Cannabis Science Begins National Television Educational Series Today With Traders Nation Airing National Tomorrow On CNN, ABC, Fox, CBS Marketwatch, And CNBC, Focusing On Educating Viewers On The Ground-Breaking Science of Medical Cannabis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cannabis Science Inc. (NASD OTCBB: CBIS), an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company, is pleased to announce today that it has launched an Educational Series of Television commercials designed to inform its viewers about the importance of groundbreaking cannabis-based medicines. The Company is producing 10-15 different public service announcements in the series. Each one will cover a different topic, such as new break-through research developments, and tracking current and future cannabis medicines going through the FDA process. As well, the series will cover the commercialization of medical marijuana through licensed dispensaries, plus patient interviews about cannabis uses and life experiences, government legal issues and legalization progress tracking, as well as interviews with Doctors, patients, law makers and activists.
The educational campaign began today with a Traders Nation interview with Cannabis Science President and CEO, Dr. Robert Melamede on Traders Nation(tm). The initial taped interview aired live today at 12:40 pm ET. (Please click: http://www.tradersnation.com/player/?id=187 to view the rebroadcast of today’s show.) Guests on Traders Nation(tm) have included Steve Forbes, President and CEO of Forbes Inc., Country Music Legend, Willie Nelson, Ken Fisher, best selling book author and many others. Beginning later today, this interview will be made available on the www.cannabisscience.com website for free access to viewers worldwide. The rest of the educational series will also be made available on the website as released.
Trader's Nation is the largest syndicated smallcap market program running, broadcasting daily 12p-1p ET. The show is syndicated nationwide airing on 42 cable television affiliates. Trader's Nation is the only financial talk show pre-loaded in Apple’s iTunes software. Its reports are carried on major networks such as CNN, ABC, Fox, CBSMarket Watch, and CNBC. Traders Nation(tm) also retains the largest market share demographically, in 42 national markets, for smallcap talk cable and television. Traders Nation satellite and television schedule (6:00am ET - Morning Show): http://www.pmisyndication.com/programs/2007_2008/amg1130rev.php
Dr. Melamede, retired Chairman of the Biology Department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, emphasized the wide variety of ailments that are currently being treated with cannabis as medical marijuana. He explained, "Cannabis Science Inc, as its name implies, is using the latest scientific techniques to develop standardized cannabis extracts that can be used in a variety of ways to help patients." He emphasized that Cannabis Science is a "patient oriented company" that works closely with the medical marijuana movement, observing what people need and what works best for them. He added, "We look forward to working with our producers and creative team to make the Television series and our website CannabisScience.com into the leading source of information on the Science of Medical Cannabis."
About Cannabis Science, Inc.
Cannabis Science, Inc. is at the forefront of medical marijuana research and development. The Company works with world authorities on phytocannabinoid science targeting critical illnesses, and adheres to scientific methodologies to develop, produce, and commercialize phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products. In sum, we are dedicated to the creation of cannabis-based medicines, both with and without psychoactive properties, to treat disease and the symptoms of disease, as well as for general health maintenance.
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