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BLDV CEO Interview - Jan '18 update

Published on Jan 23, 2018

CEO Joshua Alper of Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. (OTCPink: BLDV), returns to the show to give details on the legal cannabis market and new opportunities in 2018.

Key takeaways from the 1/23/18 interview

1. Notice how the BLDV CEO was in California during the interview and how BLDV is now also focusing on the medical cannabis opportunities in California (i.e. opportunities to partner with universities for clinical trials and targeted therapies) in addition to the Canadian opportunities.

2. The BLDV CEO also mentions how BLDV is being treated more like a Canadian company focusing on medical cannabis where the upcoming insurance reimbursements will ignite the biotech moves in Canada.

3. The interviewer mentions that BLDV will be turning the corner in Q1 and Q2 of 2018 in addition to the announcement of the 30% ownership of CannSan platform of procedures, techniques, certifications, sensors, training and IPs news for Cannabis Clean which simulates Ecolab's approach for the restaurant industry. Note how the BLDV CEO mentions that they are already working with growers in Canada.

1/23/18 PR: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blue-diamond-ventures-inc-cannabis-140000807.html

4. Notice how the BLDV CEO again mentions IIPR (an NYSE company that closed at $29.97) as a Cannabis REIT and the opportunities with REITs that BLDV is integrating into its approach for the cannabis industry.

5. The BLDV CEO also mentions Oricann induction lighting opportunities and its connection to the cannabis industry with the first samples arriving at the port for the pilot programs.