Marijuana Company of America (OTCQB: MCOA), an innovative hemp corporation, today announced the appointment of Gloria Albarran Lynch as Chief Marketing Officer of hempSMART(TM) Corporate. Lynch brings a wealth of experience and knowledge into the CBD marketplace and is exceptionally qualified to develop and implement effective strategies that will increase the company’s revenue streams. “Our re-branding and segmented branding strategies will address the global market and give us a broader reach.  The unified LOOK of our product lines will allow our customers to quickly recognize us on the store shelf,” MCOA CEO Jesus Quintero stated in the news release. “It is our intention to make this a legacy Brand You Can Trust.  Our established Network Marketing Associates and our Wholesale Distributors are excited about the new product lines and anxious to help us grow!  The hempSMART(TM) Corporate brand name will separate product lines into three segments:  hempSMART – Pure(TM), hempSMART – Luxe(TM) and SMRT – by hempSMART(TM).  Each line targets a defined audience and will be positioned in its respective media categories.  HempSMART(TM) Corporate will oversee each brand to ensure that all brands maintain our core values throughout every facet of the business – our brand promise, recognized, understood and felt throughout every consumer touch point including media, on-site experience, customer service, and loyalty programs.”

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MCOA is a corporation that participates in: (1) product research and development of legal hemp-based consumer products under the brand name hempSMART(TM), which targets general health and well-being; (2) an affiliate marketing and retail sales program to promote and sell its legal hemp-based consumer products containing CBD; (3) joint ventures and acquisitions of business entities engaged in the growth and sale of hemp and cannabis products in jurisdictions where cultivation is legal; and (4) the expansion of its business into ancillary areas as market opportunities in this segment mature and develop. For more information, visit www.MarijuanaCompanyofAmerica.com.

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Marijuana Company of America (OTCQB: MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, today announced that its subsidiary, hempSMART(TM), will offer products to consumers at a substantial savings. In today’s climate of concern about immune system health, Chairman of hempSMART’s Medical Advisory Board, Paula Vetter FNP, stated, “maintaining a healthy immune system requires a multi-faceted approach. Along with common sense measures like social distancing and hand washing, we can enable our immune system to function optimally by specifically supporting our Endocannabinoid System with a quality CBD product.”

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MCOA is a corporation that participates in: (1) product research and development of legal hemp-based consumer products under the brand name hempSMART(TM), which targets general health and well-being; (2) an affiliate marketing and retail sales program to promote and sell its legal hemp-based consumer products containing CBD; (3) joint ventures and acquisitions of business entities engaged in the growth and sale of hemp and cannabis products in jurisdictions where cultivation is legal; and (4) the expansion of its business into ancillary areas as market opportunities in this segment mature and develop. For more information, visit www.MarijuanaCompanyofAmerica.com.

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Marijuana Company of America (OTCQB: MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, on Wednesday provided hempSMART’s overview for global sales and its marketing strategy for 2020. HempSMART(TM) will be attending the USA CBD Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center, taking place February 12 -15, 2020. The event will kick-off a global tour of industry-focused conferences enabling hempSMART to connect with more than 11,000 attendees in each regional city and position itself as an industry leader. The tour will also deliver increased exposure, brand positioning and sales expansion, while the network marketing group grows. “With this new rebranding, our premium-quality hempSMART(TM) products will now be positioned to engage a larger audience of potential customers. With the strength of the CBD wellness and beauty markets that are expected to be worth as much as $25 billion globally in the next decade, we intend to take full advantage of this tremendous opportunity and take a leading position in this expanding market. HempSMART is focused on becoming a true power brand, backed by premium products that have been very well received by our customers. We will support this initiative with a solid marketing plan for the year that includes promotional activities across social media platforms and through sponsored events. At hempSMART we are really excited about the new products we are about to unveil under the umbrella of the new ‘smart.’ line. We are also reviewing and improving our classic product line, to ensure that we remain at the cutting edge of the industry. More details on these new products will be released in the near future,” Global Marketing and Sales Manager Gloria Albarran Lynch stated in the news release.

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Marijuana Company of America (OTCQB: MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, hempSMART Inc., has entered a definitive sales agreement to purchase ultra-clean label CBD beverage products from MCTC Holdings Inc. (OTC: MCTC). Science and technology innovation company MCTC is focused on developing patented hemp extract infusion technologies and the sustained release of cannabinoids in the human body. According to the update, the new hempSMART(TM) branded products will be unique to the marketplace, and, during the initial stage, MCOA will offer a line of powdered drink mixes containing broad-spectrum hemp extracts with over 35 milligrams of CBD derived from all-natural extraction processes. Other powdered and pre-mixed beverages will be included in future offerings. “We are quite excited to unveil our new, ultra-clean label product line of CBD-infused powdered drink mix,” hempSMART Chief Operating Officer Trevor Muehlfelder said in the news release. “The products are based on a unique dual-hemp extract infusion process that’s unlike most products and have no artificial ingredients or chemicals. Our new product line is based on organic ingredients, including organic inulin from vegetables and trace amounts of organic coconut and sunflower oils, combined with a touch of CBD-infused honey produced at organic farms. This will truly be a unique, clean label product offering. We believe our new powdered drink line will revolutionize the beverage marketplace in the new 20’s the same way Coca Cola did in the 1920’s.”

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Marijuana Company of America (OTCQB: MCOA), a diversified hemp and cannabis company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary hempSMART will be aggressively marketing, under the leadership of new Global Marketing and Sales Manager Gloria Albarran Lynch, its hempSMART(TM) CBD products through numerous distribution and retail channels globally. According to the update, the new strategy will supplement hempSMART’s current affiliate-marketing model used as its primary marketing method for its hempSMART(TM) products in the past and will focus on the wellness and beauty segments – two valuable pieces of a CBD market projected to be worth $22 billion by 2022. “Through Ms. Lynch’s leadership and implementation of this robust new marketing strategy, our premium-quality hempSMART(TM) products will be positioned in front of a larger audience of potential customers,” CEO Jesus Quintero said in the news release. “With the strength of the CBD wellness and beauty markets that are expected to be worth as much as $25 billion globally in the next decade, we intend to take advantage of this tremendous market opportunity.”

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The illicit marijuana market is still thriving in California. A recent audit conducted by the United Cannabis Business Association in California showed that the number of illicit marijuana businesses is approximately 3,000. In June, Griffen Thorne wrote a post on the several ways the state can fight the thriving black market, which is a problem for the state economy as well as a threat to people’s health.

However, the state did not initially acknowledge the suggested methods of fighting the illegal market since, recently, the state announced a tax increase on marijuana products, which in turn raised the cost of legal marijuana and thus forcing consumers to turn to the illicit market where marijuana is cheap. But, now, the state seems to be adopting the marijuana policies used by other states such as regulating its marijuana market and improving its enforcement efforts.

Last month, search warrants were served on 24 unlawful businesses, and the Bureau of Cannabis Control, working in collaboration with Los Angeles officials, raided the said businesses and seized marijuana buds and marijuana products worth about $8.8 million. They also impounded 9,885 illegal vape pens and $128,742 in cash. Previously, the bureau had issued landlords whose buildings were being used by illegal marijuana businesses in the state with notice letters notifying them that they could be subject to criminal and civil liability. Previously, the BCC randomly raided and closed such companies, and the action of raiding and seizing products is a significant improvement in their enforcement protocols.

Apart from BCC, other agencies such as the Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in California have also upped their enforcement activities. For instance, on December 13, CDFA, through California’s Attorney General, sued several persons and entities who, according to CDFA, had cultivated and processed marijuana without permits. According to the lawsuit, the lawbreakers are liable for maximum civil penalties of about $10,000 license fee per violation, which is three times the amount of CDFA’s license fees.

The risk of being charged with marijuana law violations in California isn’t something to joke about. Under California law, marijuana agencies are authorized to seek fines of up to $30,000 per day/per violation of any unlawful marijuana activity. Now that the government is taking action by fighting against the black market, people operating illicit marijuana businesses are at high risk because the penalties could quickly get to millions of dollars due to the number of days it takes to grow and harvest the crop. Stanislaus County announced that people growing marijuana illegally would be subjected to a fine of $1,000 per plant per day.

This enforcement trend is likely to spread to other states grappling with the same problem. For instance, Washington has a mature and well regulated adult-use marijuana market and marijuana lawyers in the state say that the regulatory agency shifted from focusing on compliance to full-on enforcement such that the lawmakers had to force the agency to turn their attention back to compliance through legislation.

Many experts are of the view that the illicit marijuana market cannot be eliminated through enforcement because you will always find people who are willing to take on the risk and ignore the law. Even during the years, marijuana was prohibited in the U.S., there were still people ready to grow, process, and sell marijuana irrespective of the risks. However, if the government wants to eradicate the black market, they must lower the taxes, introduce fewer regulations, and expand access to marijuana, such as more dispensaries and cultivation licenses so that more legal players are within reach of consumers.

It would be interesting to hear what specific measures marijuana industy actors like Marijuana Company of America Inc. (OTCQB: MCOA) and Hemptown USA recommend for dealing a decisive blow against marijuana black market operators.

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This year has seen several advancements for the marijuana cause, with a bevy of positive legislative changes passed. Let’s look at some of the highlights of the year.

President Trump reiterates support for respecting state marijuana laws. President Trump proved an ally to the marijuana industry when he passed the Farm Bill. He has stated more than once that he supports the right of localities to enact their own marijuana policies with little federal interference.

“It’s a very big subject and right now; we are allowing states to make that decision. A lot of states are making that decision, but we’re allowing states to make that decision,” he said in August.

The Cannabis Banking Bill was passed by the House. Due to cannabis’ murky reputation, banks shied away from working with cannabis operators, forcing them to operate on a cash-only basis, which was quite unsafe. It also kept them away from credit and loan services.

This September, the House approved a bill to let banks serve marijuana businesses without fear of repercussions from federal regulators.

A lot of states decriminalized cannabis possession. Quite a number of people are arrested every day for cannabis possession, accounting for half of America’s total drug arrests. Although Illinois was the only state to pass a new marijuana legislation law this year, several other states have removed the threat of imprisonment for people caught with small amounts of cannabis.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a cannabis decriminalization bill in April that treats possession of up to half an ounce with a $50 fine. In July, Hawaii Governor David allowed a marijuana decriminalization bill removing incarceration as a punishment for possession of three grams or less of cannabis for $130 fine.

Americans have shown support for legalization in droves. According to a poll by Gallup, two-thirds of Americans said they support the legalization of marijuana. A separate survey by Pew found that 67% of Americans wouldn’t mind seeing the end of cannabis prohibition.

Regulators have taken steps to implement a legal hemp market. For decades, hemp was a controlled substance, put in the same boat with its psychoactive cousin marijuana. However, the 2018 Farm Bill changed this, classifying cannabis with less than 0.3% THC levels as legal industrial hemp.

In October, the USDA published its interim final rule on hemp in a bid to regulate the industry and make it more hospitable to sellers and consumers.

All in all, this year has been instrumental in furthering the cannabis cause. We can only hope that there’s better to come. Experts believe that cannabis industry players like Hemptown USA and Marijuana Company of America Inc. (OTCQB: MCOA) are banking on the hope that as the new year beckons, things can only get better for the industry.

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