GTSO Readies New Products as Cannabis Cultivation Begins in Illinois

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

As Green Technology Solutions, Inc. GTSO prepares to deliver cutting-edge products and services to capitalize on the nationwide boom in the cannabis industry, an important new market opened up last week. Horticulture is now underway at Illinois' first state-sanctioned medical cannabis cultivation center.

The Chicago Tribune and other outlets reported last week that Ataraxia in southeastern Illinois received state authorization to start cultivating cannabis this month and has begun farming, with plans to make a range of products available by October. When Ataraxia reaches full-scale production, it will grow cannabis year-round at its 52,000-square-foot facility in the city of Albion.

Illinois is one of a rapidly growing number of states to authorize the cultivation of medicinal cannabis. GTSO is working quickly to capitalize on the boom in demand for cannabis products and services by developing a new line of edible and horticultural offerings.

"There is a tremendous momentum behind the U.S. cannabis industry," said GTSO CEO Wallace W. Browne. "The growth potential of this industry is currently incalculable."

GTSO acquired innovative cannabis edibles developer Elevated Industries last month in order to deliver new edible products tailored to increasingly sophisticated cannabis businesses and consumers in Colorado. GTSO is also catering to the rapidly growing business-to-business sector of the state's cannabis economy by working to establish a trusted and reliable cannabis testing lab to help ensure that retailers and their patients can be sure of exactly what they are purchasing.

As the nationwide market for cannabis continues to grow, GTSO plans to keep building new tools to help wholesalers and retailers guarantee their edible products' potency, consistency and safety to their customers.

About Green Technology Solutions, Inc.

Green Technology Solutions, Inc., which provides business support, delivery system products and horticultural technology support, continually introduces new products and services, enabling it to compete alongside GW Pharmaceuticals GWPRF, INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. INSY and ENDEXX Corp. EDXC and others in a booming industry expected to be $10 billion by 2018. A growth-oriented company, Green Technology Solutions Inc. (GTSO) explores the fast-growing cannabis market for resources, including but not limited to rare earth elements, precious metals and herbal supplements. For more information, visit www.gtsoresources.com/investors.

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