CannabisNewsBreaks – The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) Adds New Distributor, Builds Momentum in Eco-Friendly Bottle Sector

The Alkaline Water Company (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER), a producer of premium bottled alkaline and flavored-infused drinking waters and CBD-infused products, today announced that it has added Valu Merchandisers Company (“VMC”) as a distributor covering Midwest and Southern states. In addition, the company announced that H-E-B will now carry Alkaline88(R) aluminum bottles in 288 stores across Texas and receipt of strong initial orders from KeHE and UNFI, which recently agreed to carry the Alkaline88 eco-friendly aluminum bottles. “It is exciting to see momentum build around our eco-friendly and truly sustainable aluminum bottles,” said WTER president and CEO Ricky Wright in the press release. “Since its launch earlier this year, we have seen growing consumer demand for the product and see it as a perfect fit in the all-natural and organic channel. With UNFI and KeHE already carrying this line, the addition of VMC as a channel partner further strengthens our position in this category. VMC is one of the largest providers to more than 3,800 independently owned supermarkets, with a concentrated footprint in the Midwest and Southern markets. Our recent partnerships now give us reach into over 60,000 regional, national and independently owned grocery stores for our eco-friendly aluminum bottles. This positions us firmly to capture growth in the reusable water bottle market segment, which is expected to reach $1.5 billion by 2025.”

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About The Alkaline Water Company

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88 delivers perfect 8.8 pH-balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label: Clean Beverage. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88 launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused Products includes both the company’s lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules and gummies. To learn more about the company, visit www.A88CBD.com and www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) Executive to Present at Three September Conferences

The Alkaline Water Company (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER), a producer of premium bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters, and CBD-infused products, has announced that WTER president and CEO Richard Wright is slated to present at several virtual investor conferences scheduled for September. Those conferences include the H.C. Wainwright 22nd annual Global Investment Conference, where Wright will conduct an analyst-moderated fireside chat on Sept. 15 and the company will participate in one-on-one meetings throughout the three-day conference; the Sidoti Fall 2020 Virtual Investor Conference, where Wright will be presenting on Sept. 23 and the company will be participating in one-on-one meetings Sept. 23–24; and the Alliance Global Partners Cannabis Conference 2020, where Wright will be participating in one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the Sept. 29 event. Where available, Wright’s presentations will be webcast live with replays available for up to 30 days following the initial presentation on WTER’s Investor Relations site.

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About The Alkaline Water Company Inc.

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88 delivers perfect 8.8 pH-balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label: Clean Beverage. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88 launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused Products includes both the company’s lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules and gummies. To learn more about the company visit www.A88CBD.com and www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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420 with CNW – Hemp-Based Meat: The future of Plant-Based Diets

The Sustainable Food Co. from New Zealand, a zero-waste catering company, has developed hemp-based meat, the first of its kind in the world. It plans to introduce it to the market as a sustainable substitute to meat in early 2021.

This company is also the producer of other plant-based meats. Some of these plant-based meats have hemp in them for its nutritional value. The company will roll out its hemp-based burgers in collaboration with Greenfern Industries, a medical marijuana producer, through its Craft Meat Co. brand.

Kyran Rei, the co-founder of Sustainable Food Co. revealed in an interview earlier this year that all of their consumer goods use hemp as it is very rich in nutrition and is considered to be a nutritionally complete food source globally.

The company has been testing and developing the hemp-burger for several months now and in cooperation with the Massey University’s Ridley Institute’s researchers, they concluded their research after the founders, Justin Lemmens and Kyran Rei decided on different products that were environmentally friendly and were also rich in dietary fiber and protein.

Kyran Rei added that despite the main focus of the company not being to create an alternative that is an exact duplicate of meat, he relates the taste of the hemp-burger to the experience of eating chicken.

Dan Casey, Managing Director at Greenfern Industries when asked about the collaboration stated that they partnered up with the Riddet Institute for about a year for background research as well as hemp product development. Here, they used obtained cake, seed and oil from high-quality hemp for the end result.

The hemp Sustainable Foods Co. used in the hemp-burger is also sourced locally and the highly sustainable hemp growing techniques that Greenfern Industries uses are a plus. Additionally, the plastic packaging to be used will be made from recycled materials.

Furthermore, a plant-based diet minimizes the carbon footprint that is created by the meat industry. With the public becoming more conscious of the destructive effect on the environment that meat production has, plant-based meat as well as dairy substitutes have grown in popularity and use in the developed world.

The Sustainable Foods Co. plans to carry out various product trials in the remainder of this year so as to be ready for next year’s launch both for exporting and for the local market in New Zealand.

It is these sorts of innovative hemp products that make sector players like The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) believe that there is no limit as what products can be made from hemp.

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420 with CNW – Virginia Senate Passes Bill Ending Marijuana Odor Police Stops

As millions of Americans from every corner of the country flood the streets to protest against the over-policing of black and brown communities, the Virginia Senate has approved a bill that would greatly advance that cause. Introduced by Sen. Louise Lucas, Senate Bill 5029 would prohibit police search and seizures based solely on the odor of marijuana. The legislation, which passed with a 21-15 vote, has been lauded by activists who say it is a small step towards ending the aggressive over policing certain communities have had to endure for decades.

“This is a small but important step to decriminalizing black and brown bodies of being targeted by this longtime policing tool, which was really created by politicizing the war on drugs,” says Chelsea Higgs Wise, executive director of Marijuana Justice, a nonprofit that is pushing for the statewide legalization of marijuana. Even after the state decriminalized marijuana back in July, she says, police stops initiated on the smell of marijuana have continued to adversely affect minority groups.

According to 2018 data from the ACLU, black people are more than three times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession in Virginia compared to white people. “The odor of marijuana is something that our undocumented community is anxious about because it’s life or death and separation from their families,” Higgs Wise says. She adds that although there is still a long way to go before demands for full marijuana legalization are met, right now she wants legislators to focus on ending the enforcement of remaining marijuana-related penalties.

Possession of up to an ounce of marijuana in Virginia will result in a $25 civil penalty. Before the state decriminalized marijuana, possession for having up to half an ounce would have resulted in a $500 criminal fine and 30 days in jail. She says that true reform would require the clearing of records, releasing people jailed for marijuana offenses and eliminating the $25 fine. “ALL of that has to stop to meet the full demand of legalization and fully, truly decriminalizing marijuana and black and brown bodies in the eyes of the police.”

However, not everyone agrees with Higgs Wise. The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police has stated its opposition to the bill, with Executive Director Dana Schrad saying that “enacting this type of legislation allows and promotes smoking of marijuana while operating a motor vehicle, which is a fundamental disregard for maintaining a safe driving environment for motorists.”

Though the process of rolling back decades of marijuana prohibition is slow, analysts believe that sector players like The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) celebrate every success scored in chipping away at the legacy of the war on drugs.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) Announces Increased Brand Presence Across the Midwest

The Alkaline Water Company (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER), a producer of premium bottled alkaline and flavored-infused drinking waters and CBD-infused products, today announced that its flagship brand, Alkaline88(R), will be available in 1-gallon and 1-liter sizes at all 123 Fareway store locations across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. “We are excited to announce that our flagship brand, Alkaline88, will be available in all Fareway locations across six states in the Midwest,” said Ricky Wright, president and CEO of The Alkaline Water Company, in the press release. “Our brand presence in the Midwest is growing stronger by the day, especially in the grocery channel. Fareway further extends our market share, and our customers can now find our products in many of the leading grocery chains in the region. Our lifestyle brands are currently in over 70,000 retail locations, and we are targeting an additional 40,000 stores over the next 12 to 18 months across multiple trades. We continue to see growth in our single-serve offerings, including our eco-friendly aluminum bottles and our A88 flavor-infused waters.”

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About The Alkaline Water Company

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88 delivers perfect 8.8 pH-balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label: Clean Beverage. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88 launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused Products includes both the company’s lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules and gummies. To learn more about the company visit www.A88CBD.com and www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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420 with CNW – Federal Report Shows Legalization Hasn’t Increased Youth Marijuana Use

A report from the CDC shows that cannabis consumption among teens has decreased during the years after states legalized recreational marijuana use.

According to the biannual Youth Risk Behavior Survey that was released on Friday, cannabis consumption increased between 2009 and 2013 then declined between 2013 and 2019. The data thus supports the case from backers that asserted that the creation of a regulated cannabis market would not influence youth consumption as prohibitionists had previously warned.

The survey also found that the rate of marijuana use recorded no change among teens and high school students between 2009 and 2019 despite consumption methods diversifying. When the analysis was done using another method, cannabis consumption declined during the 2009-2019 period.

The results confirmed the need to carry on the promotion of cannabis legalization and the regulation of community safety benefits as well as public health and with focus on limiting youth access.

The CDC report also shows 21.7 % of students in high school admitted to consuming cannabis in the last 30 days, while 29.2% reported to have consumed alcohol in the same period window. For lifetime use however, marijuana consumption is represented at 36.8%/

SAM, a prohibitionist group, stated that the data was a legalization negative. This is in spite of the figures showing that marijuana use hasn’t grown among teens with more states legalizing its use.

However, the analysis does not account for the fact that the CDC failed to include and observe lifetime alcohol use at any stage and the data was excluded from the report in 2019. The reason for this being that Youth Risk Behavior Survey coordinators decided to not include the question, this is including other changes that were made to the questions for the survey in the year 2018. However, no specific reason was given as to why the members decided to make the decision to do so.

In comparison though, alcohol use surpassed marijuana use. Therefore, making the assumption that trends of consumption would be the same is not far-fetched.

According to previous studies that focused on rates of teen use after cannabis legalization, there was a clear decrease in consumption. However, a related absence of evidence indicates an increase.

For instance, a study that collected data from the State of Washington ascertained that the decline in consumption of cannabis might be explained by the regulations that replaced the illegal market, which made marijuana lose its appeal.

This research is likely to come as good news to cannabis industry players like The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) who felt it was wrong to say marijuana legalization would increase teen use of the substance.

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420 with CNW – Cannabis Sales in California Rise Significantly as Lockdown Measures Remain in Place

During the last quarter, California raked in $208.4 million in tax revenue from cannabis. In comparison, this figure was slightly higher when compared with revenue from the first quarter of the year, the CDTFA reported last Wednesday.

Despite many industries declining in output or failing, the cannabis market seems to be operating at even greater efficiency, as the report from California shows.

The $208.4 million did not factor in tax revenue that was collected by each jurisdiction. In the first quarter of 2020, tax returns were $205.9 million, this is including the $26.9 million in cultivation tax, $107.4 million in cannabis excise tax as well as $71.6 million in sales tax.

Since retail sales for cannabis were put into effect, the state has amassed $1.45 billion in marijuana tax revenue. The figure is inclusive of sales, excise and cultivation taxes.

In line with a recent study, if bans on marijuana businesses were lifted, the revenue would increase. As for now though, 75% of counties and cities in the state still implement cannabis market bans. This is despite a statewide vote carried out in 2016 that legalized the plant for adult use.

While the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration analysis showed growth in revenue, the Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report on the same that cited a 7% decline in the same time period. However, they did not take into account sales tax and exclusively focused on cultivation and excise tax revenue. This accounts for the difference in the findings of the agencies.

The analyst who did the LAO report, Seth Kerstein, stated that they chose to omit data from sales tax citing problems with the accuracy of the methods used to acquire that data.

In Illinois, legal cannabis purchases are increasing steadily. The state of Illinois launched cannabis retail sales earlier this year in January. In July, it experienced an additional record-breaking month with recreational marijuana sales in the month adding up to an estimated $61 million. This number, was higher than the previous month’s record, which raked in a whooping amount of about $47 million.

Additionally, in Oregon, a similar trend in cannabis sales is being experienced by officials, in the middle of the global health pandemic. The data that was reported in May indicated that the adult-use cannabis sales had grown by a 60% margin.

Analysts say sector players like The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) will feel vindicated since the industry has always asserted that having a regulated marijuana market will open untold economic benefits for states.

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CBDNewsBreaks – The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) Products Available Through Largest US Food Redistribution Company

The Alkaline Water Company (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) has announced that its products will be carried by Dot Foods Inc., the largest food redistribution company in the United States. This entry into the hospitality space includes the company’s Alkaline88(R) and A88 Infused(TM) lines as well as its aluminum bottles. A producer of premium bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters, and CBD-infused products, WTER said these products will be available nationwide to Dot Foods’ 4,300 customers around the country by Sept. 21, 2020. “Adding the largest food-service redistributor, Dot Foods, to our growing list of channel partners is another milestone for the company,” said Alkaline Water Company president and CEO Richard Wright in the press release. “Every year, Dot Foods sells millions of cases of beverages to its customers. This relationship will give us an entry into the hospitality industry, which we view as a significant opportunity for our growing lifestyle brands. There are over 600,000 restaurants and foodservice establishments that will now have access to our full line of products.”

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About The Alkaline Water Company Inc.

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88 delivers perfect 8.8 pH-balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label: Clean Beverage. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88 launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused Products includes both the company’s lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules and gummies. To learn more about the company visit www.A88CBD.com and www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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420 with CNW – Weed Vending Machines in Colorado: The Future of Non-Contact Highs

With many companies going online in order to cater for the increased demand for online ordering with some offering additional curbside pickup due to the pandemic, one company in Colorado is making sure people can also purchase their cannabis without fear of getting infected with COVID-19.

Anna, a company founded by Matt Frost, who is also the CEO, makes vending machines designed to fill and take marijuana product orders.

The first vending machine debuted at the Strawberry Fields dispensary, located in central Pueblo. Consumers now have the option of purchasing edibles, vape oils, and flower, all without any interaction with a budtender. Later this year, a second vending machine will be installed in the Starbuds dispensary located in Aurora.

This concept was originally developed by Frost, who has a background in healthcare data analytics to adapt the efficiency of a market self-serve system to the cannabis industry. In his home state, Massachusetts, waits in dispensaries range from a few minutes to a few hours with some shops recommending that customers pre-order online then schedule pick-up times for ease of purchase.

Vending machines offer an added advantage to cannabis consumers who have no need to speak to a budtender as they already know what they want. This opens up more time for customers who may have questions and need to interact with a budtender for help and enquiries.

There are four vending machines set up in Strawberry Fields. To access them, consumers are required to display identification in order to check in to use them. Each vending machine shows a digital form of the menu on the 27-inch touch screen where customers can stock up on their purchases virtually. The system also offers the option to pay using cash or a debit card. The machine, dubbed Anna, then dispenses the goods, providing a grab-and-go experience.

The Anna app by the same company, will be launched and may be used if consumers wish to pre-order then check out using the vending machine. For now though, only weed is stocked in these vending machines so you’ll have to find another substitute for when the munchies hit.

Frost has his eye set on the cannabidiol market, with the hopes of putting up Anna machines that sell non-psychoactive cannabis products in retail stores and gas stations in the near future. He also hints at a very lucrative partnership with a company that has significant CBD distribution opportunities. He states that the release is scheduled for fall. If you asked sector players like The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) if they thought 2020 would be the year cannabis starts being dispensed by vending machines, it is likely that none of them would have expected this to happen so soon, a sign of how fast the industry is becoming mainstream.

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CBDNewsBreaks – The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) Appoints Accomplished Brand Strategist as Director of Corporate Marketing

The Alkaline Water Company (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER), a producer of premium bottled alkaline and flavored-infused drinking waters and CBD-infused products, today announced its appointment of Rosie Cousino as director of Corporate Marketing. Cousino brings over 20 years of experience working with national brands, including Clorox, Del Monte Foods, Nature Made Vitamins, and, most recently, Medterra CBD. “Rosie is an accomplished CPG marketer and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our growing team,” said The Alkaline Water Company president and CEO Ricky Wright in the press release. “She brings a wide range of strategic brand-building knowhow to The Alkaline Water Company with insight across several CPG categories, including launching CDB products for a leading ingestible brand. Her deep digital experience and long history of building incredible brand strategies are precisely what our growing national lifestyle brands, Alkaline88, A88 flavor-infused, and A88CBD need.”

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About The Alkaline Water Company

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88(R) delivers perfect 8.8 pH-balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label “Clean Beverage.” Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88 launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors, with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused products include both the company’s lab-tested full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils, and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules, and gummies. To purchase A88CBD(TM) products online, visit www.A88CBD.com. To learn more about The Alkaline Water Company, visit www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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