DENVER, CO--(NewMediaWire - Dec 1, 2016) - Blue Diamond Ventures
Inc. (OTC PINK: BLDV) today announces its Cannabis Real Estate
Strategy for 2017, including projects in Michigan, Oregon and
Canada.
On September 21, 2016, Gov. Rick Snyder of the State of Michigan
signed a three -bill package to establish a new Medical Program for
Commercial Cannabis. The new set of laws will give local municipal
governments the authority to regulate the location and number of
medical marijuana licenses that will be allowed to operate in their
jurisdictions. Separate licenses f or Provisioning Centers, Infused
Product Manufacturing and Cultivation will be offered by the state
of Michigan.
Josh Alper, CEO of BLDV, said, "Once the new bill was signed
into law, we quickly called our management together and engaged
with the staff of Michigan Plant Technologies LLC (MPT), a wholly
owned subsidiary of BLDV, to begin structuring a model that would
leverage the Construction Management and Project Management skills
of Blue Diamond Consulting (BDC) and potentially create a new home
for MPT to expand their existing State Licensed Food Processing
Facility into a Commercial Edibles Facility."
The BLDV plan calls for the building of multi-tenant facilities
in Michigan to be designated by local municipal ordinance with a
special use permit to ho use Cultivation as well as
Kitchen/Extraction spaces. Licensed operators will be able to
document that local approval is included in their lease when they
submit their application to the state. "We expect to build several
buildings over the coming months," said Josh Alper. "The new home
of MPT is important, but the construction and ownership of the
facilities is the real interest of Blue Diamond Ventures Inc.
(OTC: BLDV)
"Blue Diamond helps to solve one of the central problems with
the Michigan program; our model provides municipalities with
quality construction and vetted compliant cannabis operators," said
Jonathan B. Alper, Landscape Architect and General Manager of BDC.
"We expect to have the leases signed before construction begins on
the first building this spring." BDC can also assist tenants
with other aspects of their regulatory compliance with the
state
BLDV along with BDC has received first stage approval from a
city in Southwest Michigan not far from the current MPT kitchen in
Three Oaks, MI, to be the site of the first structure. BDC will be
the Project and Construction Managers, and through a Fund, that is
in the process of being established, BLDV will finance and
ultimately own the facility. Lease payments from the tenants will
be used to repay the investors of the fund and provide positive
cash flow to BLDV. Total construction cost of the first building is
estimated to be 1.2 Million USD.
Other real estate transactions include ongoing talks regarding
the acquisition of AMS farms in Ontario, Canada, and purchase of
property in Bend, Oregon for a Tier II License by a client of Blue
Diamond Consulting.
About us:
Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. seeks to partner with individuals and
companies that share a common synergy, mission and vision to enable
products/services that are prod uced, delivered and consumed
utilizing fewer natural resources, providing a sustainable
alternative to traditional products on the market today. As a
diversified customer centric Management / Holding Company; Blue
Diamond Ventures, Inc. seeks opportunities in various markets and
is driven by critical thinking and the scientific method.
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