LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Medbox, Inc. (OTCQB: MDBX) (www.medbox.com), a leader in providing ancillary services to the alternative medicine industry, dispensary consulting services, and patented medicine dispensing systems to medical and retail industries, today announced that Dr. Bruce Bedrick, chief executive officer of Medbox, will appear on Bloomberg TV's "In the Loop with Betty Liu" on May 20, 2014 at 9:35 am ET

Dr. Bedrick has been invited to appear to discuss Medbox and its dispensing and storage systems, along with recent headlines regarding the legalized business of marijuana. Medbox is the industry leader in the legal marijuana industry. The Company has consulted with more than 400 clients in six states, helping businesses secure licenses, identify locations, build-out dispensaries, educate patients and conduct business in a safe, secure, and legally compliant way. 

About Betty Liu:

Betty Liu is editor-at-large for Bloomberg Television and the host of "In the Loop with Betty Liu," a weekday program providing the fastest and most comprehensive coverage of the headlines and major events set to shape the business day ahead. She also hosts "In the Loop, At the Half" on Bloomberg Radio, airing weekdays at noon. An award-winning business journalist, Liu regularly interviews influential business, political and media leaders including Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim, Ted Turner and Lloyd Blankfein. Before joining Bloomberg Television, Liu served as an anchor for CNBC Asia based in Hong Kong. Prior to that, she was the Atlanta bureau chief for the Financial Times. Earlier in her career, Liu was the Taiwan bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires - the youngest ever in Asia - and a Hong Kong-based regional correspondent for the newswire. In 1997, she received a Dow Jones Newswires Award for her coverage of the Asian financial crisis.

About Medbox, Inc.:  

Medbox is a leader in the development, sales and service of automated, biometrically controlled dispensing and storage systems for medicine and merchandise. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Medbox, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Medicine Dispensing Systems, offers their patented systems, software and consulting services to pharmacies, alternative medicine dispensaries and local governments in the U.S. In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vaporfection International, Inc. (www.vaporfection.com), the company offers an industry award winning medical vaporizer product. Medbox, through its newly established subsidiaries, is in development of the following ancillary services catered to the alternative medicine industry: merchant services and armored transport for cash deposits, cannabidiol research and development, real estate acquisitions and subsequent lease programs to alternative medicine dispensaries, and alternative medicine dispensary management services.

Forward-Looking Statements: The statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws.  Such statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control.  In addition, such forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.  Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, technical advances in the industry, political conditions and economic conditions in the states considering such legislation.  We do not take any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or developments after a forward-looking statement was made.

Medbox, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and is quoted on the OTCQB, ticker symbol MDBX.

For more information on Medbox, please contact the Medbox Investor Relations Department at (800) 762-1452 or go online to www.medbox.com. 

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SOURCE Medbox, Inc.

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