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North Bud Farms $NBUD.ca – A Budding Industry: #CBD Statistics & Trends (Infographic) $CGC $ACB $APH $CRON.ca $HEXO.ca $TRST.ca $OGI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:09 PM on Friday, September 27th, 2019

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A Budding Industry: CBD Statistics & Trends (Infographic)

  • The sales of CBD are predicted to reach about $1.8 billion by 2022
  • At the moment, there are over 850 brands of CBD products in the US market
  • With over $1 billion, Colorado is the state with the highest cannabis revenues
  • Data on CBD user demographics show 40% of Americans are interested in trying CBD.

By Bojana Petkovic

What is CBD all about and why are cannabis and hemp oil all over the internet? To help you understand this rapidly growing industry, we’re going to present you with some interesting CBD statistics and facts.

CBD or cannabidiol is one of the most important active substances in the cannabis (marijuana) plant. It can be obtained from different cannabis species, but it can also be synthetically produced. There are divided opinions on whether it works better on its own or joined with other cannabis compounds, yet one thing is for sure — its positive effects on human (and pet) health are undeniable. At the moment, only CBD derived from hemp is legal under federal law while we wait for more research on the substance to begin.

We can observe CBD as an amazing cure, but we can also watch the changes in the industry. That is one serious venture and a lot of people would like to get a piece of that $20 billion pie (this is the prognosis for US sales of CBD by 2024).

With that in mind, here is our pick of:

Top 10 CBD Facts and Statistics

  • The sales of CBD are predicted to reach about $1.8 billion by 2022.
  • At the moment, there are over 850 brands of CBD products in the US market.
  • With over $1 billion, Colorado is the state with the highest cannabis revenues.
  • Data on CBD user demographics show 40% of Americans are interested in trying CBD.
  • A cannabis worker earns more than an average American.
  • The demand for employees in the CBD oil industry rose by 76% in one year.
  • Statistics on CBD direct sales show that the majority of direct sellers are women.
  • Women are founders or general managers of over 75% of CBD brands.
  • Pure CBD is perfectly safe for usage and you cannot get addicted to it.

See what we mean? Take a look at the following infographic for more mindblowing CBD trends.

Source: https://loudcloudhealth.com/cbd-statistics-infographic/

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VIDEO: #SuperBowl champ Richard Sherman becomes shareholder in #Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:19 AM on Friday, September 27th, 2019

Richard Sherman, cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, joins BNN Bloomberg’s Andrew Bell for a look at why he decided to team up with Toronto-based Enthusiast Gaming in the e-sports space.

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Bougainville Ventures $BOG.ca Signs LOI to Enter in to Funding and Asset Purchase Agreement up to 100% of ” Grounded #CBD ” Brand, Featured on Dragons Den. $CROP.ca $VP.ca NF.ca $MCOA

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:09 AM on Thursday, September 26th, 2019
  • Signed a letter of intent to provide funding and to acquire up to 100% of the assets and inventory of Grind Bar Nutrition Products Ltd.
  • Grind Bar is CBD infused performance nutrition bars, made with real organic ingredients & Cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “GROUNDED CBD” brand
  • Featured of the CBC show Dragons Den.

Vancouver, British Columbia–(September 26, 2019) – BOUGAINVILLE VENTURES INC. (CSE: BOG) (FSE: 8BV) (DEU: 8BV) (MUN: 8BV) (STU: 8BV) (“Bougainville” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to provide funding and to acquire up to 100% of the assets and inventory of Grind Bar Nutrition Products Ltd. (Grind Bar). Grind Bar is CBD infused performance nutrition bars, made with real organic ingredients & Cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “GROUNDED CBD” brand, which was featured of the CBC show Dragons Den.

Final evaluation will be determined by an independent third party evaluator, which is currently in progress. The Company will have the option to acquire up to 100% of Grind Bar assets and current inventory. The consideration is to be payable in such number of common shares in its share capital (“Consideration Shares”) at a per share price equal to the volume weighted average price of such shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange over a 15-day period ending on the day such Consideration Shares are required to be issued (“15 day VWAP”). The final percentage to be acquired will be determined in a Definitive Agreement entered into after completion of a 30 day due diligence period.

Grind Bar is CBD infused performance nutrition bars, made with real organic ingredients & Cannabinoid-focused natural health products under the “GROUNDED CBD” brand, which was featured of the CBC show Dragons Den. On season 9 of the hit CBC show “Dragons Den”, David Weale, of Grounded CBD from Vancouver, B.C ., was hoping to raise $150,000.00CDN form the Dragons for 20% of the business: https://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/pitches/grounded-cbd

Andy Jagpal, President Comments:

“This LOI is another strategic move as this company enters the CBD natural health food market. Through our growth through acquisition strategy we are identifying companies that have begun the process of providing CBD products to the mass retail market, and need to partner with a company that can get them to the next milestone in their growth strategy. We look forward to working with the Grounded CBD team to bring high quality, innovative CBD infused products to market.”

To learn more about what this news means to the shareholders visit https://marketnewsfirst.com/bog-news, and you can view the Grounded CBD products on the company’s site. www.groundedcbd.com

About Bougainville Ventures, Inc.
Bougainville Ventures Inc. is dedicated to rapid growth in production, processing, retail and branding of cannabis and cannabis related products. Currently the company provides strategic capital to the thriving cannabis cultivation sector through ownership and development of commercial real estate properties. We offer fully built out turnkey facilities equipped with state-of-the-art growing infrastructure to cannabis growers and processors. Also, the Company is focused on building a strong presence in the hemp industry with the objective of extracting cannabinoids in both Canada and the United States. Along with our flagship Hemp project in Oregon State and the Greenhouse campus in Washington state, the Company has proprietary formulas for cannabis edibles, topical, and tinctures.

On behalf of the Board of Directors
BOUGAINVILLE VENTURES INC.

Andy Jagpal, President and Director

For further information, please contact Andy Jagpal at [email protected]. Please note that our Toll free number has changed to 1-877-517-7816.

http://bougainvilleinc.com/
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/48152

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca – #Reuters and #Esportz Network team up on #Esports coverage $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:21 PM on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 85 owned and affiliated websites, currently reaching over 150 million monthly visitors. The company exceeded 2018 target with $11.0 million in revenue. Learn More

Reuters and Esportz Network team up on esports coverage

  • Reuters today announced a new partnership with Esportz Network to offer the latest in-depth gamer-centric text, audio and video packages, reinforcing Reuters position as the leading source of esports content for media customers.

By Joel Ivory-Harte

Through Reuters Connect, Reuters News Agency customers will now have access to Esportz Network’s professional coverage aimed at helping the most dedicated esports fans and competitors gain in-depth analysis on every angle of professional gameplay, as well as regular in-studio audio and video updates and interviews covering esports game development, tournaments, scores, and industry drama.

Esportz Network content will also become a regular feature on Keeping Score, Reuters own sports business podcast.

“There has been an explosion of popularity for all things esports over the past year, and we’ve seen growing demand from our customers for dynamic and engaging coverage of the industry,” said Rob Schack, Vice President, Reuters Sports. “Reuters has been on the forefront of meeting this demand from our customers and their audiences, and partnering with Esportz Network allows us to expand our offering to include even more content for the most hardcore gamers and esports fans.”

Mark Thimmig, chairman and CEO for Esportz Network, stated, “We are thrilled to join forces with Reuters, the leading global news agency, who are as dedicated as we are to leading the way in the fastest-growing consumer-driven global sport, esports.”

The addition of Esportz Network content further strengthens Reuters esports coverage, which includes a dedicated wire service featuring unmatched global coverage of the competitive gaming industry, including breaking news, player acquisitions, sponsorship deals and coverage of the largest esports tournaments.   

Launched in 2017, Reuters Connect is designed to be a faster, more intelligent way for Reuters News Agency customers to source all the content they need via a single destination. Reuters Connect is built to make content discovery quicker and easier, improving clients’ editorial efficiency and enabling them to deliver more stories to their audiences faster than ever before.

For more information on Reuters Connect and its growing list of partners, visit: here

Media Contact:

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/rpb-esportz-network/reuters-and-esportz-network-team-up-on-esports-coverage-idUSKBN1WA13O

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INTERVIEW: American Creek $AMK.ca Results Show “Massive World-Class #Gold System With No Signs Of Weakening” $SII.ca $SA $SKE.ca $TUD.ca $PVG.ca $SPMT.ca $GTT.ca $III.ca $GGI.ca $SEA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:31 AM on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

There is a lot we could say about American Creek’s Treaty Creek Project … But we’ll let the words of 4 much smarter and wealthier people do all the talking:

Walter Storm, CEO Tudor Gold (JV Partner)

“These results have proven that we have an excellent understanding of the structure, geology and mineralogy of this massive gold system.

Ken Konkin , Tudor Gold Exploration Manager (Credited With Discovering Brucejack Mine Just South Of Treaty Creek) 

“”Given the success of the two deep drill holes GS19-47 and GS19-48, the Goldstorm System shows no signs of weakening to the northeast and several more drill holes will be needed to find the length and depth of this huge gold system.

“Eric Sprott, Billionaire Investor and 2X Investor In American Creek Resources

“What we’re shooting for is to define a 10 or 20-million-ounce discovery“

Darren Blaney, President & CEO American Creek Resources
“Clearly, we have a massive, world-class gold system that still shows no signs of weakening to the northeast nor at depth.”

Grab your favourite beverage, watch this interview with American Creek Resources and start your due diligence.

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Applied BioSciences $APPB CBD as Medicine — How Much Do We Know So far? $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX $PFE $ACG.ca $ACB.ca $WEED.ca $HIP.ca $WMD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:25 AM on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

SPONSOR: Applied Biosciences Corp. is a vertically integrated company focused on the development of science-driven cannabinoid therapeutics and biopharmaceuticals, as well as state-of-the-art testing and analytics. As a leading company in the CBD, Pet and Health and Wellness space, the company is currently shipping to the majority of US states as well as to 5 International countries. Click Here for More Info

CBD, or cannabidiol, is a non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis. It has seen a lot of interest recently, which has created a rush to establish a foothold in the rapidly-growing, emerging market.

Accelerating this market boom is CBD’s purported medicinal properties, and since, for the most part, the compound, found in both cannabis and hemp, is marketed as a nutritional supplement, the ability to make health claims is encumbered only by a disclaimer that the FDA has not evaluated said promises. Unsurprisingly, CBD today is marketed as a miracle cure-all, treating everything from headaches to cancer, as well as aid in mental wellness. But has the CBD market outpaced the known science?

Two of the most popular ailments that proponents claim are sleep improvement and anxiety. One recent study, published in January of 2019, found promise in using CBD to treat anxiety-related disorders but concluded that controlled, clinical studies are needed, especially in light of so much interest within the lay population.

Pain management is another area in which CBD shows promise, with many current and retired athletes, individuals known for pushing their bodies for maximum performance, at the expense of lasting, chronic pain. Traditional pain and inflammation treatments, such as Ibuprofen, can cause long-term damage to internal organs, or in the case of more potent pain killers, like OxyContin, lead to addiction. Last year, the World Anti-Doping Agency removed CBD from its list of banned substances, perhaps a sign of CBD’s popularity and efficacy. But once again, research finds that while there is promise, no conclusive evidence exists because of a lack of consistent studies, also cautioning that longer-term trials are needed to understand the long-term effects and efficacy of CBD with regards to pain management.

The FDA has approved a pharmaceutical version of cannabidiol, sold under the name Epidiolex last summer, for the treatment of two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. Both syndromes begin to affect patients in childhood, with Dravet-related seizures appearing within the first year of life. CBD helps control seizures and improve quality of life. To date, the FDA has not approved the use of CBD for any other conditions however.

Despite the science of how CBD works on our minds and bodies still being less than conclusive, at least by medical standards, that hasn’t stopped people from using and swearing by the curative properties of the cannabis-derived substance. And since the supplement is not as tightly regulated as medicine, those interested in using CBD should do their research into the manufacturer, and discuss it with their physician prior to use.

Source: https://www.thegrowthop.com/cannabis-health/cbd-as-medicine-how-much-do-we-know-so-far

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca – How #Esports Could Rival Traditional #Sports Like the #NFL $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:59 PM on Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 85 owned and affiliated websites, currently reaching over 150 million monthly visitors. The company exceeded 2018 target with $11.0 million in revenue. Learn More

How eSports Could Rival Traditional Sports Like the NFL

Let’s talk eSports. 

Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends, announced on Monday, Sept. 23 that it was partnering with famed fashion house Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton is designing the case for the Summoner’s Trophy–the award handed out to the winners of the World Championships. 

They will also design skins, which can be used in-game in League of Legends. 

So, what do partnerships like these mean for eSports? And does this prove that eSports have the ability to compete against other sports–such as football? 

Naz Aletaha, head of global e-sports partnerships at Riot Games, sat down with TheStreet to discuss whether or not eSports could one day rival traditional sports–such as the NFL. 

Source: https://www.thestreet.com/video/how-esports-could-rival-traditional-sports-like-the-nfl-15100449

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Labrador Gold $LAB.ca – Higher Gold Prices Aren’t Enough, New Discoveries Are Needed – Mining CEO $RIO.ca $WHM.ca $SIC.ca $NXS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:43 PM on Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

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 over 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

Investors are starting to pay more attention to junior miners but the sector isn’t out of the woods when it comes to attracting much needed capital, according to one mining executive.

Gold’s $200 rally this year has breathed new life in the precious metals market, but the junior sector has seen only a small portion of renewed investor interest. The TSX Venture Index ($JX), which is heavily weighted with junior explorers is up less than 3% this year, a disappointing performance compared to gold’s 18% rally so far this year.

Following a busy and positive Beaver Creek Precious Metals Summit, Ioannis Tsitos, president of Goldsource Mines (TSX.V: GXS) said that the junior exploration sector needs more than just higher gold prices to attract investors; it needs new discoveries: greenfield discoveries

“In the last decade we have seen a significant decline in budgets for greenfield exploration and that has led to less discoveries and that has led to less stories in the marketplace,” he said.

Greenfield exploration refers to projects in unchartered territory where information on the region’s mineralization is unknown. Because of that lack of initial mineral information greenfield projects are seen as a higher risk compared to brownfield projects, where exploration is done around an existing mime.

Tsitos added that not only are few deposits being discovered but grades are also dropping, which leads to a general lack of excitement in the industry.

“Investor sentiment is improving for the sector but junior explorers still need to do a lot more work and show that they are finding new deposits,” he said.

Tsitos’ comments come as the company develops its Salbora project, in Guyana, South America, which isn’t exactly a greenfield project as there has been some preliminary airborne surveys of the area.  The project is also 1.5 kilometers from the company’s Eagle Mountain Gold Project. However, the company has been doing a lot of work to define the project’s mineralization.

Earlier this spring the company was able to raise nearly $7.5 million in an oversubscribed private placement deal. Tsitos added that the company has spent about $2 million on an aggressive exploration, targeting 4,000 to 5,000 meters drilled by the end of the third quarter.

“The private placement was oversubscribed in one day,” he said. “It just shows how starved investors are for a new discovery.”

Tsitos added that his company didn’t set out to be a greenfield explorer but have embraced this role as the company ran into production issues when it started producing gold at Eagle Mountain. He added that the company needed to expand its resource to make the original mine more efficient.

“For us exploring in a greenfield was a necessity. We were driven by internal forces and our organic growth objectives,” he said. “But being on this side we see the need for new discoveries in the industry.”

Source: https://www.kitco.com/news/2019-09-17/Higher-gold-prices-aren-t-enough-new-discoveries-are-needed-mining-CEO.html

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ZEN Graphene Solutions $ZEN.ca – Graphene Can Also Be Viewed as a 3D Material, New Study Claims $LLG.ca $FMS.ca $NGC.ca $CVE.ca $DNI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:32 AM on Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

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

Understanding the properties and dimensions of graphene is important for understanding novel ways in which the extremely thin, potentially world-changing material can be used.

A ‘wonder material’

Graphene has the highest known thermal and electrical conductivity of any material and is tougher than steel while still being light, flexible, and transparent. No wonder it is often called a ‘wonder material.’

The material has a wide range of potentially world-changing uses. These include being used as a filter for seawater, a barrier against mosquito nets, and a comfortable solution to electrodes in prosthetic devices.

Comparing graphene and graphite

In a new study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, researchers asked two key questions: what is the true thickness of graphene, and to what extent is the material graphite?

To the surprise of the scientists, they found that 2D graphene, which is a flat single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure, has several similarities to the 3D graphite.

Graphene and graphite share a similar resistance to compression. The thickness of graphene, meanwhile, was extrapolated by comparing it to graphite. 

If the thickness of a block of graphite 100 layers thick is measured, that means that the thickness of a single graphene layer is equivalent to the thickness of the graphene block divided by 100.

So, based on their calculations, the thickness of graphene is 0.34 nm, the researchers say.

2D or not 2D, that is the question

Dr. Yiwei Sun, the lead author of the study from Queen Mary University of London, said: “Graphene owes its thickness to an array of chemical bonds sticking out above and below the 2D plane of carbon atoms. Hence graphene is really a 3D material, albeit with a very small thickness.

“By applying conventional 3D theory, which has been used for around 400 years, to 2D materials such as graphene, which have been known for 15 years, we show that similar arguments apply to other so-called 2D materials, such as boron nitride and molybdenum disulphide. In that sense, 2D materials are actually all 3D.”

Graphene was discovered in 2004 by peeling off graphene flakes from graphite using sticky tape. It is known by many as ‘the world’s first two-dimensional material’, due to the fact that it is extremely thin and is made of a sheet of atoms.

Source: https://interestingengineering.com/graphene-can-also-be-viewed-as-a-3d-material-new-study-claims

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca – Louis Vuitton #LV enters the #Esports arena with League of Legends #LOL deal $EPY.ca $FDM.ca $WINR $TCEHF $ATVI $TNA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:35 PM on Monday, September 23rd, 2019

SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 85 owned and affiliated websites, currently reaching over 150 million monthly visitors. The company exceeded 2018 target with $11.0 million in revenue. Learn More

Louis Vuitton enters the eSports arena with League of Legends deal

  • Creative director of French fashion house Louis Vuitton is designing clothing for characters in the popular fantasy video game League of Legends, part of a new partnership between the LVMH unit and publisher Riot Games

By: Eben Novy-Williams, Bloomberg News

Luxury fashion designer Nicolas Ghesquiere’s next creation might be his least expensive.

The creative director of French fashion house Louis Vuitton is designing clothing for characters in the popular fantasy video game League of Legends, part of a new partnership between the LVMH unit and publisher Riot Games. The first of these outfits, called skins in gaming parlance, will be unveiled during the League of Legends World Championships, which end in Paris in November.

While a Ghesquiere dress might normally cost a few thousand dollars, skins typically sell for $9 to $25. It’s the first time that Riot Games has let a luxury brand place designs within its games.

The partnership, which also features a small collection of Ghesquiere-designed real-world clothing, comes as Riot Games has pushed the League of Legends brand into other parts of the entertainment world.

The approach, similar to one taken by Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc., is intended to broaden the audience beyond just gaming circles. League of Legends is part of a storyline on the HBO show “Ballers.” The company has worked with “The Simpsons” on an recent episode and recently partnered with Marvel to produce comic books around characters from the game.

As part of the Louis Vuitton partnership, the fashion house is also designing a carrying case for the League of Legends World Championship trophy, known as the Summoner’s Cup. The company already makes a travel case for the World Cup, the biggest sporting event on the soccer calendar.

The League of Legends World Championship finals last year drew drew 99.6 million unique viewers. The event is “where the world of sports and entertainment come together in celebration of new legends to be born,” Louis Vuitton Chairman Michael Burke said in a statement. “Louis Vuitton has long been associated with the world’s most coveted trophies, and here we are today, alongside the Summoner’s Cup.”

This isn’t Louis Vuitton’s first foray into digital clothing. In 2016, the company started using characters from the popular sci-fi game Final Fantasy as models. It also designed an outfit for Japanese hologram pop singer Hatsune Miku.

Source: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/esports-goes-luxury-with-in-game-outfits-by-louis-vuitton-1.1320389

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