Kevin McKernan
Member
Pre-Proposal Video: https://mega.nz/#!UEwkiJyR!9oJFniBPkDJEcWIXcBtMyQf3TbZqIzB9-tiEq9vpFmA
PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION
Cannabis Genomic Blockchains driving DASH awareness in the Cannabis space.
Phase I. Migration of Kannapedia.net to the DASH blockchain and promotion of DASH at CannMed 2018.
Tl;Dr
There are many scam coins being introduced into the Cannabis space driving apprehension and distrust. Broad scale adoption of crypto in cannabis requires the attention of the Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in the field and continued exposure through high traffic Cannabis credibility vectors. Kannapedia.net, Medicinal Genomics and CannMed represent a network of opinion leaders that can integrate these KOLs to DASH, Alt36 and other crypto networks.
To drive credible DASH adoption we propose (100 DASH)
1) Port the blockchained cannabis genomic registry of Kannapedia.net over to the DASH blockchain and integrate DASH payments for this service.
2) Get DASH exposure to the premier Scientific conference on Cannabis – CannMed 2018
How we build trust in the Cannabis markets.
Medicinal Genomics is an entrepreneurial cannabis genomics company. We are a 15 person start-up best known for first sequencing the cannabis genome and open sourcing its genome as a scientific charity to the world. Our leading products are cannabis genetic tests that utilize PCR and Next Generation sequencing to
· Quantitate regulated microbial risks on cannabis (PathogINDICAtor). These tests are required by most Jurisdictions.
· Decentralized Cannabis Pathogen detection platforms (youPCR). This is a voluntary market emerging due to a lack of crop insurance in cannabis.
· Cannabis genomic tests for directed breeding and blockchain notarization (StrainSEEK). This is a voluntary market hacking the patent system.
As more jurisdictions legalize, our expertise in cannabis safety testing, our peer reviewed publication frequency and our conference organization of CannMed is resulting in rapid adoption of our cannabis microbial tests in over 15 states and strong reputational trust within the cannabis medical community.
Our decentralized point of grow genetic testing tools are gaining traction in 4 of Canada’s largest LPs (Limited Producers) and many other grows throughout the US.
youPCR- https://www.medicinalgenomics.com/youpcr-platform/
We are also the largest provider of cannabis genomics tests (StrainSEEK). These tests are gaining rapid traction as growers scramble to publically register their genetics on the BTC blockchain to protect against cannabis patent trolls. This work was showcased at D10E 2016, the Texas Bitcoin Conference in 2017 and highlighted in many media outlets throughout the cannabis and blockchain space (Let’s Talk Bitcoin, Bitcoins and Gravy, The Crypto Show, The Tatiana Show etc…).
Some jurisdictions are discussing mandating DNA fingerprinting of mother plants to enhance the seed to sale tracking system while IBM is publishing whitepapers encouraging the cannabis industry to adopt blockchains. We have also published our own whitepaper on the importance of genomic information in any Cannabis Blockchain and the enhanced utility delivered with DNA fingerprints. A barcoding system based on genetics offers maximal scientific utility to the grower and user community compared to the present RFID tag via arbitrary number barcoding systems.
https://mega.nz/#!MRh0DDpT!tpaQ0P0NFEtP1bjHQhjNybjoiJe7qNL8h_mejrz4A8A
We are in discussions with various regulatory agencies in Puerto Rico, California, and Rhode Island about pricing for such a system and believe these discussions require we rethink the Bitcoin blockchains expensive and slow notary service.
In addition to these “picks and shovels” products for the cannabis industry, we also run the most prestigious medical cannabis conference (CannMed) at Harvard Medical School every year. Dr. Raphael Mechoulam is an advisor for the conference and is the scientific founder of the field of cannabinoid sciences. We encourage everyone to see the documentary on this landmark scientific discovery below.
The conference draws the most reputable names in the field from Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, Dr. Ethan Russo, Dr. Bonni Goldstein, Dr. Dustin Sulak, Dr. Orrin Divinsky, Dr. Alexandros Makryannis, Dr. Jonathan Page, Lyn Ulbricht and many more.
http://www.cannmedevents.com/2017-presentations-and-posters/
http://www.cannmedevents.com/videos/
http://www.cannmedevents.com
CannMed generates public videos of each speaker. These have generated significant media attention from the Wall Street Journal, VICE, PBS and others sources. This has created a strong out reach to the NFL community regarding cannabinoids, CTE research and opiate abuse.
http://www.cannmedevents.com/nfl-panel/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/medical-marijuana-research-comes-shadows
As a result, CannMed was featured in the VICE series Chasing Strains which has gathered over 330K views since May 2017. Medicinal Genomics was also recently featured in the VICE series Weediquette for our work debunking the rejection of a cannabis patient from the Maine organ transplant list.
The Veteran community has also teamed up with CannMed for consistency in PTSD therapy. The Veterans for Cannabis uses Kannapedia.net as a tool to register strains that are working for veterans with PTSD.
The CannMed conference is 30% Physician attended and offers 22.5 Continuing Medicinal Education (CME) credits in the field of cannabinoid therapy. To accommodate the rapid growth of the conference we are moving the event to UCLA Medical School for the 2018 California legalization. We are expecting over 1500 attendees, 40-50 Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) speakers, and 30 exhibitors from the Cannabis field and we are organizing a Crypto track to get these KOLs familiar with cryptocurrency. We believe capturing the mindshare of the KOLs in the field is critical for cryptocurrency adoption in the cannabis industry.
Cryptocurrency is also changing the way science is being funded and reviewed. Excellent examples of this are the $1M crypto-funding of MAPS for politically controversial yet scientifically promising research on psychedelic compounds. RAIDreviews.org made a splash this year by organizing a crypto-bounty peer review for the Kratom Genome Project thus fundamentally dis-intermediated the copyright industry and the broken journal driven peer review system. The Psilocybe Cubensis Genome Project was placed on IPFS/Alexandria.io with the goal to fund FreeRoss.org and MAPS. It is clear scientists are demanding neutral paths for funding and publishing scientific work on prohibited forms of intellectual pursuit. DASH should be at the forefront of crypto-science to drive credibility, truth and adoption rate onto their DASH Drive platform.
Goals
We propose a project to get DASH exposure with the KOLs in the cannabis field and to convert our Kannapedia.net Cannabis proof of existence market to the DASH network while providing DASH high visibility on this early but growing website. We also propose to adopt DASH as a payment option for customers utilizing this service. Concurrent to these efforts we propose a DASH sponsorship package and a DASH Partnership status to the CannMed 2018 conference at UCLA Medical School.
Budget Details
Kannapedia.net migration and DASH adoption (15 DASH).
· 5 DASH/month. 3 months to complete but for simplicity in payouts we will amortize this payout with the 10 month cycle being used for the rest of the promotional activities.
1 FTE capable of
· Integrating a Blockcypher API for DASH notarization. Test and confirm with live genomic samples for showcasing at CannMed 2018.
· DASH payment integration with Bitcoin Transaction Coordinator and BitPay. This approach is compliant with our backend Netsuite ERP system and Bioinformatics pipeline handling the sequencing data storage. Tools from Bitcore.io may assist in cross platform integration. Electrum wallet or Copay wallets to be integrated and security tested.
· Wordpress website updates to include DASH logos and links on every page in Kannapedia.net
CannMed 2018 UCLA Medical School, Diamond Sponsorship level ($35K value, 35 DASH in total. 3.5 DASH monthly)
DIAMOND SPONSOR
· Conference spec sheet- https://mega.nz/#!4EwUibIa!lgOw3qRmmTuciIfHuoaNTTx6ulE7zsJfTTh6bjDZXy8
· Speaking opportunity
· Advisory board role
· 20x20 Exhibit Space
· 20 full access passes
· Two meeting room spaces
· Recognition of signage
· Recognition on web platforms and printed materials
· Full color ad on conference journal
· Insert in conference bag
· A personal communication with Danny Sessoms from the Crypto Show was supportive of this effort. He volunteered to man any DASH related booth at CannMed and did not feel DASH compensation was warranted as he planned on attending the event anyway. If he allows, I will personally donate DASH to support his travel to CannMed and potentially host a CryptoShow at the event.
· Matt McKibbin of DecentraNet has expressed an interest to chair the track.
CannMed 2018 UCLA Medical School, Partner: Promotional activity until October 2018. (50 DASH in total: 5 DASH per month)
PARTNER
· CannMed 2018 Hosted by Medicinal Genomics and "DASH"
· Speaking Panel Opportunity
· Video on the Conference Website
· Advisory Board Role
· Inclusion in Press Interviews
· Reserved Seating
· Upgrade to a Suite When Renting a Standard Room
· Full Event Database (post event)
· Crypto Lunch Pavillion Brought to you by DASH
· 20 Full Access Passes
· Two meeting room spaces
· Recognition of signage
· Recognition on web platforms and printed materials
· Full color ad on conference journal
· Exclusive logo on conference bag
· Insert in conference bag
· Speaking opportunity and recognition at the opening dinner
· Inclusion of partner on all press related materials
· DASH logo featured on all Kannapedia.net websites notarized on DASH.
· DASH highlighted at the CannMed Israel Practicum- Dr. Raphael Mechoulam and Dr. Dor host physicians at Hebrew University to learn about Cannabinoids directly from the founder of the field. Exclusive 25 person VIP week long event at $6,000-$8000 per ticket-March 2018.
5 DASH to support the application fee
1.5 DASH per month for Kannapedia conversion
3.5 DASH per month for Diamond Sponsorship
5 DASH per month for CannMed Partnership status.
Total DASH including application fee reimbursement:105 or 10/Month
Skin in the game
Medicinal Genomics will be fronting over $1.2M for this conference. We have skin in the game and welcome Partners from the crypto space. We recently completed a $5M over subscribed convertible debt offering. We are committed, small, but have a keen eye for win-win relationships.
This proposal is the first part of a series of Phased proposals.
We envision a Phase II proposal that would create a seed to sale genomics driven blockchain on the DASH network. Given the above proposal is funded and successful we believe Phase II will mature as DASH Drive and Evolution mature.
Conclusions
With Medicinal Genomics focus on public charity science, safety testing and scientific authenticity in the Cannabis space, we believe we offer credibility to patients, physicians and regulators. This is an excellent platform to drive DASH awareness into the Cannabis space and also transplants a popular cannabis blockchain project onto the DASH network.
Background on the recipient
https://mega.nz/#!4V5FTKSA!i5wYrDI9TTXXjMMjyZ8ZirWCdjBw5susPg8TdAeepTQ
PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION
Cannabis Genomic Blockchains driving DASH awareness in the Cannabis space.
Phase I. Migration of Kannapedia.net to the DASH blockchain and promotion of DASH at CannMed 2018.
Tl;Dr
There are many scam coins being introduced into the Cannabis space driving apprehension and distrust. Broad scale adoption of crypto in cannabis requires the attention of the Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in the field and continued exposure through high traffic Cannabis credibility vectors. Kannapedia.net, Medicinal Genomics and CannMed represent a network of opinion leaders that can integrate these KOLs to DASH, Alt36 and other crypto networks.
To drive credible DASH adoption we propose (100 DASH)
1) Port the blockchained cannabis genomic registry of Kannapedia.net over to the DASH blockchain and integrate DASH payments for this service.
2) Get DASH exposure to the premier Scientific conference on Cannabis – CannMed 2018
How we build trust in the Cannabis markets.
Medicinal Genomics is an entrepreneurial cannabis genomics company. We are a 15 person start-up best known for first sequencing the cannabis genome and open sourcing its genome as a scientific charity to the world. Our leading products are cannabis genetic tests that utilize PCR and Next Generation sequencing to
· Quantitate regulated microbial risks on cannabis (PathogINDICAtor). These tests are required by most Jurisdictions.
· Decentralized Cannabis Pathogen detection platforms (youPCR). This is a voluntary market emerging due to a lack of crop insurance in cannabis.
· Cannabis genomic tests for directed breeding and blockchain notarization (StrainSEEK). This is a voluntary market hacking the patent system.
As more jurisdictions legalize, our expertise in cannabis safety testing, our peer reviewed publication frequency and our conference organization of CannMed is resulting in rapid adoption of our cannabis microbial tests in over 15 states and strong reputational trust within the cannabis medical community.
Our decentralized point of grow genetic testing tools are gaining traction in 4 of Canada’s largest LPs (Limited Producers) and many other grows throughout the US.
youPCR- https://www.medicinalgenomics.com/youpcr-platform/
We are also the largest provider of cannabis genomics tests (StrainSEEK). These tests are gaining rapid traction as growers scramble to publically register their genetics on the BTC blockchain to protect against cannabis patent trolls. This work was showcased at D10E 2016, the Texas Bitcoin Conference in 2017 and highlighted in many media outlets throughout the cannabis and blockchain space (Let’s Talk Bitcoin, Bitcoins and Gravy, The Crypto Show, The Tatiana Show etc…).
Some jurisdictions are discussing mandating DNA fingerprinting of mother plants to enhance the seed to sale tracking system while IBM is publishing whitepapers encouraging the cannabis industry to adopt blockchains. We have also published our own whitepaper on the importance of genomic information in any Cannabis Blockchain and the enhanced utility delivered with DNA fingerprints. A barcoding system based on genetics offers maximal scientific utility to the grower and user community compared to the present RFID tag via arbitrary number barcoding systems.
https://mega.nz/#!MRh0DDpT!tpaQ0P0NFEtP1bjHQhjNybjoiJe7qNL8h_mejrz4A8A
We are in discussions with various regulatory agencies in Puerto Rico, California, and Rhode Island about pricing for such a system and believe these discussions require we rethink the Bitcoin blockchains expensive and slow notary service.
In addition to these “picks and shovels” products for the cannabis industry, we also run the most prestigious medical cannabis conference (CannMed) at Harvard Medical School every year. Dr. Raphael Mechoulam is an advisor for the conference and is the scientific founder of the field of cannabinoid sciences. We encourage everyone to see the documentary on this landmark scientific discovery below.
The conference draws the most reputable names in the field from Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, Dr. Ethan Russo, Dr. Bonni Goldstein, Dr. Dustin Sulak, Dr. Orrin Divinsky, Dr. Alexandros Makryannis, Dr. Jonathan Page, Lyn Ulbricht and many more.
http://www.cannmedevents.com/2017-presentations-and-posters/
http://www.cannmedevents.com/videos/
http://www.cannmedevents.com
CannMed generates public videos of each speaker. These have generated significant media attention from the Wall Street Journal, VICE, PBS and others sources. This has created a strong out reach to the NFL community regarding cannabinoids, CTE research and opiate abuse.
http://www.cannmedevents.com/nfl-panel/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/medical-marijuana-research-comes-shadows
As a result, CannMed was featured in the VICE series Chasing Strains which has gathered over 330K views since May 2017. Medicinal Genomics was also recently featured in the VICE series Weediquette for our work debunking the rejection of a cannabis patient from the Maine organ transplant list.
The Veteran community has also teamed up with CannMed for consistency in PTSD therapy. The Veterans for Cannabis uses Kannapedia.net as a tool to register strains that are working for veterans with PTSD.
The CannMed conference is 30% Physician attended and offers 22.5 Continuing Medicinal Education (CME) credits in the field of cannabinoid therapy. To accommodate the rapid growth of the conference we are moving the event to UCLA Medical School for the 2018 California legalization. We are expecting over 1500 attendees, 40-50 Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) speakers, and 30 exhibitors from the Cannabis field and we are organizing a Crypto track to get these KOLs familiar with cryptocurrency. We believe capturing the mindshare of the KOLs in the field is critical for cryptocurrency adoption in the cannabis industry.
Cryptocurrency is also changing the way science is being funded and reviewed. Excellent examples of this are the $1M crypto-funding of MAPS for politically controversial yet scientifically promising research on psychedelic compounds. RAIDreviews.org made a splash this year by organizing a crypto-bounty peer review for the Kratom Genome Project thus fundamentally dis-intermediated the copyright industry and the broken journal driven peer review system. The Psilocybe Cubensis Genome Project was placed on IPFS/Alexandria.io with the goal to fund FreeRoss.org and MAPS. It is clear scientists are demanding neutral paths for funding and publishing scientific work on prohibited forms of intellectual pursuit. DASH should be at the forefront of crypto-science to drive credibility, truth and adoption rate onto their DASH Drive platform.
Goals
We propose a project to get DASH exposure with the KOLs in the cannabis field and to convert our Kannapedia.net Cannabis proof of existence market to the DASH network while providing DASH high visibility on this early but growing website. We also propose to adopt DASH as a payment option for customers utilizing this service. Concurrent to these efforts we propose a DASH sponsorship package and a DASH Partnership status to the CannMed 2018 conference at UCLA Medical School.
Budget Details
Kannapedia.net migration and DASH adoption (15 DASH).
· 5 DASH/month. 3 months to complete but for simplicity in payouts we will amortize this payout with the 10 month cycle being used for the rest of the promotional activities.
1 FTE capable of
· Integrating a Blockcypher API for DASH notarization. Test and confirm with live genomic samples for showcasing at CannMed 2018.
· DASH payment integration with Bitcoin Transaction Coordinator and BitPay. This approach is compliant with our backend Netsuite ERP system and Bioinformatics pipeline handling the sequencing data storage. Tools from Bitcore.io may assist in cross platform integration. Electrum wallet or Copay wallets to be integrated and security tested.
· Wordpress website updates to include DASH logos and links on every page in Kannapedia.net
CannMed 2018 UCLA Medical School, Diamond Sponsorship level ($35K value, 35 DASH in total. 3.5 DASH monthly)
DIAMOND SPONSOR
· Conference spec sheet- https://mega.nz/#!4EwUibIa!lgOw3qRmmTuciIfHuoaNTTx6ulE7zsJfTTh6bjDZXy8
· Speaking opportunity
· Advisory board role
· 20x20 Exhibit Space
· 20 full access passes
· Two meeting room spaces
· Recognition of signage
· Recognition on web platforms and printed materials
· Full color ad on conference journal
· Insert in conference bag
· A personal communication with Danny Sessoms from the Crypto Show was supportive of this effort. He volunteered to man any DASH related booth at CannMed and did not feel DASH compensation was warranted as he planned on attending the event anyway. If he allows, I will personally donate DASH to support his travel to CannMed and potentially host a CryptoShow at the event.
· Matt McKibbin of DecentraNet has expressed an interest to chair the track.
CannMed 2018 UCLA Medical School, Partner: Promotional activity until October 2018. (50 DASH in total: 5 DASH per month)
PARTNER
· CannMed 2018 Hosted by Medicinal Genomics and "DASH"
· Speaking Panel Opportunity
· Video on the Conference Website
· Advisory Board Role
· Inclusion in Press Interviews
· Reserved Seating
· Upgrade to a Suite When Renting a Standard Room
· Full Event Database (post event)
· Crypto Lunch Pavillion Brought to you by DASH
· 20 Full Access Passes
· Two meeting room spaces
· Recognition of signage
· Recognition on web platforms and printed materials
· Full color ad on conference journal
· Exclusive logo on conference bag
· Insert in conference bag
· Speaking opportunity and recognition at the opening dinner
· Inclusion of partner on all press related materials
· DASH logo featured on all Kannapedia.net websites notarized on DASH.
· DASH highlighted at the CannMed Israel Practicum- Dr. Raphael Mechoulam and Dr. Dor host physicians at Hebrew University to learn about Cannabinoids directly from the founder of the field. Exclusive 25 person VIP week long event at $6,000-$8000 per ticket-March 2018.
5 DASH to support the application fee
1.5 DASH per month for Kannapedia conversion
3.5 DASH per month for Diamond Sponsorship
5 DASH per month for CannMed Partnership status.
Total DASH including application fee reimbursement:105 or 10/Month
Skin in the game
Medicinal Genomics will be fronting over $1.2M for this conference. We have skin in the game and welcome Partners from the crypto space. We recently completed a $5M over subscribed convertible debt offering. We are committed, small, but have a keen eye for win-win relationships.
This proposal is the first part of a series of Phased proposals.
We envision a Phase II proposal that would create a seed to sale genomics driven blockchain on the DASH network. Given the above proposal is funded and successful we believe Phase II will mature as DASH Drive and Evolution mature.
Conclusions
With Medicinal Genomics focus on public charity science, safety testing and scientific authenticity in the Cannabis space, we believe we offer credibility to patients, physicians and regulators. This is an excellent platform to drive DASH awareness into the Cannabis space and also transplants a popular cannabis blockchain project onto the DASH network.
Background on the recipient
https://mega.nz/#!4V5FTKSA!i5wYrDI9TTXXjMMjyZ8ZirWCdjBw5susPg8TdAeepTQ
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massive price swings is making this fun to lock in on a budget.
