Astar Minerals Ltd.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct.19, 2017(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to industry analysts, the global market for licensed medical cannabis is growing at a compound annual rate of more than 21.1%, and is on track to exceed $63.5 billion by 2024 The market is being driven by the increasing awareness of cannabis for various medical applications, like chronic and neuropathic pain, epilepsy, glaucoma, cancer treatment, and opioid addiction. An increasing number of countries as well as many U.S. states are legalizing the use of medical cannabis, which is supporting broad...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - September 19, 2017) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.FinCanna Capital Corp. (FinCanna), the royalty company for licensed medical cannabis, and Astar Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: TAR) (Astar) report an update to the terms of the non-brokered subscription receipt financing for gross proceeds of up to C$10,000,000 announced on July 13, 2017 and the brokered subscription receipt financing for gross proceeds of up to C$10,000,000 announced on July 19, 2017 (collectively, the Financings). In each of...

Cultivation Technologies Positions for Commercialization of Coachella Premium Branded Products VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - September 12, 2017) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. FinCanna Capital Corp., the royalty investment company for licensed medical cannabis, and Astar Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: TAR) reports that FinCanna's flagship investment, Cultivation Technologies, Inc. (CTI), has begun operations in Coachella, California with one of the state's first permitted solvent extraction facilities for me...