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Lawsuit: Teen has nicotine-induced seizures after becoming addicted using Juul e-cig
http://www.fox13news.com/health/lawsuit-teen-has-nicotine-induced-seizures-after-becoming-addicted-using-juul-e-cig
No exodus- just glee. So much winning on the horizon.
30 April 2019 - MARCH 2019 QUARTERLY REPORT
https://clients3.weblink.com.au/pdf/ZLD/02100124.pdf
"There is growing concern that as more states legalize marijuana, there also will be an increase in tobacco use because the two substances may be used together," said Joan Tucker, lead author of the study and a senior behavioral scientist at RAND, a nonprofit research organization. "Co-use of cannabis and tobacco could reverse some of the progress made on reducing rates of tobacco use."
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/rc-coc042919.php
Like I said- they're colluding. The science was sketchy. This is great news for us... PM can and will take the blow from VLN... VLN coming this summer...
Interesting: Vireo Health’s Patent Application For Less Harmful Tobacco Products Infused With Cannabis Is Approved By USPTO
https://www.newcannabisventures.com/vireo-healths-patent-application-for-less-harmful-tobacco-products-infused-with-cannabis-is-approved-by-uspto/
Sound familiar? It's a long-term play... and guess what? XXII is in play with it... let's see what happens. Still, BT is the first domino.
Supreme Cannabis Launches Cannabis Genetics Company, Cambium Plant Sciences
https://www.newcannabisventures.com/supreme-cannabis-launches-cannabis-genetics-company-cambium-plant-sciences/
Willing to give their IP significance til the summer based on FDA talk, and other compounding factors we mostly disagree with. GLTA.
Alright, you convinced me. $MO $PM $BTI
And the institutional investors. See you in the summer.
I remember- read the science. I’m suggesting it doesn’t matter. Politics.
No joke- PM and FDA are colluding- FDA approves IQOS if and only if PM begins championing FDA regulatory powers... good politics/win-win
Here comes VLN...
Game over Summer 2019
PMI: "Nicotine is addictive. It is not risk-free, and it poses particular risks for adolescents."
https://www.apnews.com/Business%20Wire/c4396d6e04c24facb658039ed3af113c
In the U.S., PMI affirms, the best way tobacco and e-cigarette companies can address the most serious issues, such as underage use, is by availing themselves of the opportunity presented by review and authorization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More than two years ago, PMI put IQOS, our electrically heated tobacco system, for review before the agency. No other company has presented to the FDA a scientific evidence package as comprehensive as PMI has for its heated tobacco system. We are hopeful FDA will soon authorize IQOS for sale in the U.S.
A recently published study showed that only 4 per cent of smokers who used e-cigarettes quit completely while the majority continued to use e-cigarettes after quitting smoking.
If we do allow e-cigarettes in the future, it is prudent to restrict its use to smokers, possibly as a prescription device.
Interesting read... Juul believes deal with Altria will help hasten demise of tobacco
https://www.ft.com/content/0d81a3c0-61ed-11e9-b285-3acd5d43599e
Let them sell this narrative... everything is public and can be amplified with social media... no resistance (other than from BAT who hasn't diversified/shot themselves in the foot with XXII) for reduced nicotine legislation?
Pay raise a reflection of what's to come for us?
Can you imagine a world where it makes sense that other countries would wait for the FDA to make their ruling?
Extract from New Cannabis Ventures... does XXII have a role here?:
This week, also in Toronto, Paradigm Capital hosted a truly spectacular event focused on a topic we have been sharing with our readers for quite some time, biosynthesis. We learned that many in the industry prefer to call it "cellular agriculture". The event was well-attended by investors as well as the industry, with many Canadian LPs in the crowd, including some who have made investments already and others who appear to be quite interested. Most of the companies were private, though two, which are reincarnated biofuels developers, are public. Only two of the dozen or so companies were pursuing cannabinoid biosynthesis just two years ago. Many appear to be well-funded with ties to Silicon Valley and other sources of biotech capital.
For those not paying attention, this is a technology that appears to be getting closer to disrupting the cannabis industry. The premise is that natural cannabinoids will soon be able to be produced more cost-effectively and with greater standardization than through the processing of cannabis or hemp. Most of the players are using yeast, but there were a couple of presenting companies that are pursuing microalgae as well.
Scaling up is quite difficult and not assured, and there are some challenges that must be overcome, like the creation of potentially harmful by-products in the yeast fermentation process, but we see tremendous opportunity for companies selling products with cannabinoids to benefit from biosynthesis as they substitute for flower-derived extract inputs. There will always be a place for flower, and surely many companies will market premium products (non-GMO!) that are extracted from flower, but there is a potential risk to companies building large-scale cultivation and extraction infrastructure should this technology become feasible.
How about Congress pass a 1-2 punch this summer- raise buying age to 21, reduced nicotine, single legislation
Yes- March gave us the summer timeline- before March we didn’t know when the NPRM would occur... you should be thrilled as an investor but continue to forget this fact/misrepresent me... Happy Easter to you... there’s hope yet
Getting to the finish line first is not what’s important here
The question is what can XXII offer the medicinal world
I believe something is possible as a plant biotech company - you don’t
You might as well write off every company that ever came in 2nd, or 10th... start with Apple
I never understood the popularity of this philosophy - logically speaking, you're saying if evil exists then leave evil alone or else attempting to reduce evil can increase evil... rules exist for something... Reason must govern the Appetite (or at least attempt to) otherwise we are left with everything and nothing
I'm not necessarily against what you're saying here- but it doesn't mean there won't be more prescription-based medicines like GWPH is trying to push out so insurance companies can get into the game... and that requires scientific scrutiny, which is where I believe XXII can play a role
If it were eye-candy, Tommy, why would management not care to update their latest news on the website for that subsidiary?
This is a company of substance... they don't make a headline of every patent earned... they're not growers or sellers... they're a plant biotech company... let them dig into the science, patent, and keep digging... a company who knows how to run a business may require their tech to optimize efficiency of operations once key high-value cannabinoids have been identified/amplified in the plant itself... we are still in the infancy stage of this plant, scientifically, IMO
We're still discovering new species in the deep sea
I want the CBD oil that I only have to rub thrice to heal a scar, not 30 times over 30 days... can the bioactive compound(s) be engineered to be more effective through XXII tech and patented?
"And this is going to be a top priority that I'll be working on."
Here is our look-for: if this gets passed with bipartisan support, our share price goes up... because any legislation required for VLN should follow without pushback...
Remember, BT has lost credibility... the science is there... the good guys have leveraged the media to get the message out... people aren't blind to the facts... (except parts of the Middle East/parts of Africa due to lack of education as a prior article showed)... they're just addicted...
MA?
To my mind, here's the difference: a scientist seeking to determine which cannabinoids can cure ailments by extracting compounds, running them through trials... and then developing medicine based off of results... vs. a scientist knowing what cannabinoids he needs for his medicine, and using an engineered plant that contains a boatload of them for extraction...
Which scenario works best in terms of efficiency and effectiveness? This ship hasn't sailed... little faith is required to fill the evidence gap... some of the evidence we have is our (past?) relationship with Anandia prior to them being bought out by ACB... we are a plant biotech co. ...let's see if KeyGene can amplify our portfolio... in any case- it's our backpocket
Our endgame is BT
McConnell calls teen vaping a 'serious threat,' proposes raising national age to buy tobacco products to 21
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-calls-teen-vaping-serious-threat-proposes-raising-national-age-to-buy-tobacco-products-to-21
Who says change isn't coming, because meaningful change hasn't occurred in recent history? Like I said before, it's all culminating... the signs are there...
Agreed
In March, we get told ruling will come this summer
Somewhere in there we get our Apps approved
The non-GMO VLN varieties are huge... we have a compound effect working for us... BT won't be able to catch up if we continue to stay ahead of the game...
In the background, can we strike gold with cannabis medicinals? I'm happy to keep in back pocket. First- we target BT.
Little more patience, boys of summer...
Grossly Misleading “Short and Distort” Article Wrongfully Attempts to Dupe 22nd Century Group Shareholders
https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/xxiicentury/news/2019-04-18_Grossly_Misleading_Short_and_Distort_Article_364.pdf
"And then she understood the devilish cunning of the enemy's plan. By mixing a little truth with it they had made their lie far stronger."
See you in the summer.
New Colorado law opens door for local nicotine tax
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/local/state-opens-door-for-local-nicotine-tax/
There we go... taxes for e-cigs... make it federal... ease budget worries... reduce nic. in combustibles...
"...youth smoking of regular combustive cigarettes are up."
https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2019/04/15/e-cigarette-maker-juul-sued-for-allegedly-targeting-young-users/?slreturn=20190316092436
Ok- so what does XXII have going for it from your perspective?
An interesting read IMO
https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/state/vcu-plans-to-ban-tobacco-but-keep-altria-partnership/article_d8fb4ff2-5d82-11e9-ad4c-db397cc96213.html
Connect the dots...
Hmm... wonder why Juul is so aggressive in attempting to protect minors lately? Wonder what's coming down the pipeline...
https://gizmodo.com/juuls-latest-idea-to-placate-the-fda-is-a-massive-vape-1834016085
"Excessively High" Nicotine in JUUL Vapes Is Toxic to Cells, Warns Scientist
But this study, led by Prue Talbot, Ph.D., director of the University of California Riverside’s Stem Cell Research Center, is dedicated two of the 59 chemicals they quantified in their sample of JUUL pods: nicotine and ethyl maltol, a sweet flavoring ingredient that was present in three of the pods studied. Talbot and her co-authors found that both concentrations of nicotine and concentrations of ethyl maltol were so high that they had toxic effects on human lung cells.
“Our studies indicate that a better understanding of JUUL products is needed,” she tells Inverse. “The nicotine concentrations are excessively high and this could be addressed by regulatory agencies.”
Cowen says CBD-infused product sales will run into the billions of dollars... could our small-cap co. get a piece? Why not? Tobacco first. Main act.
How about this? XXII gets the science down to make claims on the effectiveness of CBD and the like, and receives FDA approval... it's a path many companies cannot or will not take, like Charlotte's Web. It allows insurance co. to get into the game. It provides peace of mind for doctors to officially prescribe.
Philip Morris’s chief operating officer, said the company’s strategy of becoming “smoke-free” could happen “much faster” than planned.
https://www.ft.com/content/d26927da-57a7-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e
Gee I wonder why...
Sounds like a solid long-term play - Tobacco/this summer is the main act. I don't expect any price movement.
Why you shouldn't vape with your kids in the car
https://www.foxnews.com/health/why-you-shouldnt-vape-with-your-kids-in-the-car
How about this summer?
Hundred yrs... 3 more months...
Your mind can only be as large as your imagination, shelby