London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) ("Akanda" or the "Company"), an international medical cannabis company, today announced that it has entered into a second securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor whereby the investor has agreed to purchase 2,491,381common shares at a purchase price of $0.1031 and 12,057,600 pre-funded warrants to purchase 12,057,600 common shares at $0.103 per share in a registered direct offering priced at Minimum Price under Nasdaq rules. The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.0001 and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations as set forth in the pre-funded warrant.

London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) ("Akanda" or the "Company"), an international medical cannabis company, today announced that it has closed its previously announced registered direct offering for the sale and issuance of 2,491,381 common shares at a purchase price of $0.1031 per share, and 21,756,922 pre-funded warrants to purchase 21,756,922 common shares at a price of $0.103 per share, priced at the Minimum Price under the Nasdaq rules. The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable for $0.0001 per share and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations as set forth in the pre-funded warrant.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSXV: VENZ) ("Venzee"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a software right-of-use agreement (the "Agreement") with Digital Commerce Payments Inc. ("DCP"), an existing consultant of Venzee, dated May 16, 2024.

West Covina, California--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Mamboleo Media Group announces the forthcoming release of its latest book, "Believing in the Secret," authored by Dr. Aby Mamboleo, founder of the Mamboleo Media Group (MMG).

Houston, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - ClaimsMate, a leading public adjuster firm, has launched a complimentary blog aimed at educating and empowering policyholders. Following the vision of one of its founders, Stephanie Corona, ClaimsMate has long been committed to ensuring that individuals understand their rights and receive fair compensation from insurance companies.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) ("Founders" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company intends to undertake a non-brokered private placement financing (the "Offering") pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the "LIFE") of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions ("NI 45-106") to raise gross proceeds of up to $10,000,000 from the sale of up to 6,250,000 common shares of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of $1.60 per Share.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - Le 17 mai/May 2024) - Red Metal Resources Ltd. has announced a consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of one (1) post-consolidated common share for every three (3) pre-consolidated common shares.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Phenom Resources Corp. (TSXV: PHNM) (OTCQX: PHNMF) (FSE: 1PY0) ("Phenom" or the "Company") is please to announce that it has filed a patent application in the USA on a process to uniquely extract vanadium and nickel from petroleum coke fly ash material.

Zhongshan, China--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - FirstMold, a renowned provider of plastic and metal parts processing services, proudly announces the completion of its state-of-the-art subsidiary factory in Mexico. The successful conclusion of the construction phase represents a key moment in FirstMold's ongoing expansion initiatives, marking a significant step forward in its mission to serve customers worldwide.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - American Eagle Gold Corp. (TSXV: AE) ("American Eagle" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced upsized private placement of 7,866,715 charity flow-through common shares of the Company (the "Charity FT Shares") at a price of C$1.04 per Charity FT Share (the "Offering Price") for aggregate gross proceeds of up to C$8,181,234 (the "Offering").

Road Town, British Virgin Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - In a significant move for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, LBank Exchange, a premier global digital asset trading platform, has announced the listing of DOGITA (DOGA) on May 17, 2024. Users of LBank Exchange can brace themselves for the DOGA/USDT trading pair, which went live already.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - Le 17 mai/May 2024) - Axcap Ventures Inc. has announced a consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of one (1) post-consolidated common share for every ten (10) pre-consolidated common shares.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - Le 17 mai/May 2024) - At the request of the company, the common shares of Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited will be delisted from the CSE at market close today, May 17, 2024.

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Policy Director Heather Slavkin Corzo will leave the agency. Corey Klemmer, most recently the Corporation Finance Counsel to Chair Gary Gensler, has been appointed Policy Director.

London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) ("Akanda" or the "Company"), an international medical cannabis company, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor whereby the investor has agreed to purchase 2,491,381 common shares at a purchase price of $0.1031 and 21,756,922 pre-funded warrants to purchase 21,756,922 common shares at $0.103 per share in a registered direct offering priced at Minimum Price under Nasdaq rules.  The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.0001 and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations as set forth in the pre-funded warrant.

Chico, California--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - AmeraMex International, Inc. (OTC Pink: AMMX), a provider of heavy equipment for logistics companies, infrastructure construction and forestry conservation, announced that it was awarded equipment orders totaling approximately $600,000.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Trojan Gold Inc. (CSE: TGII) (the "Company" or "Trojan") is pleased to announce a private placement financing consisting of the sale of up to 10,000,000 units (the "Units") and 5,000,000 flow-through units (the "FT Units") in the capital of the Company at a price of CDN$0.05 per Unit and CDN$0.10 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of a minimum of CDN$350,000 and a maximum of CDN$1,000,000 (the "Offering").

Fort Lauderdale, Florida--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) ("Flora" or the "Company"), a consumer-packaged goods leader and pharmaceutical distributor, commends President Joe Biden and his administration for moving to reschedule cannabis under U.S. federal law.

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2024) - ME Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (CSE: METX) (FSE: Q9T) ("ME Therapeutics" or the "Company"), a preclinical stage biotechnology company working on novel cancer fighting drugs in the field of immuno-oncology, is pleased to announce that the Company will be presenting at the Investor Clubhouse during the RBC Canadian Open PGA golf tournament presented by Investor.Events. ME Therapeutics will be presenting on Friday, May 31st, 2024, providing a platform for the Company to showcase its latest innovations and strategic advancements.