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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of
Investorideas.com "Potcast" featuring cannabis news, stocks to watch
as well as insights from thought leaders and experts
In
today’s podcast we look at a few early announcements.
But
first, Hempcorp recently secured a 10,000 acre site set to become the
world's largest hemp plantation. This comes following the legalisation of hemp
cultivation within the state of Uttarakhand, India.
The company will be managing operations in
Uttarakhand and has plans for a variety-based product chain from hemp. The
product chain will vary from health foods, cosmetics, textiles, FMCGs,
pharmaceuticals, cannabis-infused ayurvedic medicines, eco-friendly
construction materials, bioplastics, biofuel and more. Hemp-based paper,
plastics and fuel will foster a more sustainable future.
The company has been engaging with
government officials and liaisons regarding regulatory compliance. A recent
industry development was made by the government in licensing cannabis
cultivation, processing and refinement for the production of ayurvedic
medicines containing CBD and THC content.
The company has made the recent decision to
proactively participate in the formation of a cannabis society for the
decriminalisation, legalisation and advocacy of cannabis in India. Further, is
in partnership discussions with technologists regarding bleeding edge
technologies in cannabinoid extraction.
Hempcorp expects the market to grow at an
exponential rate over the next 3 years into a multi-billion-dollar industry and
is seeing a growing interest in foreign investment into India's cannabis space.
Given these factors, the company is also focusing on the creation of an Indian
hemp market.
Australis Capital
Inc. (CSE: AUSA) (OTC: AUSAF) announced the formation of Cocoon Technology LLC, a
cloud-based, self-service fulfillment platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of
AUSA. Designed to enhance the consumer experience and reduce labor costs,
Cocoon delivers operational efficiency to dispensaries while improving order
fulfillment, cash management, bankcard acceptance, data analytics, customer
loyalty, marketing, privacy, and compliance. Cocoon's Platform-as-a-Service
model delivers contracted recurring revenue, one-time revenue, exclusive
multi-year agreements, enhanced product offerings and an extensive runway of
future innovations.
With
the launch of CocoonPod®, Cocoon unites state-of-the-art self-service kiosks
with mobile applications, platform agnostic integrations into leading
enterprise resource planning (ERP)/business management systems, and payment
providers. CocoonPod® features consumer-facing kiosks as stand-alone units or
multi-unit pods as the core consumer point-of-interaction (POI), coupled with a
consumer mobile application and tablet for employee assisted self-service transactions,
providing a full omni-commerce solution for brick-and-mortar locations.
"The
benefits of deploying self-service technology have been demonstrated across all
brick-and-mortar retail sectors in the United States and AUSA's management
experience and leadership in self-service technology positions AUSA for
immediate success across North America," states Michael Carlotti, Chief
Financial Officer of AUSA. "The estimated market opportunity for kiosk
sales to dispensaries in the United States over the next five years is 50,000
units with a recurring revenue model based on a percentage of sales initiated
within CocoonPod®. Cocoon has met with leading Multi-State Operators (MSO) and
focus groups with conservative assumptions suggesting 60-80% of returning
customers will choose to initiate their purchase through a self-service
POI."
CocoonPod®
functionality delivers reduced transaction times, privacy, coin-less cash
recycling, payment gateway, ATM processing, ID validation, QR codes, consumer
loyalty, charitable donations, and numerous marketing opportunities through a
dynamic user interface. By integrating Coil®, a loyalty and data application
built by AUSA's wholly-owned subsidiary Rthm Technologies ("Rthm"),
CocoonPod® also offers fully integrated loyalty functionality for consumers,
now branded as CocoonRewards®.
"Since
being acquired by AUSA the Rthm team has created the industry's most powerful
data-driven mobile loyalty application which will integrate directly within the
CocoonPod® platform providing operators and consumers a user experience and
point-of-purchase options never before available," states Alex Mosa,
President of Rthm. "We are excited to release this impactful product into
the U.S. market."
CocoonPod®
self-service kiosks and integrated form factors were developed in partnership
with Passport Technology Inc. ("Passport"), the International
award-winning technology provider to brick-and-mortar casinos and hospitality.
With over a decade of experience developing robust, intuitive, aesthetically
pleasing self-service kiosk technology, payment applications, loyalty rewards,
compliance programs, and opt-out optionality to highly regulated and high
traffic industries, Passport's reputation of developing and supporting these
technologies is unparalleled.
"As
the industry continues to expand, retailers seek opportunities to streamline
operations and enhance consumer experiences. CocoonPod® is the future for
highly regulated brick-and-mortar environments where privacy, Know Your
Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and social responsibility are
critical," states Kurt Sullivan, President of Passport. "Our
partnership with Cocoon will immediately address known pain points while
introducing new functionality for all stakeholders within the dispensary and
retail eco-system."
Epazz, Inc. (OTC: EPAZ), a leading provider of drone technology,
blockchain mobile apps and cloud-based business software solutions, has announced that its holdings ZenaPay, Inc. has signed
five beta customer agreements in order to commercialize its drone smart farming
solution. The ZenaPay team in August 2019 beta tested its drone mapping and
plant tracking solutions in Ireland on two farms. The beta test was a success,
signing up additional beta customers. The company has been updating the
software and developing its own drone technology based on the feedback from the
Ireland trip.
Epazz,
Inc., which formed Farm Drone, Inc. earlier this year, will license exclusively
its drone technology to ZenaPay, Inc. The drone will be called ZenaDrone 1000.
It will be the first generation drone we develop for the Agriculture industry.
ZenaDrone 1000 will be a workhorse for farms, which will have multiple
functions and features to scan fields and remove the male hemp plant in order
to double female hemp production. The feedback we received from our trip to
Ireland has provided us an opportunity to extend our technology to include
tracking livestock and testing soil samples.
Epazz
will be maintaining its twitter page with updates about the drone development
and the company on a daily basis. You can visit our twitter page at https://www.twitter.com/epazz
Dr.
Shaun Passley, CEO of Epazz & ZenaPay, said, “We believe that Artificial
Intelligence (“AI”) and our facial recognition technology are the next
technologies to positively impact agriculture production. Our agreements with 5 beta customers will
demonstrate the benefits of the ZenaPay Drone Farm Software; and the efficiency
gained from tracking plant growth from seed to harvest.”
SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) has launched into the smokable hemp market. Their newly
released brand 1606 Original Hemp is gaining traction after much attention at
the 2019 National Association of Convenience Stores launch. The company
received orders on site at the show and gathered over 100 interested clients
that collectively own over 15,000 locations. SinglePoint expects to make its
first large sale in the near future and has shipped orders to a collective 250
locations.
Pure
American Hemp cigarettes are nicotine and tobacco free. Some research suggests
that smoking hemp cigarettes could be a potential tool to replace tobacco and
nicotine addictions. According to a Brightfield Group survey of more than 5,000
CBD users in the U.S.:
● 24% have used it to help quit smoking.
● Quitters are often replacing cigarettes
with either smokable hemp or vaping.
● 41% of quitters have entirely replaced
tobacco with hemp CBD.
Google
trends reveals over the last year that hemp was researched more often than
tobacco and nicotine.
The
Alternative Market has continued to grow by 35%, from 2019 to 2018 while
cigarettes stayed steady at 3.1%. With the addition of hemp cigarettes and the
recent vape scare, many assume the alternative market will continue growing as
people look for a “healthier for you” alternative to cigarettes.
Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. (TSX: FAF) and its wholly-owned subsidiary HifyreTM
Inc., announced the successful launch of the Spark PerksTM
cannabis members program across the Fire & Flower retail network.
Members
of the Spark Perks program receive exclusive benefits including: Fastlane
checkout, special deals, member-only events and exclusive content. Spark Perks
is free to join and no cannabis purchase is required to join the program.
Since
the program's official launch on September 19, 2019, Spark Perks has grown to
more than 38,000 members. Of those members, 33% have conducted a second
transaction since the creation of the member profile. Initial results indicate
that on average, Spark Perks members spend 43% more than non-members, per
transaction, in the Fire & Flower retail network.
"Since
the launch of the Spark Perks program, Fire & Flower has seen an increase
in customer engagement and basket size of members across our retail
network," shared Trevor Fencott, Chief Executive Officer of Fire &
Flower. "The launch of the Spark Perks member program demonstrates Fire
& Flower's continued commitment to be a leading data-driven, 'retail 2.0'
company."
"Hifyre
has been developing Spark Perks for more than six months and we are delighted
to see positive initial results in the member program," shared Matthew
Hollingshead, President of Hifyre. "Hifyre continues to be at the
forefront of digital cannabis retail. We focus on developing secure, data
driven retail tools that connect customers with the brands and products they
love."
Between
2014 and 2018 global sales of legal cannabis more than tripled from $3.4
billion to $10.9 billion, according to the State of the Legal Cannabis Markets
report from Arcview Market Research. BDS Analytics calls for a near-quadrupling
from 2018 levels to $40.6 billion by 2024 at an annual growth rate of 21.9%.
This has led many people to wonder, why the recent market downturn in the
cannabis sector?
"Legal
cannabis, particularly in Canada, has been struggling under the weight of
burdensome regulations, poor supply-chain management, and quality issues,"
said Jamie Shaw, Chief Communications and Culture Officer for Pasha.
"Coupled with that, companies in the sector were slow to deliver the
results expected and were generally seen as overvalued. Share prices were
determined at a time when there were relatively few licences that seemed to
have a stranglehold on the regulated marketplace."
While
these challenges are most pronounced in today's market, for Pasha it has been
an affirmation of its business plan. "We never bought into the big-box
mentality that's causing many of these problems," Shaw said. "Pasha
has focused on small batch, craft producers, and has been meeting its goals at
a quick pace, with the first micro-cultivation harvest expected in December."
Pasha
has been on-boarding brands and people that made legalization possible,
including Baked Edibles, Earth Dragon Organics, and Beard Brothers Collective,
and has acquired a Health Canada licensed facility on Vancouver Island. Pasha
expects to be the first licensed, nation-wide, all-craft company to be
operational by end of Q4 2019/early Q1 2020.
Of
the first 5 micro-licences issued by Health Canada, Pasha has signed supply
agreements with all of them. Pasha also has signed supply agreements with 60
more applicants currently in the CTLS queue with Health Canada, and another 40
navigating the licensing process with Pasha subsidiary, BC Craft Supply Co.
Ltd. With 100 micro-cultivators each permitted to produce up to 500kg per year,
Pasha could have the ability to bring up to 50,000kg per year of high-quality
craft cannabis to Canadian consumers.
"The
legal market has yet to see products with the same care and attention to detail
that went into the highest quality, illicit products," said Patrick Brauckmann,
Executive Chair of Pasha Brands. "Pasha is committed to bringing products
to the marketplace that put the consumer first."
Partnered
with powerful distributors like Great North and developing innovative industry
solutions like Craft Labs, Pasha looks to disrupt how people think of legal
cannabis.
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