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  • Jos A. Bank Warns On Earnings; We're Not Touching This Stock [View article]
    You are missing something I think - look at how the stock is acting. I smell a return of cash to shareholders or potential LBO.
    May 22 03:01 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Why I'm Buying Multiband Hand Over Fist [View article]
    Do you realize the company received an acquisition bid?
    May 22 11:41 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Will Google Throw In The Towel In The Endgame Against Vringo Due To Legal Precedents? [View article]
    Why do you call this a pump and dump? It was over-hyped, that's for sure, but that was a long time ago.
    May 22 11:14 AM | 3 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • 6 Retailers Ripe For LBO [View article]
    Not sure why few seemed to interested in this one based on the lack of comments (and page-views) but the SKS potential bid has led to some interest in the space.
    May 22 11:12 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana Inc. Q1 Report Feeds The Bears But Gives Bulls Some Promise [View article]
    I don't think so - he took all his stock and used it to start HEMP.

    My thoughts on HEMP (an update to my article):

    There are 1.3 billion shares outstanding plus two issues of convertible preferred stock that get the real share-count up to 3.7 billion shares. The company prints stock and gives it to insiders. On $9000 in sales last year, they gave $16mm worth of stock to insiders. The company used to report sales of MJNA stock as "revenue". Total scam. Anyone who chooses to invest in HEMP is likely facing total capital loss over time.
    May 22 11:00 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Why I'm Buying Multiband Hand Over Fist [View article]
    I didn't even have time to look - acquired! Hotter than houses during the bubble I guess!
    May 22 08:22 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • 6 Retailers Ripe For LBO [View article]
    I forgot to mention that Relational is involved with JOSB
    May 22 08:10 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana Inc. Q1 Report Feeds The Bears But Gives Bulls Some Promise [View article]
    reverse split doesn't make a difference.

    There is no way to truly reduce the share-count given that the company has minimal cash. The only thing that would help would be CannaBANK or Sides buying shares with cash (or perhaps some friendly third-party).
    May 21 08:49 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana Inc. Q1 Report Feeds The Bears But Gives Bulls Some Promise [View article]
    STATUTE CASENO CHARGE DEGREE LEVEL BOND
    13A-12-212 CASE0001 (BALDWIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE) POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE F $5000.00
    13A-12-214 CASE0002 (BALDWIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE) POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA SECOND DEGREE S M $1000.00

    It's probably not good to have a felony conviction (if that happens), even in this industry. Like I said, I don't really care except that he has said publicly that he doesn't use. If he was using and not just possessing, it's a credibility issue.
    May 21 08:47 PM | 1 Like Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana Inc. Q1 Report Feeds The Bears But Gives Bulls Some Promise [View article]
    Here's the county website - charged with a felony and a misdemeanor:

    http://bit.ly/14OLufx
    May 21 07:43 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana Inc. Q1 Report Feeds The Bears But Gives Bulls Some Promise [View article]
    Tripp Keber apparently arrested for possession. Funny, as he said he doesn't partake in an interview (not that I really care).

    http://bit.ly/14OLufx
    May 21 07:40 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Can Judge Jackson Still Ignore Google's Work-Around? [View article]
    I don't think that there is a workaround, but I posted this information I received today from Google to my instablog: http://seekingalpha.co...
    May 21 04:31 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana's Journey To $0: CannaVEST Payment Was Worthless [View article]
    They said in their filing that they are planning to have one - not yet finalized.
    May 21 04:13 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana Inc. Q1 Report Feeds The Bears But Gives Bulls Some Promise [View article]
    190mm authorized
    May 21 07:30 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Medical Marijuana Inc. Q1 Report Feeds The Bears But Gives Bulls Some Promise [View article]
    If CANV gets off to a slow start, the seeds are planted for it to be stolen. The stock craters. The debt-holder (Mona) ends up controlling the company.

    Here is how that works: 8.9mm shares outstanding today - going to 42mm (7 initially + 35 for PhytoSPHERE). The credit line is $2mm. If the stock goes to to .05 (the price Mona invested in November), then there is $2.1mm market cap. MJNA would own 28mm, CannaBANK 7mm and the insiders (Mona) 7mm. Convert the 2mm debt into shares at .05 and 40mm shares goes to Mona (Roen). That's 82mm shares. Guess what: authorized share count is 90mm! MJNA ends up 31% of the company only though they started with 80%.

    Bankruptcy could give Mona 100% - so far he has invested abut 1.5mm (350K for the initial equity plus the outstanding amount owed to Roen) and the max would be less than 2.5mm.

    Keep in mind that there is some evidence that 1/2 of Roen is Llamas...
    May 21 06:29 AM | 1 Like Like |Link to Comment
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