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Hi geodcan,
Thanks for your note. Yes we've been working very hard to try to create what we believe will be the first mainstream drinkable CBD product. The branding, packaging, formulation and manufacturing are all being done by mainstream suppliers. If you believe in the growth of CBD drinks (and ultimately THC drinks), we're working to create he best investment vehicle to play the sector.
We completed a run in March and have been using those bottles for sampling for potential customers. We have wholesale orders, and we'll open our web store for pre-orders from retail consumers a couple weeks before the next run. We're also planning on selling the drink at several summer festivals in the southwest, which should also attract publicity. Have a look at our Twitter and latest investor presentation for some photos of our sales initiatives.
The shelf life is calculated to be 9 months, so our upcoming run should get us well through the summer.
The FDA doesn't pre-approve products, it relies on the certification of the manufacturers as well as third- party FDA consultants and lawyers. We have received the go-ahead from all these parties. There is always FDA risk once the product is on shelves, but we're using high quality ingredients, manufacturers and labellers, more so than other CBD companies.
Our customers don't have to pay until they receive the product, which they'll get from the upcoming run. I'll press release any major deals.
I recognize the value of having some personal testimonials, ideally from some recognized journalists and customers, and I'm working on that as we speak. We had several US journalists taste the product at the Denver show as well as recently at the Chicago show, so rest assured those reviews are in the works. I'll see if any of our customers mind saying publicly that they're about to carry the product...though if not we have to wait until they put the product on shelves, at which point it becomes public knowledge. I'm aware that the market is concerned that we're just making overly-optimistic promises like the Nutritional High folks, however we are a separate company and our common board members are in place solely for the THC drinks. They now have capitalized their company again, so should be back on track to restore their credibility.
The photos on our Twitter feed confirm that the product does in fact exist, is being widely sampled (see the car load of bottles that one of our California teams is taking around), is being enjoyed by celebrities, and is being distributed at trade shows. We've press released that we've made sales, so rest assured that this is completely truthful.
We're working to press-release our official launch event soon, and articles by the journalists who tasted the product should start running soon too. We'll put some phonecam testimonials from regular consumers on our web site too. I understand how important this is during the period before the run happens, but wanted to wait until our Pink Sheet listing was live and we were closer to product launch. The PR is in the works though, and hopefully that should expand the audience for the stock fairly imminently.
Thanks again for your interest in Tinley. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any further questions.
Very best,
Jeff
On May 13, 2016, at 2:31 PM, George and Cheryl <gdayton@telus.net> wrote:
As an investor in the potential of Hemplify I recognize that you certainly have some background in the drink business as well as promotion and brand creation. It seems that some serious groundwork has been done to create a couple of products, place them in an appealing package and get a run or two done. Could you share with the investors where we can buy the product such as a list of retailers, wholesalers or distributors? A few words or personal endorsements from the Denver Conference would be appreciated. When I google up Hemplify I can’t find a retailer! Do we have a problem with the FDA getting this approved for sale to the public? Could you also share the shelflife expectancy or best before date of the first run. Which contractor did you use for the first run and has a second run been done yet? I have some dry powder looking for an investment and I am excited about the potential of CBD products as well as THC. I am also invested in your associate directors launch of Nutritional High but feel they have dropped the ball and that their news releases are more optimistic than factual. I hope that Tinley doesn’t make the same mistake! I would like to hear your response. Thank You in advance.
geodcan
