DENVER, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- DC Brands International, Inc. (OTCQB: HRDN) ("DC Brands" or the "Company") is very excited to announce that it has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Lotus MMJ Consulting, LLC, ("Lotus") a Colorado LLC.  The new combined entity will be branded Lotus Consulting. Lotus is owned and managed by Erik Santus and Hung Nguyen who are also founders, owners and managers of the Lotus Medical, LLC who operate a MMJ dispensary in Downtown Denver. The consummation of the merger is subject to certain closing conditions, including the negotiation of a definitive agreement.

Lotus MMJ Consulting currently has 4 clients in four different states.  The projected gross revenue from the new, combined entity is expected to be in excess of $1 million in 2015.

DC Brands has committed to provide a $200,000 revolving loan to Lotus Consulting for working capital.

Bob Armstrong, DC Brands' CEO and CFO stated, "We are very excited about this deal.  I believe that Partnering with executives who have started and grown one of the premier Colorado MMJ dispensary operations and then started their consulting business because people across the country began reaching out to them, will be invaluable to the success of this venture.  Another benefit to the consulting operation is the 'first look' at many new products and operations that may provide future investment opportunities for DC and Lotus Consulting Group."

DC Brands intends to immediately begin work on a new corporate website that will provide our investors information on our activities as well as all of our past filings, press releases and communications.  Please go to http://lotuscannabis.com/ to see the Lotus Medical website and learn about the premier MMJ dispensary in Colorado.

About DC Brands International, Inc.
DC Brands International, a publicly traded company under the ticker symbol (HRDN). On April 4, 2014, the Company announced that it intended to become a service provider to fully licensed Colorado medical and recreational marijuana businesses.

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