Mentor Capital Releases 2016 Cannabis Value Index

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Mentor Capital, Inc. MNTR announces that Mentor's 2016 Cannabis Index for Value Investors is led by Digipath, Inc. DIGP at (621%); Mentor Capital at (460%), and Cannavest Corp. CANV at (333%) when compared to NASDAQ average unit sales, book value and growth set together at (100%).

"Growth in the cannabis market is paced by the legalization of marijuana use in one state after another. Historic growth tracks at 500% over 5 years, which is 400% of the historic growth rate of NASDAQ over the last decade. The Cannabis Index was created out of the eight of approximately three - hundred cannabis companies that had sufficient combined book value, sales and market growth to exceed average NASDAQ values with a 299% relative valuation," reports Mentor Capital CEO, Chet Billingsley.

As also reported in the Mentor Capital Cannabis Index for Value Investors, the other cannabis stocks and their respective ratios to NASDAQ in this value focused marijuana stock index are: Americann, Inc. ACAN at (90%); Hemp, Inc. HEMP at (150%); GW Pharmacueticals, Plc GWPH at (205%); Surna, Inc. SRNA at (312%); and Terra Tech Corp TRTC at (218%). The complete Index can be found at: www.MentorCapital.com.

About Mentor Capital: The Company seeks to come alongside and assist private medical marijuana and cannabis companies and their founders in meeting their liquidity and financial objectives, to add protection for investors and to help incubate private cannabis companies.

This press release is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of offers to purchase, securities.

Forward Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements concerning financial projections, financing activities, corporate combinations, product development activities and sales and licensing activities. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results or performance, are sometimes identified by words of condition such as "should," "could," "expects," "may," "intends," "seeks," "looks," "moves," or "plans" and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those intended or anticipated. Such risks include, without limitation: nonperformance of investments, partner and portfolio difficulties, potential delays in marketing and sales, problems securing the necessary financing to continue operations, problems involving continued illegality of cannabis products, potential of competitive products, services, and technologies, difficulties experienced in product development, in recruiting knowledgeable personnel and in protecting intellectual property. Further information concerning these and other risks is included in the Company's 10-K and 10-Q filings including the Company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 which, along with other very important information about the Company, can be found filed with the SEC and here:

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