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ThreeD Capital Inc. $IDK.ca $IDKFF Acquires Securities of Bluesky Digital Assets Corp. $BTC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:22 PM on Friday, December 4th, 2020
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  • Announced that it and its Joint Actor has acquired ownership and control of an aggregate of 4,500,000 common shares and 4,500,000 common share purchase warrants of Bluesky Digital Assets Corp (“Bluesky”) on December 4, 2020.
  • The Subject Units represented approximately 16.2% of all issued and outstanding common shares of Bluesky as of December 4, 2020 immediately following the transaction described above (or approximately 27.8% on a partially diluted basis, assuming exercise of the Subject Warrants only), resulting in a corresponding increase in the percentage of shares held by ThreeD and its Joint Actor as a result of the transaction.

TORONTO, Dec. 04, 2020 — ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD” or the “Company”) (CSE:IDK / OTCQB:IDKFF) a Canadian based venture capital firm that invests in disruptive companies and promising junior resources companies, is pleased to announce that it and its Joint Actor has acquired ownership and control of an aggregate of 4,500,000 common shares (the “Subject Shares”) and 4,500,000 common share purchase warrants (the “Subject Warrants” and together with the Subject Shares, the “Subject Units”) of Bluesky Digital Assets Corp (“Bluesky”) on December 4, 2020. The Subject Units represented approximately 16.2% of all issued and outstanding common shares of Bluesky as of December 4, 2020 immediately following the transaction described above (or approximately 27.8% on a partially diluted basis, assuming exercise of the Subject Warrants only), resulting in a corresponding increase in the percentage of shares held by ThreeD and its Joint Actor as a result of the transaction.

Immediately before the transaction described above, ThreeD and the Joint Actor did not hold any securities of Bluesky.

Immediately following the transaction described above, ThreeD and the Joint Actor held an aggregate of 4,500,000 common shares (the “Post-Closing Shares”) and convertible securities entitling ThreeD and the Joint Actor to acquire an additional 4,500,000 common shares of Bluesky (the “Post-Closing Convertible Securities”), representing approximately 16.2% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Bluesky (or approximately 27.8% assuming exercise of such Post-Closing Convertible Securities only). Of this total, ThreeD held an aggregate of 2,500,000 of the Post-Closing Shares and 2,500,000 of the Post-Closing Convertible Securities (representing approximately 9.0% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, or approximately 16.5% assuming exercise of such Post-Closing Convertible Securities only), and the Joint Actor held an aggregate of 2,000,000 of the Post-Closing Shares and 2,000,000 of the Post-Closing Convertible Securities, representing approximately 7.2% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Bluesky (or approximately 13.4% on a partially diluted basis, assuming exercise of such Post-Convertible Securities only).

The Subject Units were acquired in a private placement and not through the facilities of any stock exchange. The holdings of securities of Bluesky by ThreeD and the Joint Actor are managed for investment purposes, and ThreeD and the Joint Actor could increase or decrease their investments in Bluesky at any time, or continue to maintain their current investment position, depending on market conditions or any other relevant factor. The aggregate consideration payable for the Subject Units was $405,000, or $0.09 per Subject Unit.

The trade was effected in reliance upon the exemption contained in Section 2.3 of National Instrument 45-106 on the basis that each of ThreeD and the Joint Actor is an “accredited investor” as defined herein.

About ThreeD Capital Inc.

ThreeD is a publicly-traded Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies in the junior resources and disruptive technologies sectors.  ThreeD’s investment strategy is to invest in multiple private and public companies across a variety of sectors globally. ThreeD seeks to invest in early stage, promising companies where it may be the lead investor and can additionally provide investees with advisory services and access to the Company’s ecosystem.

For further information:
Gerry Feldman, CPA, CA
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
[email protected]
Phone: 416-941-8900 ext 106

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Loop Insights $MTRX.ca $RACMF Lands 2nd Product With #Telus $T.ca … And Goes Trophy Hunting For Major Customers $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:43 PM on Friday, December 4th, 2020
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On December 3rd, Loop Insights announced “The launch of a second product into the TELUS (T:TSX; TU:NYSE)  IoT Marketplace for national sales and marketing To TELUS Business Customers.”    

This comes less than 50 days since Loop announced the acceptance of its first product into the TELUS IoT Marketplace.   

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL  

The first goal of the Pilot, was for Loop to achieve exponential scale through a channel reseller distribution partnership for its Insights service with TELUS, which has now been achieved.   

The second goal of the Pilot is a rollout of Loop’s Insights service to ALL TELUS corporate stores. That hasn’t happened yet but Loop has advised it will provide an update on this when it becomes available.  

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL  

Signing of the 2nd deal with TELUS has apparently started the Loop phone ringing off the hook, including continued discussions with other major telcos.  Earlier this year, Loop reported it was speaking to 4 major telecom companies on both sides of the border.  

Finally, with the Company’s #VegasBubble 100% delivered and executed, Loop CEO Robert Anson talks about the ripple effects of being the first company in the world to protect a major event.  

Watch this great interview with Loop CEO Rob Anson.

Ontario is working on a new strategy to develop a hydrogen economy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – SPONSOR: $HPQ.ca Silicon $EFL.ca $EGT.ca $ENPH $PYR.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:13 PM on Friday, December 4th, 2020

From HPQ Silicon Linkedin:

The Canadian province of Ontario is working on a new strategy to develop a hydrogen economy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ontario is not alone in its interest in hydrogen. There is growing support worldwide from governments and rapid growth in private sector investment.

HPQ Silicon, through its wholly-owned subsidiary HPQ Nano, is working with its partners to develop pathways for using its silicon nanomaterials in their process of clean Hydrogen production.

Read more in September 17, 2020 press release:

HPQ and Apollon Solar Extend Agreement to Work on Porous Silicon for Batteries and Expand Collaboration to Include Hydrogen Production

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European Commission Reverses Course, Says CBD Should Not Be Regulated As A Narcotic SPONSOR: Thoughtful Brands $TBI $APH.ca $GBLX $PFE $ACG.ca $ACB.ca $WEED.ca $SHRM.ca $RVV.ca $NOVA.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:28 PM on Friday, December 4th, 2020
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SPONSOR: Thoughtful Brands is an established natural health products company focused in the CBD and psychedelic medicine sectors. Through their powerful eCommerce business Thoughtful is a leading direct-to-consumer provider of a wide range of natural health products throughout the United States and Europe. Click Here For More Info

  • Makers of CBD foods and supplements no longer face the prospect of a blanket ban in Europe after the European Commission revised its preliminary stance that CBD should be treated as a narcotic.

The Commission sent a statement to the European Industrial Hemp Association and at least one other Novel Food authorization applicant on Wednesday that hemp-derived cannabidiol should not be regulated as a narcotic and therefore can qualify as a food.

The decision comes as a relief to Europe’s hemp industry, reassuring processors and manufacturers that their CBD edible products will not be banned from the EU market.

CBD was included in the EU’s Novel Food Catalogue in January 2019, and since then has required extensive testing and authorization from food safety authorities before it can be included in products and marketed as food across the bloc’s 27 member states.

The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, said in July it had stopped reviewing applications for pre-market authorization of CBD products while it decided whether CBD should be regulated as a narcotic.

The Commission cited last month’s Court of Justice ruling, which said CBD derived from the entire hemp plant is not a narcotic under an international drug treaty and is therefore subject to EU law on the free movement of goods among member states.

The Commission’s full statement to Novel Food authorization applicants reads as follows:

“In light of the comments received from applicants and of the recent Court’s judgment in case C-663/184, the Commission has reviewed its preliminary assessment and concludes that cannabidiol should not be considered as drug within the meaning of the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 in so far as it does not have psychotropic effect. As a consequence, cannabidiol can be qualified as food, provided that also the other conditions of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No178/2002 are met.”

SOURCE: https://hempindustrydaily.com/breaking-european-commission-reverses-course-says-cbd-should-not-be-regulated-as-a-narcotic/

Not Enough Class 1 Nickel In The Pipeline – Sherritt CEO SPONSOR: Tartisan Nickel $TN.ca $RNX.ca $TSLA $NOB.ca $SHL.ca $CNC.ca $FPC.ca $NICO.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:01 AM on Friday, December 4th, 2020
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SPONSOR: Tartisan Nickel Corp’s flagship asset, the Kenbridge Nickel Deposit, hosts an updated resource estimate of 7.5 Mt of 0.58% nickel and 0.32% copper for a total of 95 Mlb of contained nickel. Tartisan also owns equity stakes in Eloro Resources Ltd. that is exploring the ISKA ISKA project, and the low-sulphidation epithermal La Victoria Gold/Silver Project in Ancash, Peru. Class 1 Nickel & Technologies Limited who are advancing the Alexo-Kelex Dundonald nickel project near Timmins Ontario and Peruvian Metals Corporation who are operating a toll mill in Peru. Click Here For More Info

With the spotlight shining on nickel, Canadian miner Sherritt International’s (TSX:S) CEO David Pathe sees brighter days ahead.

Sherritt, which has significant assets in Cuba, has weathered storms ever since Pathe’s predecessor gambled on partnering with Havana’s communist government in the 1990s, and the miner was pushed to the brink during president Trump’s tenure, when early last year, the White House began ramping up sanctions on Cuba.

Nickel has been a tough business since the financial crisis, and Sherritt’s market value sunk to a record low C$29.8 million ($22.8 million) in March from its 2008 peak of C$4.8 billion, trading at a low of eight Canadian cents.

In February, Sherritt had announced a proposed transaction designed to improve its capital structure and reduce the company’s debt by half, and at the end of August, Pathe said it closed a “significant restructuring” of all of its debt tied to exiting the costly Ambitovy project in Madagascar, eliminating C$300 million in debt and pushing out loan payments due next year to 2026.

Pathe said covid-19 pandemic disruptions haven’t had any material effect on operations, after making some adaptations, and the company is on track to hit production targets.

The world needs more battery metals

Given the chasm between future demand for battery raw materials used in electric vehicles and new supply entering the market over the next decade, the current low price environment for lithium, cobalt, graphite and less so nickel is not likely to endure.

At its much-hyped Battery Day event in September, automaker Telsa CEO Elon Musk called on the world’s miners to make more nickel, while hardly mentioning cobalt.

“There isn’t any new, meaningful capacity in class 1 nickel anywhere in the pipeline, because the price of nickel over the last ten years hasn’t supported it”

David Pathe, CEO, Sherritt International

While Pathe is optimistic about nickel demand, he said reducing cobalt by volume will continue, but doesn’t see it being eliminated from the battery metals supply chain.

“There isn’t any other metal that does what cobalt does in terms of stability and seeing a battery through temperature changes and the thermodynamics of charging,” Pathe told MINING.COM. “We don’t think you’ll see cobalt eliminated from batteries any time soon.”

While Musk’s call for miners to produce more nickel lifted prices, California-based Tesla couldn’t buy from Sherritt without violating the US embargo on Cuba.

“We are expecting to see a bit of an inflection point in nickel prices,” Pathe told Bloomberg, adding the attention Musk is drawing “is good for the industry as a whole, including us.”

Pathe said he is hoping that now, the differentiation between class 1 nickel for batteries and nickel pig iron, which accounts for most of the supply in the market, will strengthen class 1 nickel price.

“The challenge with the whole automobile industry now is that they are looking at their plants to ramp up electric vehicle production in the next 5 to 20 years, and if you look at global nickel production – class 1 nickel, used for batteries, and the capacity just isn’t there, and there isn’t any new, meaningful capacity in class 1 nickel anywhere in the pipeline, because the price of nickel over the last ten years hasn’t supported it. ”

Pathe said automakers are “coming to appreciate that, and seeing how different the mining industry is from the automobile industry.”

Mines will be needed to feed new industrial production, and Pathe said automakers are getting their minds around their nickel supply strategy and what it’s going to look like.

Pathe said there isn’t enough class 1 nickel production in the pipeline, and said plants need metals supply to ensure the viability of the auto (EV) industry, while North America catches up with Europe and China.

“That is the way the world is going, and I think its further evidence that we are getting closer and closer to a tipping point. Disruptive changes take a while to build momentum,” Pathe said.

SOURCE: https://www.mining.com/not-enough-class-1-nickel-production-in-the-pipeline-sherritt-ceo/

AGORACOM Small Cap 60: PyroGenesis’ $PYR.ca Proprietary Plasma Torches: A Global Solution To Reduce GHG Emissions $RTN $NOC $UTX $DDD.ca $HPQ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:36 AM on Friday, December 4th, 2020

PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (TSX: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF) (FRA: 8PY) is on its way to assuming a leadership role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions using its proprietary plasma torches. The company intends to leverage its success into other industries and aims to become a premier environmental company geared toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions across all their business segments.

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Innocan $INNO.ca Pharma to Participate in the Lytham Partners End of Year 1×1 Conference $CGC.ca TLRY $VFF.ca $APHA $OVAT.ca $KHRN.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:08 PM on Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
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  • Announced that it was invited by one of the leading IR agencies in the U.S., Lytham Partners, to participate in its End of Year 1×1 Conference (the “Conference”) from December 7-11, 2020.
  • CEO Iris Bincovich will be participating on behalf of Innocan and will showcase the Company in one-on-one meetings at the Conference.

Herzliya, Israel and Calgary, Alberta–(December 3, 2020) – Innocan Pharma Corporation (CSE: INNO) (FSE: IP4) (the “Company” or “Innocan”), is pleased to announce that it was invited by one of the leading IR agencies in the U.S., Lytham Partners, to participate in its End of Year 1×1 Conference (the “Conference”) from December 7-11, 2020. CEO Iris Bincovich will be participating on behalf of Innocan and will showcase the Company in one-on-one meetings at the Conference.

To arrange a one on one meeting, please contact Ben Shamsian of Lytham Partners at [email protected] or visit https://lythampartners.com/virtual/.

CEO Iris Bincovich states: “We are glad that Innocan was selected by Lytham Partners to participate in this important conference. This invitation outlines that we are on a promising path within our field of scientific work in combining CBD with liposomes and exosomes, to target serious diseases like Epilepsy, Alzheimer or Covid-19.”

About Innocan

The Company is a pharmaceutical tech company that focuses on the development of several drug delivery platforms combining cannabidiol (“CBD“). Innocan and Ramot at Tel Aviv University are collaborating on a new, revolutionary exosome-based technology that targets both central nervous system (CNS) indications and the Covid-19 Corona Virus using CBD. CBD-loaded exosomes hold the potential to help in the recovery of infected lung cells. This product, which is expected to be administrated by inhalation, will be tested against a variety of lung infections.

The Company signed a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Yissum, the commercial arm of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to develop a CBD drug delivery platform based on a unique-controlled release liposome to be administrated by injection. The Company plans, together with Professor Berenholtz, Head of the Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research of the Hebrew University, to test the liposome platform on several potential indications. The Company is also working on a dermal product that integrates CBD with other pharmaceutical ingredients as well as the development and sale of CBD-integrated pharmaceuticals, including, but not limited to, topical treatments for relief of psoriasis symptoms as well as the treatment of muscle pain and rheumatic pain. The founders and officers of Innocan have commercially successful track records in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors in Israel and globally.

For further information, please contact:

For Innocan Pharma Corporation:
Iris Bincovich, CEO
+972-54-3012842
[email protected]

NEITHER THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER HAVE REVIEWED OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

Caution regarding forward-looking information

Certain information set forth in this news release, including, without limitation, information regarding the markets, requisite regulatory approvals and the anticipated timing for market entry, is forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. By its nature, forward-looking information is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Innocan’s control. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Innocan, including expectations and assumptions concerning the anticipated benefits of the products, satisfaction of regulatory requirements in various jurisdictions and satisfactory completion of requisite production and distribution arrangements.

Forward-looking information is subject to various risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations expressed in this news release. The key risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: general global and local (national) economic, market and business conditions; governmental and regulatory requirements and actions by governmental authorities; and relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, customers, business partners and competitors. There are also risks that are inherent in the nature of product distribution, including import / export matters and the failure to obtain any required regulatory and other approvals (or to do so in a timely manner) and availability in each market of product inputs and finished products. The anticipated timeline for entry to markets may change for a number of reasons, including the inability to secure necessary regulatory requirements, or the need for additional time to conclude and/or satisfy the manufacturing and distribution arrangements. As a result of the foregoing, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking information contained in this news release concerning the timing of launch of product distribution. A comprehensive discussion of other risks that impact Innocan can also be found in Innocan’s public reports and filings which are available under Innocan’s profile at www.sedar.com.

Readers are cautioned that undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information as actual results may vary materially from the forward-looking information. Innocan does not undertake to update, correct or revise any forward looking information as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

Red Light Holland $TRIP.ca Names Internationally Renowned & Award-Winning Designer Karim Rashid as Head of Design $SHRM.ca $RVV.ca $MMED $PLNT.ca $HALO.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 2:27 PM on Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
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Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – December 3, 2020) –  Red Light Holland Corp. (CSE: TRIP) (FSE: 4YX) (OTC: TRUFF) (“Red Light Holland” or the “Company”) is pleased to name Karim Rashid – Head of Design, for the design and development of the Wisdom Truffle companion. Karim Rashid who has 1.1 million Facebook followers, 210,000 Instagram followers and 29,000 Twitter Followers, has been described by Time Magazine as the “most famous industrial designer in all the Americas”.

Pictured Karim Rashid

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“We are thrilled to name world-renowned designer Karim Rashid, Head of Design at Red Light Holland. While focusing on our core business in the Netherlands, our goal is to create alternative revenue streams while building a global brand that oozes every inch of our ethos, which encourages a lifestyle of healthy daily habits including disconnecting from technology and reconnecting with nature and ourselves for mental clarity. Karim, who has worked with global brands such as Giorgio Armani, HUGO BOSS, Veuve Clicquot and Samsung, believes in our vision and together we will bring it to life through the Wisdom Truffle Companion,” said Red Light Holland CEO and Director, Todd Shapiro. “It’s an honour for our company to work with Karim, a beloved, insanely talented and premium designer.”

“When I first met Todd Shapiro I thought he was crazy!” Said Karim Rashid. “But the more I talked to him, the more I knew – to be candid – his team found the perfect person for the job! As Head of Design, I’m elated to design and promote the Wisdom Truffle and help bring it to life. I’m proud to be a part of a creative initiative, that starts a conversation, promotes positivity and provides comfort – it feels like we need that more than ever right now.”

The Wisdom Truffle is expected to be designed by Karim Rashid. The Wisdom Truffle will be a figurine expected to be produced in three different sizes and which can potentially be sold across the world in approximately late 2021. The idea of the Wisdom Truffle is to work through Red Light Holland’s Augmented Reality to encourage people to leave their phone behind and instead recommend one goes for a “walk” or go outside to “exercise” and to “live in the moment”. The Wisdom Truffle’s intention is to highlight an iMicrodose lifestyle which promotes positivity, help put a smile on one’s face and connect people to an enlightened community.

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In light of the partnership, Red Light Holland issued Karim Rashid 1,052,631 shares pursuant to the Company’s share issuance plan at $0.095 per share. The shares will be subject to a 4-month hold as per Canadian Securities Exchange rule. In addition, Karim Rashid will be paid a fee of US$50,000 over two phases of product development, as well as a 5% Royalty Fee of net sales.

About Karim Rashid:

Karim Rashid is one of the most prolific and colourful designers of his generation. Over 4,000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 40 countries. His renowned work includes products designed for some of the world’s most prominent brands, such as Christofle, Veuve Clicquot, Alessi, Umbra, Bobble, 3M, Samsung, Asus, Kenzo and Hugo Boss. Karim exhibits art in galleries worldwide and is a winner of the Red Dot Award, Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award, I. D. Magazine Annual Design Review and IDSA Industrial Design Excellence Award.

About Red Light Holland Corp.

The Company is an Ontario-based corporation positioning itself to engage in the production, growth and sale (through existing Smart Shops operators and an advanced e-commerce platform) of a premium brand of magic truffles to the legal market within the Netherlands, in accordance with the highest standards, in compliance with all applicable laws.

For additional information on the Company:

Todd Shapiro
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Tel: 647-204-7129
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.RedLightTruffles.com

House Gets Ready For Historic Vote On Federal Marijuana Prohibition SPONSOR Harborside $HBOR.ca $VFF.to $HARV.ca $ACB.to

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:03 PM on Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
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SPONSOR: Harborside is a California-focused, vertically integrated, fully licensed cannabis company with its business consisting of three primary segments, Retail Dispensaries, Cultivation and Processing and Wholesale Sales (including branded product sales). Harborside operates the only drive through dispensary in California

This week the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill that would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and require federal courts to expunge many prior marijuana offenses. It will be the first time the full House will vote on ending the federal prohibition of cannabis.

Morgan Fox with the National Cannabis Industry Association says House passage would “send a really strong message to not only the rest of Congress, but to a lot of other states that the time to end prohibition has come.”

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), introduced by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.), would eliminate conflict between state and federal law and allow states to set their own marijuana policies.

 “We don’t need to have one size fits all. We just need to get rid of prohibition and then let the states do what the states are doing. It’s essentially what the states have done already. They haven’t waited for the federal government, which is why we have a lot of these discrepancies and challenges,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D., Ore.), who has long pushed for marijuana legalization.

 Blumenauer and Rep. Barbara Lee (D., Calif.) — who also wrote parts of the legislation — told Yahoo Finance the bill is a racial justice issue.

 “It’s coming at a time when Americans are recognizing how hopelessly flawed the criminal justice system is,” said Blumenauer.

‘You’ve got to repair the damage’

The MORE Act would impose a 5% sales tax on marijuana and marijuana products. The revenue would go toward a new trust fund for grant programs designed to help people “adversely impacted by the War on Drugs” access job training, re-entry services, legal aid, treatment and more. The bill would also provide protections prohibiting denial of federal benefits based on use, possession or conviction for a marijuana offense.

“Regardless of who you are, if you’ve been incarcerated and if you’ve done your time and you get out, you should be provided for a second chance,” Lee told Yahoo Finance. “When you’ve been incarcerated or when you have have a record based on unjust laws — they’re really targeted in many ways, Black and Brown people — then you’ve got to make restitution, you’ve got to repair the damage. This fund is about the time that was lost because of barriers to employment, because of incarceration.”

The MORE Act would open up more opportunities for marijuana businesses, including access to Small Business Administration funding. It would also require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to gather demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees to ensure people of color and economically disadvantaged people are taking part in the industry.

“That really sets out a process for equity in the industry. This is a job-creating industry, and it also provides economic opportunities for minority-owned business owners,” said Lee.Graphic by David Foster/Yahoo Finance

The House Judiciary Committee passed the MORE Act last year 24 to 10 — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) and Rep. Tom McClintock (R., Calif.) were the only Republicans who voted for the bill.

In an interview with Yahoo Finance, McClintock said while he didn’t endorse marijuana, it’s clear U.S. marijuana laws have “not accomplished their goals.”

“These laws have done far more harm than good. They’ve created a violent underground economy and ruined the lives of so many young people who’ve had a youthful marijuana conviction, follow them and ruin their lives,” said McClintock.

The House was scheduled to vote on the bill in September, but Democratic leadership postponed the vote because some members in tight races worried passing the MORE Act before a stimulus package could hurt them at the polls.

Nearly a month after the election, there is still no additional coronavirus relief and many Republicans are again slamming Democrats for what they see as prioritizing the cannabis bill over coronavirus relief efforts.

Democrats have already passed two versions of the Heroes Act and argue it’s the Trump administration and Republican Senate that’s holding up stimulus talks.

SOURCE: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/house-gets-ready-for-historic-vote-on-federal-marijuana-prohibition-192829701.html

$KABN.ca Systems NA Holdings Corp. Announces Participation in the #Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference $MOS.ca $MOGO.ca $CTZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:10 PM on Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
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  • Will be presenting at the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference taking place on December 8-9, 2020.
  • Inviting shareholders and all interested parties to explore small cap investment opportunities through two days of networking, dealmaking and discovery.

Detroit, Michigan–(December 3, 2020) – KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp. (CSE: KABN) will be presenting at the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference taking place on December 8-9, 2020. We invite our shareholders and all interested parties to explore small cap investment opportunities through two days of networking, dealmaking and discovery.

Sign up to get a free spectator pass for the event: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/

About the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference

The Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference bridges the gap between Small Cap companies, investors, and traders. Learn about small cap investing with clearly defined educational modules, take a look at a curated group of small cap investment opportunities, and connect with the global small cap audience in an intimate, virtual setting.

For more information and/or to register for the conference please visit: https://events.benzinga.com/registration-page

We look forward to seeing you there.

For further information:

KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp.
David Lucatch
647-725-7742 Ext. 701
[email protected]
https://kabnnaholdco.com/