Bethesda, MD, June 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IGC, Inc. (NYSE-MKT: IGC): Fourteen public and private legal cannabis companies representing market capitalization in excess of $500 million, and cannabis industry thought-leaders, will present the current and future state of the cannabis industry, legislation, challenges and opportunities for investors. The event is hosted by IGC (www.igcinc.us) and Midtown Partners.
The Major Themes Conference (www.midtownconference.com) will be held at the Harvard Club, located at 35 West 44th Street, New York, on Tuesday, June 16th from 9am to 7pm. It is open only to registered investors.
Investors who desire to attend may register at http://midtownconference.com/register-now/ and will be notified by email if they can be accommodated.
The public presenting companies include: American Cannabis Company Inc. (OTCQB: AMMJ); Nemus Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: NMUS); Two Rivers Water & Farming Company (OTCQB: TURV); Canadian Cannabis Corp. (OTCPK: CCAN); CannaVEST Corp. (OTCQB: CANV); MassRoots (OTCQB: MSRT); Heliospectra AB (OTCQB: HLSPY); Tweed (TSXV: TWD).
The private presenting companies include: Auntie Dolores; Kush Bottles; MJ Freeway; Medicine Man Technologies; Amercanex; and New Frontier Financials.
The afternoon will close out with a Mexican Company Track featuring presentations by management of Vidbox Mexico, Inc., Sparta Fitness Group S.A. de C.V., and Roger Sistemas Exteriores. This will be followed by cocktails and networking reception.
To view the agenda and presenting companies, please visit http://midtownconference.com/agenda/ .
About IGC, Inc.
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, IGC, Inc. is taking defensible, high growth, high margin positions in two of the world's fastest growing industries electronics and cannabis. Our involvement in the electronics and cannabis industries creates unique synergies and advantages that we believe will be highly profitable in the short and long term. Our website: www.igcinc.us. Follow us on twitter (@IGCIR).
About Midtown Partners & Co., LLC
Based in New York City, New York, Midtown is an independent investment bank focused on facilitating growth by providing creative and unique financial solutions to high growth companies within the lower middle market. For more information about Midtown please visit its website at http://www.midtownpartners.com.
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