CBD Attracting the Golf Community

April 29, 2019 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Microcap Speculators -- With rumors swirling that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are chewing CBD gum, CBD has become a hot topic in the golf community. The non-psychoactive health benefits of CBD are appealing for golfers.

This is why we are highlighting Real Brands, Inc. (USOTC: RLBD). The Hemp-Derived consumer product company just announced that PGA professional, Scott Piercy, is coming aboard as Brand Ambassador. Piercy is coming off his best finish of 2019 and is set to defend his title this weekend at the Zurich classic. With the spotlight on Piercy this week, RLBD could receive some of that shine. Last month, he made a further commitment by making a long-term investment into Real Brands. RLBD has strong management with a solid background in branding and the beverage industry and plans to expand their holdings focusing on at least three CBD Categories: smokables, edibles and topical balms and lotions. The company recently updated their logo and brand identity. It is also developing an E-Commerce website and plans to launch it during the early part of the second quarter on their newly acquired domain name, to support online sales of a variety of smokable, edible, and topical CBD derived from hemp-based products for each of their brands. Start your research today.

Today we are highlighting: Real Brands, Inc. (USOTC: RLBD), The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER), Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF), iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. (USOTC: ITHUF), and GrowGeneration Corp. (GRWG).

Real Brands, Inc. (USOTC: RLBD) (Market Cap: $13.558M; Share Price: $0.09) is launching a CBD beverage. The company is very close to its next production run, meaning there could be major news on the way. The audit on the horizon means this could also be another major event for investors to pay attention to. Real Brands is first and foremost a marketing and branding company, which has been slowly building its portfolio of trademarked brand names that could each represent on their own major partnerships and joint ventures going forward. It is focused on the hemp-derived CBD industry and is developing consumer products in the following categories- smokables, edibles and topicals.

Jerry Pearring, the CEO of Real Brands commented, “As the demand for CBD infused products continues to grow, we intend to create marketing strategies in at least three CBD Categories: smokables, edibles and topical balms and lotions.”
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The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (Market Cap: $90.321M; Share Price: $2.30), a leading producer of premium bottled alkaline drinking water sold under the brand name Alkaline88®, continues to expand its national retail footprint as regulations around hemp-infused products are ironed out. Not only did the company expand its distribution into 30 more Whole Foods stores (resulting in a total of 107 across the United States), but it formed an agreement with Jetro Cash and Carry—one of the United States' leading wholesale food and beverage suppliers. The agreement will provide over 5,000 independent retailers (ie. restaurants, nonprofit organizations) in Southern California with access to the company's Alkaline88® 1-liter, 700ml, and 500ml products. Jetro Cash and Carry is one of the nation's largest wholesale food and beverage suppliers. The company is optimistic that this new distribution channel will ultimately be as successful as its more established supermarket sales channel.

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. produces, distributes, and markets bottled alkaline water in the United States. The company offers bottled alkaline water in various volumes under the Alkaline88 trade name. With its innovative, state-of-the-art, proprietary electrolysis process, the company produces healthy, all-natural and great-tasting alkaline water for a balanced lifestyle. It sells its products through brokers and distributors to retailers, such as convenience stores, natural food products stores, large ethnic markets, and national retailers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF) (Market Cap: $565.896M; Share Price: $11.57) announced recently that its 50%-owned joint venture for large-scale, low-cost, high-quality cannabis production, Pure Sunfarms, has exercised its option on the existing 1.1 million square foot Delta 2 greenhouse facility currently owned by Village Farms in Delta, British Columbia. The Delta 2 facility is a newer, nearly identical "sister" facility immediately adjacent to the 1.1 million square foot Delta 3 greenhouse facility, which is already one of the largest cannabis production operations in the world. The addition of the Delta 2 greenhouse operation doubles Pure Sunfarms' total production area to 2.2 million square feet and, with conservatively targeted annual production of approximately 75,000 kilograms of dried cannabis, doubles its annual cannabis production potential to approximately 150,000 kilograms.

Village Farms is one of the largest and longest-operating vertically integrated greenhouse growers in North America and the only publicly traded greenhouse produce company in Canada. Together with its subsidiaries, it produces, markets, and distributes greenhouse-grown tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers in North America. The company operates in two segments, Produce Business and Energy Business. It also owns and operates a 7.0-megawatt power plant that generates and sells electricity to British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.
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iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. (USOTC: ITHUF) (Market Cap: $714.177M; Share Price: $5.015) has recently reported its unaudited financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and partners with best-in-class regulated cannabis operations across the United States.

iAnthus reported fourth quarter revenue and other income of $2.2 million and full year fiscal 2018 revenue and other income of $4.5 million, up 165% and 88%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017.

iAnthus reported full year fiscal 2018 net loss of approximately $62.0 million, which includes $44.1 million of non-cash charges used to derive adjusted EBITDA primarily due to accretion expense, fair market value adjustments, depreciation and share-based compensation; fourth quarter net loss of approximately $15.9 million, which includes $9.9 million of non-cash charges used to derive adjusted EBITDA primarily due to accretion expense, fair market value adjustments, depreciation and share-based compensation.

Recently it announced a licensing agreement entered into between its U.S. subsidiary and Blissiva, a women-owned, Maryland-based company specializing in producing and distributing medical cannabis products specifically formulated for women. As per the licensing agreement, iAnthus will manufacture, market and sell a variety of Blissiva products in its markets, with initial launch in Maryland scheduled for April 20, 2019. Additionally, iAnthus has the exclusive right to launch Blissiva in its ten other existing states and across the United States.

iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. owns and operates licensed cannabis cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities. As of March 4, 2019, it operated 21 dispensaries in 11 states. The company is based in New York, New York.

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GrowGeneration Corp. (GRWG) (Market Cap: $83.649M; Share Price: $2.90), one of the largest chains of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, with currently 21 locations, reported financial results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 on April 1, 2019.

2018 Financial Highlights:

Revenue of $29.0 million up $14.6 million or 102% over 2017 revenues of $14.4 million.
Acquired 8 stores, HeavyGardens.com and opened Oklahoma City, OK. location in 2018.
Gross profit margin percentage, exclusive of inventory valuation adjustments, was 25.2% for 2018 compared to 24.2% for 2017.
Store operating costs, as a percentage of revenue, have declined 13% from 20.6% for 2017 to 18% for 2018

Darren Lampert, Co-Founder and CEO, said, "This was our 5th consecutive year of record growth for GrowGeneration, with revenues growing over 100% year over year.”

GrowGen owns and operates specialty retail hydroponic and organic gardening stores. Currently, GrowGen has 21 stores. GrowGen also operates an online superstore for cultivators, located at HeavyGardens.com. GrowGen carries and sells thousands of products, including organic nutrients and soils, advanced lighting technology and state of the art hydroponic equipment to be used indoors and outdoors by commercial and home growers. Management estimates that roughly 1,000 hydroponic stores are in operation in the U.S. By 2020 the market is estimated to reach over $23 billion with a compound annual growth.

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Priyanka Goel, CFA

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