TORONTO and MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE -- The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. and HelloMD, an online cannabis healthcare company, have announced a partnership to streamline TGOD’s medical cannabis onboarding experience.

TGOD will begin selling its certified-organic cannabis to medical patients in late January 2019. The integration of HelloMD's online clinic services will enhance TGOD’s approach to patient care.

HelloMD provides a solution for patients looking to access medical cannabis in Canada online. By leveraging HelloMD’s white-label patient services platform, TGOD will ensure patients have access to independent, practitioner-led advice and education about medical cannabis. Prospective patients can connect online with a licensed practitioner seven days a week from the comfort of their preferred location. Patients who obtain appropriate documentation can purchase from TGOD’s broad range of premium medical cannabis products.

“At TGOD, 'Making Life Better' is not just our brand tagline, it’s our ongoing commitment to every consumer,” said Andrew Pollock, vice president of marketing at TGOD. “Patients deserve premium organic cannabis and through the partnership with HelloMD, we are pleased to provide increased access to TGOD’s product lines with the highest level of customer service and functionality to our patients.”

“The journey from canna-curious, to feeling better, can be complex for Canadians considering medical cannabis,” said Larry Lisser, SVP of business development at HelloMD. “HelloMD’s services enable our partners to improve their patients’ experience by streamlining the onboarding process. In this joint effort with TGOD, we will ensure patients receive the best personalized advice on organic medical cannabis to move forward."

DES MOINES, Iowa (December 13, 2018) – PRESS RELEASE – Kemin Crop Technologies, an initiative of Kemin Industries focused on providing solutions for commercial growers, recently launched TetraCURB Organic, a new OMRI-Listed foliar spray miticide and repellent for use on all crops. TetraCURB Organic provides a new option for organic growers to manage mite pressure throughout the cropping season. The new product was unveiled at the Organic Grower Summit tradeshow on Dec. 12 in Monterey, California.

"TetraCURB Organic is our first OMRI-certified organic product in our Crop Protection portfolio,” said Marsha Bro, general manager of Kemin Crop Technologies. “Due to the increased demand for organic food, fruits and vegetables, the North American biopesticide market continues to grow. We want to offer new organic solutions for commercial growers to limit crop loss due to unavoidable pest infestations."

Using Kemin’s expertise in miticide development, Kemin Crop Technologies formulated TetraCURB Organic, a unique blend of botanical oils—including rosemary oil extracted from Kemin’s proprietary lines of rosemary plants—with active ingredients in high concentration. It is an emulsifiable concentrate that works on contact to effectively control target pests during the nymph and adult phases of their life cycle. With the smart power of its unique blend of oils, TetraCURB Organic quickly knocks out spider mites with multiple modes of action, which contribute to the management of pesticide resistance development. When used according to the label, it offers a zero-day pre-harvest interval, a zero-hour re-entry interval, a broad crop application, no phytotoxicity on crops and no Maximum Residue Limits concerns. TetraCURB Organic is a key tool for organic growers to rotate into their Integrated Pest Management programs.

“Concern about increased resistance in pests, the need for an organic biopesticide that has significantly fewer residues on crops and the safety of workers and final consumers were the major drivers in the development of TetraCURB Organic," said Emily Fuerst, research and development director for Kemin Crop Technologies. "In Kemin trials of the product, we have seen a significant reduction in mite counts per leaf in high-pressure infestations on specialty crops such as tomatoes. Additional field trials are in progress with universities and other horticultural partners to generate additional data on the product performance."

TetraCURB Organic is available for purchase in the United States. Please contact your local sales representative for more information.

To learn more about TetraCURB Organic, click here.

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE -- Biome Grow Inc. has announced that it has secured The Depository Trust Company (DTC) eligibility for its shares traded in the United States under the symbol ORTFF. The company's common shares traded on the OTC Market in the United States, under the symbol "ORTFF" are DTC eligible, effective Dec. 13th, 2018. The DTC will facilitate electronic settlement of transfers of its common shares in the United States. This electronic method of clearing securities speeds up the receipt of stock and cash, and thus accelerates the settlement process for certain investors.

Khurram Malik, chief executive officer of Biome, states, "We are very pleased to have obtained DTC eligibility. Biome is registering its shares with DTC as a fundamental step towards establishing the company with the American investment community. This electronic method of clearing securities expedites the receipt of stock and cash, and thus accelerates the settlement process for investors and brokers, enabling the stock to be traded over a much wider selection of brokerage firms. The DTC's electronic settlement of our shares is critical to having an effective market."

The DTC is a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. that manages the electronic clearing and settlement of publicly traded companies in the United States. DTC eligibility will simplify the process of trading and is expected to enhance liquidity of the Company's common shares on the OTC marketplace.