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CannabisNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) Schedules Release of Q1 2020 Financial Results, Conference Call

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF), a leading producer of premium, certified-organic cannabis, today announced that it will be releasing its first quarter 2020 financial results after market close on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The company will also hold a conference call with analysts at 9:00 AM ET on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. In response to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, the Canadian Securities Administrators have made available blanket relief under OSC Instrument 51-502 Temporary Exemption from Certain Corporate Finance Requirements which grants a 45-day extension for certain periodic securities filings. TGODF intends to utilize the blanket relief to file its Q1 2020 unaudited interim condensed financial statements and its related Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) filings on SEDAR.

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About The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd.

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings is a premium certified organic cannabis company focused on the health and wellness market. Its certified‐organic cannabis is grown in living soil, as nature intended. The company is committed to cultivating a better tomorrow by producing its products responsibly, with less waste and impact on the environment. Its two Canadian facilities have been built to LEED certification standards and its products are sold in recyclable packaging. In Canada, TGOD sells dried flower and oil, and recently launched a series of next‐generation cannabis products such as organic teas, infusers and vapes. Through its European subsidiary, HemPoland, the company also distributes premium hemp CBD oil and CBD-infused topicals in Europe. By leveraging science and technology, TGOD harnesses the power of nature from seed to sale. TGOD’s common shares and warrants issued under the indentures dated November 1, 2017 and December 19, 2019 trade on the TSX under the symbol “TGOD”, “TGOD.WT” and “TGOD.WS”, respectively, and TGODF trades in the US on the OTCQX. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.tgod.ca.

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420 with CNW – Florida Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Medical Cannabis Case

For the past few years, the medical marijuana industry in Florida has been held back by legislation that puts an immense amount of pressure on sellers. State legislation requires that the medical marijuana industry be vertically integrated. Facilities that sell marijuana on a retail level must also cultivate, process, and transport the product.

There have been plenty of complaints about the state’s vertically integrated system. It caps licenses and essentially requires anyone who wants to opt in to be a one-man army, and critics say most players aren’t skilled enough to handle everything from growing, processing to selling.

In 2016, 71% of Florida residents voted to legalize marijuana on a constitutional amendment. It defined medical marijuana treatment centers as ‘an entity that acquires, cultivates, possesses or transfers, transports, sells, distributes, dispenses or administers marijuana, products containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials’ to qualifying patients or their caregivers and is registered by the Department of Health.’

However, a bill signed into law in 2017 by then-Governor Scott says that a ‘licensed medical marijuana treatment center shall cultivate, process, transport and dispense marijuana for medical use,’ thus creating a vertically integrated system. Opponents have said the law doesn’t align with the constitutional amendment, with Florida Governor Ron Desantis likening vertical integration to a cartel.

It prevents small companies from entering the industry by creating a high monetary barrier and it makes specialization of one specific aspect like growing or processing almost impossible.

The issue came to a head when a Tampa-based company was denied a medical marijuana license since it did not have a vertically integrated system of growing, processing and selling marijuana and sued the Department of Health. Florigrown says the vertical integration system is unconstitutional and goes against the constitutional amendment that legalized marijuana and gave licensed companies permission to sell.

According to Florigrown, the amendment was intended to create an open industry where people can specialize in different aspects of the supply chain. By using the word ‘or’ the amendment wasn’t arguing for a vertically integrated system but a ‘horizontal’ structure where firms can perform different aspects of the business.

Joe Jacquot, Governor Ron DeSantis’ general counsel represented the Department of Health. He argues that the 2017 law does not conflict with a “proper, textual interpretation” of the constitutional amendment.

“Nothing in the amendment prescribes a horizontal marker model, nor does the amendment elbow out the legislature’s vertical integration,” he told court justices.

Florigrown’s lawyer Katherine Giddings, on the other hand, argues that the Legislature’ cannot “under the guise of public policy come in and change the plain text of the Constitution.”

“There’s something wrong with a system that keeps competition out, products scarce and prices outrageously high, that is harming Florida’s critically and terminally ill patients from getting medical marijuana at reasonable prices. And it is totally contrary to fair market principles.” This case is before the state Supreme Court and analysts say the entire cannabis industry, including Champignon Brands Inc. (CSE: SHRM) (OTCQB: SHRMF) (FWB: 496), will be watching how the highest court will rule on this dispute that may shake the cannabis program to its core.

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420 with CNW – New Impediment to Maine’s Anticipated Marijuana Sales Emerges

Maine’s burgeoning marijuana industry has been stuck in developmental hell for the past few years. Despite Maine voters approving a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in November 2016, there are still no retailers in the state. Since then, the journey to legal marijuana sales has been fraught with a number of legislative and regulatory changes, and in one case, a gubernatorial veto.

The state released rules for adult-use cannabis businesses in June 2019 and began accepting applications for recreational retailers in December. The first conditional licenses were issued in March with the hopes of launching retail sales by spring. However, with the coronavirus pandemic raging across the country, those plans have been put on hold.

According to Erik Gundersen, director of the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy, the state is waiting for approval from local city and town governments, but the current situation has slowed this process to a crawl.

“With the local authorization piece, the second stop in the licensing process, towns and cities across the state are really closed. Even though 87 conditional licenses are out there, the local authorization forms aren’t coming back at a volume where we can actually start a program,” he says.

What’s more, for retailers to set up shop, the host community has to opt-in and enact ordinances, creating another stop before sales can truly begin. Although more than 40 have opted in and enacted ordinances already, Gundersen says that he wants to be sure that there will be enough stores to meet the demand.

However, Maine’s largest city, Portland, has not approved an ordinance yet. On top of that, the city is proposing to put a cap on the total number of retail establishments at 20 and to use a points system to determine which firms will get retail licenses.

According to Keri-Jon Wilson, co-owner of Pot and Pan in Portland, she is disappointed that there can’t be a free market. Her company manufactures medical cannabis edibles and it is seeking an adult-use retail license and a manufacturing license.

“I think we all knew that it was going to be difficult in Portland, as we’ve watched the landscape change. Obviously, you know, it’s a little disappointing this can’t be a free market,” she says. It’s good that the city is being selective, but such measures are hard on potential applicants who have made a lot of investment but have no idea whether they will get a license, she concludes.

David Boyer, a consultant who ran the successful adult-use marijuana campaigns in Portland and statewide says there have been talks of collecting signatures to get the issue of eliminating the cap on the November ballot.

“Were confident that it’ll be easy to pass. It’s easy to explain to the voter that, you know, we just want a fair market and not a capped market.”

Experts say industry players like Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF) could be wondering when the nearly endless impediments to the cannabis industry in Maine will ever end and the sector takes off like in other places where legalization laws have been passed.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc. (NUGS) Announces Expanded Inventory to Meet Surging Demand

Cannabis Strategic Ventures (OTCQB: NUGS), an emerging leader in the U.S. cannabis marketplace, today announced that it will have new expanded inventory ready for sales and shipment next week. According to the update, this follows a sharp surge in sales in early May that left the company “sold out” every week for the past month for the first time in its history. The company recently expanded total production capacity by up to 150%, and the capacity expansion will contribute to inventory going forward as the company translates surging demand into accelerating sales growth. “We have never seen anything like this,” Cannabis Strategic Ventures CEO Simon Yu said in the news release. “We booked $100,000 in one day to clear out all of our remaining inventory. We anticipated this dynamic but still underestimated the force of the trend. Too much demand is always the problem you want to have. And we are confident we will be able to translate this into further upside in terms of our top line growth curve.”

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Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc. (OTC: NUGS) is one of the largest publicly traded marijuana cultivators in the United States. The company is Los Angeles-based that incubates, develops and partners with category leaders within the cannabis and ancillary sectors. The firm’s NUGS brand experience provides operational and financial strategic partnerships and a range of essential services to emerging and existing cannabis consumer brands. For more information, visit www.CannabisStrategic.com.

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HempNewsBreaks – SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) Provides Update on New Strategic Direct to Store Sales Initiative

SinglePoint (OTCQB: SING) today provided an update on its new strategic direct to store (“DSD”) sales initiative focused on initial product placement and market penetration within convenience stores and smoke shops in the domestic U.S. market. According to the update, “This DSD strategy is designed to enhance sales, initial product placement and augment existing traditional retail distribution sales efforts leveraging the recent introduction of the new countertop displays. The Company recently hired multiple representatives to facilitate the placement of 1606 Hemp in specific retail locations and has the ability to closely monitor the sales activity and results through this direct contact with each retail location. Results have been positive as the 1606 Hemp product placement efforts quickly moved past an internal sales milestone shortly after implementing the DSD sales strategy.”

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Founded in 2011, SinglePoint, Inc. invests in and acquires brands and companies that will benefit from injection of growth capital and its sales and marketing expertise. The company’s portfolio currently includes solar, hemp and technology applications. SinglePoint is working to grow the company to a multi-national brand. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SinglePoint.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD) Reports Record Increase in BudCars Sales Ahead of LA Launch, Expects Continued Dramatic Growth

Sugarmade (OTCQB: SGMD), together with its BudCars Cannabis Delivery Service, today announced record growth data for BudCars sales during the month of April, with sales growing 58% on a sequential monthly basis over March sales on an average daily volume basis. According to the update, data for the month of May already indicates a strong continuation of that trend, with May sales on pace to add another 16% over and above the strong breakout sales trend seen in April. “We did about $6,000 per day in sales in March and over $9,500 per day in April, representing a very robust growth trend at our Sacramento hub,” Sugarmade CEO Jimmy Chan said in the news release. “May is already off and running at better than $11,000 per day, demonstrating continued dramatic growth. And investors should also note that this $11,000 per day figure represents activity in only one area. With our LA hub set to come online at the start of summer, and with the unprecedented stay-at-home extension in that region, we believe our daily sales in the LA area could triple that figure relatively quickly.”

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Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) is a product and branding marketing company investing in operations and technologies with disruptive potential. More information on Sugarmade can be accessed at: www.Sugarmade.com. Sugarmade sees opportunities in business operations that combine the best areas of on-demand consumer distribution with certain areas of synergistic manufacturing and packaging to create a business model that capitalizes on the many changes in the cannabis industry. The company has made agreements with several market participants, which will be announced within Q1 and Q2 of Calendar Year 2020. The company views these opportunities as very scalable and capable of producing strong revenue growth for the company.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Cannabis Global, Inc. (MCTC) Implements Program to Produce THC-V in Commercially Viable Quantities Following Project Varin Breakthroughs

Cannabis Global (OTC: MCTC), a cannabinoid and hemp extract science-forward company developing infusion and delivery technologies, today provided an update for current and prospective shareholders as it continues to make strong progress on its “Project Varin” initiative. Project Varin, designed to produce ultra-highly bioavailable exotic cannabinoids, launched earlier this year and, to date, has produced new cannabinoid production techniques, unique time-released polymeric nanoparticles and two novel patent filings. Cannabis Global is now implementing a program to produce commercially viable quantities for use in its own products to be released later this month. “While THC-V is found in very small quantities within the cannabis plant, extraction, isolation and purification is currently problematic and unreliable,” Cannabis Global CEO Arman Tabatabaei said in the news release. “For this reason, we have expanded our research and development programs to include ultra-pure manufactured THC-V. We expect our new THC-V products to not only be the first to market, but to also establish leadership relative to quality and purity with zero heavy metals, solvent residues, plant impurities and no chance of cannabinoid microbial and mold proliferation. Other manufacturers need to mitigate these issues, but with our technology, these simply cannot be issues as we completely avoid the processing steps where such impurities are introduced.”

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Cannabis Global, Inc. (MCTC) is a Nevada registered, fully reporting and audited publicly-traded company. With the hemp and cannabis industries moving very quickly and with a growing number of market entrants, Cannabis Global plans to concentrate its efforts on the middle portions of the hemp and cannabis value chain. The company plans to actively pursue R&D programs and productization for exotic cannabinoid isolation, bioenhancement of cannabinoids and polymeric solid nanoparticles and nanofibers for addition into consumer products and for dermal application. The company was reorganized during June of 2019 and announced its intent to enter the fast-growing cannabis sector. The company is headed and managed by a group of highly experienced cannabis industry pioneers and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.CannabisGlobalinc.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Champignon Brands Inc. (CSE: SHRM) (OTCQB: SHRMF) (FWB: 496) to Acquire Wellness Clinic of Orange County, Advancing North American Clinical Expansion

Champignon Brands (CSE: SHRM) (OTCQB: SHRMF) (FWB: 496), a human optimization sciences company with an emphasis on ketamine and psychedelic medicine, on Tuesday announced the execution of a term sheet with California-based Wellness Clinic of Orange County Inc., further advancing the company’s North American clinical expansion. Per the term sheet, SHRMF is to acquire 100% of the Wellness Clinic and all of its subsidiaries in exchange for payments over an 18-month period totaling: (a) USD $600,000; (b) 1 million common shares of Champignon (the “Initial Share Issuance”); and, (C) 500,000 common shares of Champignon payable only if the Wellness Clinic collects top-line revenue of at least USD $1,500,000, over the 18-month period, post closing (the “Second Share Issuance”). The Initial Share Issuance will be paid upon closing of the acquisition, subject to a 12-month escrow, with 500,000 common shares released 6 months after closing and the remaining 500,000 shares released 12-months after closing. Both share issuances are to be issued at a price per share determined using the average trading price of the common shares in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policies and applicable securities law. “We are thrilled to begin executing on our North American expansion strategy by acquiring our first U.S. based, revenue generating ketamine centre- Wellness Clinic of Orange County,” Champignon CEO Dr. Roger McIntyre stated in the news release. “This acquisition represents a major milestone as we begin to accelerate our vision of establishing significant scale and a sizable footprint of integrated ketamine centric clinics committed to providing innovative care and therapeutic options to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from chronic disease states that have failed conventional treatments.”

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Champignon Brands (CSE: SHRM) is focused on the formulation and manufacturing of novel ketamine, anaesthetics and adaptogenic delivery platforms for the nutraceutical and psychedelic medicine while being supported by a leading psychedelics medicines clinic platform. The Company is pursuing the development and commercialization of rapid onset treatments capable of improving health outcomes, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”), as well as substance and alcohol use disorders. Under a collaborative research agreement with the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, the Company is conducting preclinical studies and eventual human clinical trials, with the objective of demonstrating safety and efficacy of the combination of psilocybin and cannabidiol in treating mTBI with PTSD or stand-alone PTSD. Champignon continues to be inspired by sustainability, as its medicinal mushroom-infused SKUs are organic, non-GMO and vegan certified. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.ChampignonBrands.com.

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420 with CNW – Why CBD Companies Must Go Digital to Survive

The coronavirus pandemic will without a doubt change consumer behavior for a long time to come. With more than 1.5 billion people worldwide under mandatory stay at home orders, there has been a major shift towards e-commerce. According to Brightfield Group, CBD companies interested in expanding their customer base and brand loyalty need to move quickly to build online relationships.

The organization has been providing real-time consumer insights and market intelligence to CBD and cannabis brands during the coronavirus crisis, and it says that once consumers get used to online shopping and digital wholesale models, they won’t be easy to woo back.

Small to mid-size CBD brands that act sooner rather than later have an opportunity to leap ahead of their less nimble competitors, says Brightfield managing director Bethany Gomez. “Tightening customer focus and marketing a strong brand with a distinct personality will separate those CBD companies who survive this pandemic from those that will hesitate or shrink from customer view.”

The organization has been working closely with its marketing insight partner Zenzi through individual client consultations as well as online webinars to develop insights related to consumer behavior during the coronavirus pandemic, Gomez says. All signs point to a huge shift in competition within the marketplace once the crisis dies down, with the number of players reducing from 3,500 to as little as 1,000.

“This is a challenging environment for doing business, but a strong opportunity for marketers. You need to get in front of your audience and make them feel connected to your brand and the value it offers.”

With billions of people stuck at home staring at phone and computer screens all day, a strong online presence would be the best way to cast your net. However, a large number of brands depend on trade shows to get word on their products out, and most of them were either canceled or postponed. Additionally, for many a brand, the plan for this year had been to open as many brick and mortar locations and let word of mouth do the rest.

“Consumers are captive now, they’re all in front of their screens, all on social media, all opening their emails. It’s really the time that they’re listening. If you have something to say, you need to say it now,” says Gomez, adding, “E-commerce is the new battleground and if you’re not in it, you’re done.”

It is widely believed that established players in the cannabis industry like Sugarmade Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) are ramping up their digitization efforts in order to be ahead on the curve within the industry.

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420 with CNW – 5 Apps for Different Cannabis Users

We live in an age where technology can be applied almost anywhere, and with great success. Anytime you get a little comfortable in your ways, some new kind of tech that greatly optimizes and enhances the experience comes out. The world of cannabis is no different, and there’s a decent number of useful cannabis apps out there.

You may be wondering how a cannabis app would help you. Well, they can do everything from calculating the proper dose of CBD to helping you maximize your yields. Bottom line is, they can be super helpful when they’re used correctly. Our top five cannabis apps are;

Weedmaps is a veteran among cannabis apps. It has been around since 2008 and is arguably the best source of information on cannabis, CBD sellers, and the products they sell.

The app, as well as the Weedmaps website, allows consumers to find local cannabis products, dispensaries, and brands as well as check updated menus, find deals, and place orders online.

Droppy is a must-have for anyone who uses CBD for medical reasons. One area that cannabidiol is sorely lacking in is dosage, and Droppy can help you figure out just how much CBD you ought to take. Once you input relevant information like your age, weight, symptoms, and the CBD product you’re using, the app calculates the proper dosage in milligrams.

Droppy will even give you the exact number of drops you need to take. It also allows you to set reminders, keeps track of CBD product usage, and generates weekly and monthly reports. On top of that, Droppy features articles on topics related to CBD research and innovations.

Grow Jane is for anyone interested in growing cannabis. It guides you through all the steps of cultivation, from germination to flowering by helping you set up calendars, reminders, charts, and other relevant tools.

Once you’ve chosen your environment (indoor or outdoor), you set up a calendar with all the activities that need to be done during the plant’s life cycle. You will also have access to a community of fellow cannabis growers where you can share information and advice.

PotBot allows you to find the most suitable strains for whatever ails you. All you have to do is input relevant information like your age, symptoms, previous experience with cannabis, and location. The app then scours the surrounding area for the most suitable strains.

Bud Farm caters to those interested in cultivating but aren’t quite ready to start. It provides a simulated experience of the entire cultivation process, from planting the seed, watering, trimming and harvesting the plant to running a cannabis business.

You can learn a lot about cultivating cannabis through the app, and it may give you the courage to finally do it in real life.

It is widely believed that not even cannabis insiders like Green Growth Brands Inc. (CSE: GGB) (OTCQB: GGBXF) expected technology to be so widely available on nearly every aspect of the industry so soon after some markets were opened to marijuana. This goes to show how far-reaching the benefits of legalization can be.

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