ closed last week just below $41. The measured upside target from a break past $50 is $83. If GDXJ today duplicated its performance before and after the 2005 breakout, then it would peak at $100 or $115.

If we get the breakout, then $83 becomes the minimum upside target. In that case, $100 or $115 is hardly a stretch.

SOURCE: https://thedailygold.com/the-last-big-breakout-in-gold-stocks-what-it-means-today/

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  • Ivy Charging Network aims to create the “largest and most connected electric vehicle fast-charger network” in the province.
  • The company is expected to install 160 Level 3 fast-chargers at 73 locations across Ontario, each less than 100 kilometres apart from one another on average, by the end of 2021.

Electric vehicle charging stations are coming to North Bay and Temiskaming Shores as part of a new province-wide network being developed by Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation (OPG).

Media releases from both Hydro One and OPG say they have launched a new company, Ivy Charging Network, which aims to create the “largest and most connected electric vehicle fast-charger network” in the province.

The company is expected to install 160 Level 3 fast-chargers at 73 locations across Ontario, each less than 100 kilometres apart from one another on average, by the end of 2021.

Natural Resources Canada has provided an $8-million repayable contribution, through its Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative, to help build the network.

The Ivy Charging Network opened its first location in Huntsville in September and an official public launch took place Friday at the 2020 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto.

“We play a critical role in energizing life in communities across Ontario. This fast-charger network will create a better and brighter future through a greener transportation sector while meeting the evolving energy needs of our customers and all Ontarians,” Hydro One vice-president of customer service and Ivy Charging Network co-president Imran Merali said.

“By entering this growing market in partnership with OPG, Hydro One is expanding our product and service offering to deliver greater value for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders.”

Ivy Charging Network is a limited partnership owned equally by Hydro One and OPG.

The company has chosen Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group, as its service provider to operate and manage the network.

“Having delivered the world’s largest single climate change action to date with the closure of our coal stations, OPG’s clean power serves as a strong platform to electrify carbon-heavy sectors like transportation,” fellow Ivy Charging Network co-president and OPG vice-president of corporate business development and strategy Theresa Dekker said.

“That’s why we’re so pleased to be partnering with Hydro One on an initiative that will broaden the benefits of electrification and provide a reliable, integrated network while ensuring no additional cost to ratepayers.”

Nipissing-Timiskaming Liberal MP Anthony Rota applauded the news on Twitter, while Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains said the federal government is committed to supporting projects that will bring the country closer to a “competitive, zero-emissions transportation sector.”

He added that the network will ensure “Canadian-made solutions are at the forefront of solving the global climate change crisis, leaving our children and grandchildren with a healthier planet and cleaner air to breathe.”

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  • Silver is a precious metal with approximately 50% of the demand coming from industrial uses.
  • It is a “high beta” play on the gold price, more sensitive to global growth and the inflation expectations.

I’m on record for a quite bullish call in gold one year ago. As of today, gold trades approximately 20 % or 300 USD higher.

In March 2019, I also tweeted that the silver/gold ratio probably made a low and that I expect silver to at least reach 20 USD in 2019. I was slightly too optimistic, silver made “only” 30 % and hit 19.75 USD.

I have a new strong opinion I would like to share with you.

  • Silver is a precious metal with approximately 50% of the demand coming from industrial uses. It is a “high beta” play on the gold price, more sensitive to global growth and the inflation expectations.
  • The relationship to gold in more detail: at the beginning of a new up cycle in precious metals, silver in general lags gold. Later in the cycle (especially at the end of a certain cycle) silver massively outperforms gold. After the peak, silver starts to underperform again.

After spending quite some time doing research, today’s situation in silver looks similar like late 2003 (blue arrow). But here are my observations:

  • “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain
  • The a-b-c is a typical bottoming process, with a retest of the lows (c), a price compression and a well-defined breakout (blue trendline). During this initial stage, silver rather underperforms gold (see 1 and 2 in the silver/gold ratio).
  • Later silver consolidates above the 200-week moving average (blue box), pullbacks finding support at the moving average, exactly like in 2003. Meanwhile, the moving average flattens and even turned upward.
  • The silver/gold ratio also put in a possible bottom and is close to breaking the dashed blue trendline (yellow box).
  • If things repeat in a similar way, expect a huge up move in silver soon. A repeat of 2003-2004 would imply roughly 50 % upside within this year.

How I play it:

  • I already have a position in silver, I will increase the position if silver is able to break and hold above 18.12 USD = higher low. (further confirmation if gold miners break out and the silver/gold ratio breaks the downward sloping trendline)
  • Below 17.48 USD I reduce my position and stay rather defensive until silver is showing strength again.
  • I personally use futures and I will probably add a call option (strike 18 USD; March 2021). For most people, a ETF like SLV is probably a good way to participate.

A word of caution:

  • First, bold predictions often fail. The above mentioned is just my opinion (as of today).
  • Further, history is only a guide. The move may take place later, is not as explosive as in 2003-2004 or will not take place at all.
  • I see a possibility that the recent virus in China has a quite negative impact on global growth and on inflation expectations (S&P500 doesn’t believe it, but copper and oil do). A severe outcome would probably delay this trade setup. Remember, silver is very sensitive to inflation expectations.
  • As already stated, just my opinion and not investment advice. Please do your own analysis. Investing/trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all people.

SOURCE:https://vesrock.com/2020/02/16/big-opportunity-ahead-in-silver/

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