Cannabis Stocks Defy Gravity During Market Plunge

NEW YORK, October 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

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In the recent broad stock market sell-off, one sector resisted the market plunge.

• Cannabis stocks shined during the market rout.
• Global cannabis market is expected to exceed $146 billion by 2025.
• Cannabis market analysts predict CAGR of 34.6 percent during next seven years.
• Cannabis markets spawn dynamic ancillary businesses.

Multiple marijuana stocks shined in the sea of red during mid-October's rout, racking up gravity-defying gains. The sizzling sector is sending signals of being uncorrelated with markets that are driven by the imperatives of institutional traders. Being untethered from the vagaries of institutional intentions is most likely advantageous for individuals intent on profiting from the impending cannabis tsunami. Marijuana sector growth has spawned a realm of new dynamic businesses in previously unimagined arenas. Leveraging the immense opportunity, NUGL, Inc. (OTC:NUGL) (NUGL Profile) has developed a first-of-its-kind, cutting-edge search app and comprehensive online directory exclusively for the marijuana industry. Heralded as a global first-mover cannabis connectivity business, NUGL just signed a deal that significantly expands its footprint and reach. The global growth in marijuana has also spurred investments in the sector by such well-known names as Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG), and has launched marijuana-centric companies such as Terra Tech Corp. (OTC:TRTC) and KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTC:KSHB).

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Cannabis Jackpot 

Cannabis is understandably generating intense global interest from business interests and investment communities.  It's impossible to ignore a market sector valued at an estimated $7 billion two years ago that's now projected to exceed $146 billion worldwide by 2025 - a 20-fold increase. The stratospheric growth in the global marijuana market is anticipated to achieve a mind-boggling CAGR of 34.6 percent between 2018 and 2025.

Marijuana markets started gaining global traction in tandem with increased consumer demand for medicinal marijuana utilized for chronic pain and myriad other disorders. Medical marijuana was, in fact, the largest segment of the cannabis sector in 2016, and its value is expected to surpass $100 billion by 2025. The legalization of recreational marijuana use in multiple states and various countries has propelled demand into overdrive. The industry is now on track to bring in $8 billion by the end of this year. The research and development of safer forms of ingesting marijuana such as tinctures, oils, vapes and other edibles are expected to bolster market growth.

Connecting All Things Cannabis 

On the cutting edge of the development of organic data analytics in the cannabis industry, NUGL, Inc. (OTC:NUGL) is focused on clearing up consumer confusion about the wide number of product options and becoming an integral asset to the burgeoning sector. While other attempts to connect and codify the spider web of interactions in the legal cannabis community have fallen short of expectations, NUGL expects its first-to-market, best-in-class technology platform to snag the lion's share of this invaluable new market.  

Since cannabis ads are prohibited on most social media networks, including Facebook, NUGL seized the opportunity to create the largest, most robust cannabis business networking platform in the world. The company's internet-based search apps and online directory are the first ever to deliver global cannabis users networking power with unbiased search results, eliminating paid placement listings and skewed reviews. NUGL's networking platform employs both business-to-consumer and business-to-business applications, providing the tools the industry needs to connect both pieces of the industry together. This allows all cannabis services, events and brands the ability to network and bring their companies to market.

NUGL's platform is designed to serve cannabis-related businesses, products, services and users by building a community that meets the needs of each segment. NUGL puts the power of connection and self-promotion back into the hands of cannabis companies, giving them the tools to build a dedicated profile featuring their brands and services. The NUGL cannabis community is experiencing significant growth as dispensaries, strains, doctors, lawyers, service professionals, vape shops, hydro stores and brands are joining daily.

Profiles for Every Community Member  

NUGL offers four types of profiles: brands, events, services, and retail. Each of these profiles can connect and interact with each other, allowing an unprecedented level of communication between each segment of the cannabis market. For instance, using the NUGL app, brands can explore and develop their distribution capabilities by connecting with retail locations. Brands can even use the app to market their products, letting stores know about special order discounts, specials, and other marketing information.

When a brand and retail store have inked a distribution deal, the store can benefit by being included on the NUGL store locator. That means that when a user searches for a specific cannabis brand, the retail store appears on a source map, driving consumers to the location.

Cannabis service providers can use NUGL to reach out to everyone on the app, advertising the unique services they provide. For instance, a CPA firm that specializes in the cannabis market can communicate directly with the niche clients it is looking for. And finally, events such concerts or other occasions that either focus on or are open to cannabis users can extend invitations and attract participants.

NUGL's iOS and Android apps are available in the Apple and the Google Play stores, and the company is intensely consumer focused. Future software development is directed and driven by community feedback. Reinforcing its credo of "for the people, by the people," NUGL just announced major updates to its app in response to community feedback asking for a more robust mobile application.

In tune with consumer input, NUGL proactively launched major mobile application updates that included, in part, newly redesigned profile pages and updated brand profiles. The company also added new swipe gestures and social media links to profile pages, as well as menu tabs and social share links to profiles. And NUGL simplified search functions with an updated search bar, new filters, improved brand search functionality and redesigned icons.

Multiple Platforms Expand Reach 

There's little doubt about consumer demand for cannabis or the void of platforms to efficiently connect consumers to cannabis-related companies and services. NUGL is rapidly filling that void and expanding at breakneck pace. NUGL's user sign-ups and mobile app downloads in September eclipsed expectations and surpassed industry standards

 for comparable tech start-ups.

"We not only saw great returns on our initial spend but also saw the beginning of a viral push. Our next step is to scale our marketing model and watch NUGL grow its user base and app downloads even more," NUGL CMO Ryan Bartlette stated.

Last month NUGL expanded its footprint and reach through a national joint venture marketing agreement with Nichols Publishing Company. NUGL is adding tens of thousands of print readers and online visitors with cannabis-centered magazines Garden & Greenhouse and Professional Marijuana Grower). Together, the magazines reach a cornucopia of small commercial growers, hobby growers, hydroponic and indoor gardeners, licensed cannabis growing facilities, processors and dispensaries. The magazines complement NUGL Magazine, which covers cannabis industry news and how it affects the cannabis community.

In a dramatic development, NUGL just announced a binding letter of intent to purchase Nichols Publishing Company. In what can be viewed as complete confidence in NUGL's future, Nichols Publishing agreed to be acquired in exchange for $1 million in NUGL common stock. Nichols Publishing was founded by Robin Nichols more than a decade ago, and its cannabis trade magazines have grown into well-known brands. Nichols will join NUGL following the acquisition and run the publications' operation under the NUGL name.

With clear intentions to dominate the market for global connectivity as it relates to cannabis consumers and businesses, NUGL's decision to acquire Nichols Publishing is likely just a beginning as it expands its platforms and global footprint to synergistically support cannabis consumers and cannabis industry growth.

The Epiphany  

There's zero question about the past growth of the marijuana market, and future growth looks even brighter. Although the sector shines even during market sell-offs and marijuana stocks are reaching new highs, some say the sector is top heavy and frothy. If true, from this point forward, nascent ancillary business that feed and support consumers, services and businesses in the cannabis industry may hold much greater upside potential.

Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) just made the largest investment to date in the cannabis space. The company is already a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits. With the recent $4 billion investment, Constellation looks to accelerate market position, perhaps create cannabis-infused drinks and expand its portfolio in emerging cannabis markets around the globe.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) is the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products as well as hydroponic growing products. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, The Hawthorne Gardening Company, is a leading provider of nutrients, lighting and other materials used in the hydroponic growing segment and now cannabis. The lawn and garden giant invested more than $1 billion in the past few years on a wide variety of companies that produce items connected to cannabis cultivation.

Terra Tech Corp. (OTCQX:TRTC) operates through multiple subsidiary businesses to provide both medical cannabis to patients and premium cannabis to the adult-use market in Nevada and California. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Edible Garden, cultivates a premier brand of local and sustainably grown hydroponic produce. Terra Tech's MediFarm LLC subsidiaries are focused on medical and adult-use cannabis cultivation and permitting businesses throughout Nevada.

KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:KSHB) is the parent company to a diverse group of business units in the cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabis-related industries. KushCo's subsidiaries and brands provide exceptional customer service, product quality, compliancy knowledge and a local presence in serving a diverse customer base. KushCo Holdings' brands include Kush Supply Company, Kush Energy, Hybrid Creative and Koleto Packaging Solutions.

For more information about NUGL, please visit NUGL, Inc. (OTC:NUGL).

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