GTSO: U.S. Cannabis Market Expands to Illinois

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

Green Technology Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: GTSO) remains hard at work developing and marketing new solutions for cannabis businesses across the country as the emerging industry continues to expand rapidly. On Monday, Illinois became the 23^rd state to open state-licensed dispensaries selling medical cannabis.

The new cannabis program in Illinois is good news for GTSO as the company works to help ensure that adults across the country have access to top-quality cannabis products. This summer, GTSO signed a letter of intent to acquire innovative cannabis edibles developer Elevated Industries in order to deliver new edible products tailored to increasingly sophisticated cannabis businesses and consumers in Colorado and other top markets. 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.

"Illinois is the latest state to embrace medical cannabis, but it won't be the last," said GTSO CEO Wallace W. Browne. "The explosive growth of this industry is unlike anything we've seen before. We're working hard to deliver quality, reliable products to the patients and businesses who need them."

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 (OTCBB: GWPRF), INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSY) and ENDEXX Corp. (OTCBB: 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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