This Month's Tiny Gems - December 2017

DOJA Cannabis Company Ltd. (CSE: DOJA) (OTC: DJACF)

DOJA Cannabis Company Ltd. is a premium cannabis lifestyle brand featuring the highest quality handcrafted strains in Canada. DOJA's wholly owned subsidiary, Northern Lights Marijuana Company, is a Health Canada licensed cannabis producer located in Kelowna within the heart of British Columbia's picturesque Okanagan Valley.

amous as the "Napa of the North," Kelowna and its rapidly growing tourism industry accounted for 1.9 million visitors in 2106. DOJA co-founder and CEO Trent Kitsch said the company's phase 1 facility – a 7,100 square foot building in West Kelowna – houses three grow rooms, each capable of producing 660 kilograms of marijuana per year.

Emblem Corp. (TSX.V: EMC) (OTC: EMMBF)

Emblem Corp. (TSX.V: EMC) (OTC: EMMBF) is a publicly traded, fully integrated Canadian medical and adult recreational cannabis company led by a team of proven senior executives with experience in the pharmaceutical industry, the cannabis horticulture industry and health care.

Emblem is an "indoor" cannabis producer, growing in six controlled environment indoor grow rooms at its facility in Paris, Ontario. A seventh grow room will be added by spring 2018, which will bring Emblem's total capacity to 2,400 kilograms per year at a cost-effective 1.5 grams per watt.

India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE: IGC)

India Globalization Capital, Inc. is a first mover in developing a portfolio of products using cannabis-based "combination therapies" for the treatment of Alzheimer's, cachexia, pain and other conditions.

Through a definitive agreement with the University of South Florida, IGC is the exclusive licensee of the U.S. patent filing entitled "THC as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Alzheimer's Disease." Known as America's most expensive disease with an estimated cost to the U.S. economy of $236 billion, Alzheimer's currently effects more than 5.3 million Americans and over the next 20 years the number of those afflicted with the disease is expected to double.

Pressure BioSciences Inc. (PBIO)

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. develops, markets and sells proprietary laboratory instrumentation and associated consumables to the life sciences sample preparation market. Sample preparation refers to the wide range of activities that precede most forms of scientific analysis. It is often complex and time-consuming, yet a critical part of scientific research. The market for sample preparation products is currently estimated at $6 billion worldwide.

The Company's product line can be used to exquisitely control the sample preparation process. It is based on a patented, enabling technology platform called pressure cycling technology ("PCT"). PCT uses alternating cycles of hydrostatic pressure between ambient (14.5 psi) and ultra-high levels (up to 100,000 psi) to safely and reproducibly control critical biological processes, such as the lysis (breakage) of cells, the digestion of proteins, and the inactivation of pathogens.

Victory Square Technologies Inc. (CSE: VST) (OTC: VSQTF)

Victory Square Technologies Inc. (CSE: VST) (OTC: VSQTF) (FRANKFURT: 6F6) (WKN: A2AKL8) is a venture builder that creates, funds and empowers entrepreneurs working in the fields of blockchain technology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, personalized health, gaming and film. As a technology incubator, Victory Square invests in game-changing entrepreneurs who are provided access to education programs, global mentorship networks, distribution partners, creative workspaces, resources, and other forms of operational support to help them scale internationally.

Victory Square has made multiple early partnerships and investments in the blockchain space. Approximately three years ago the company incubated and invested in BTL Group, which is now a $150 million dollar TSX-listed company offering blockchain solutions across multiple industries with particular focus on the finance, energy and gaming sectors. BTL's showcase product – Interbit – is a blockchain platform that facilitates the rapid development of business applications that dramatically improve efficiency. Some of the world's largest institutions are using Interbit to explore new opportunities on private blockchains.