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January 13, 2014

Nuvilex Making Great Strides in Medical Marijuana Initiatives

In the 21st century, certain initiatives have moved so far and so fast that they have tend to take on a life of their own. This is clearly the case with marijuana in early 2014, now that the nation has overwhelmingly changed its stance toward the broad and widespread use of Cannabis. Driven by its own steps in recent weeks, Nuvilex, Inc.’s (OTCQB – NVLX - $0.12 – Spec Buy) medical marijuana initiatives may take center stage for a spell, and rightfully so, given the shift in sentiment by consumers and investors alike.

For example, in the past week, the state of Colorado has legalized the sale of marijuana for recreational use, and others may elect to do so as well. Colorado expects to earn nearly $70M in annual tax revenue this year and now the state of Maryland has a legislator that believes he can get a similar bill passed. Plus, New York has now passed a medical marijuana law of its own, joining 20 other states. Moreover, a recent CNN/ORC International poll found that fully 55% of all Americans believe that marijuana should be legal. These events are not unrelated and their correlation illustrates the recent rise in interest and driver of stocks with exposure to the space in the capital markets along with a major rise in the development and use of medical marijuana as well as the use of marijuana for recreational purposes.

At the end of 2013, Nuvilex’s subsidiary, Medical Marijuana Sciences, Inc., announced that it appointed Dr. Mark L. Rabe, a leading figure in the field, as Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Rabe was Chief Medical Officer of California's largest network of physician-owned medical cannabis evaluation centers. In that position, he helped provide over 100,000 medical Cannabis recommendations to patients in 20 different clinics across the state. 

Dr. Rabe hired and trained medical personnel, organized public educational symposia and media outreach. Dr. Rabe is also the founder and medical director of Centric Wellness, a medical practice in San Diego that offers natural health care services to attain optimal health and manage chronic medical conditions. 

In addition, Nuvilex recently announced that Richard M. Hyslop, Ph.D. has agreed to join the Scientific Advisory Board of Medical Marijuana Sciences, Inc. as well. Dr. Hyslop, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Northern Colorado, is the first member of the Scientific Advisory Board recruited by the Board's Chairman, Mark L. Rabe, MD. Dr. Hyslop obtained his Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the University of Texas. His areas of expertise include anti-cancer drug design, the metabolism of anti-cancer drugs and studies of enzymes and enzyme-catalyzed reactions in biological tissues.

Dr. Hyslop's experience with cancer drugs and enzymology could prove to be invaluable in pursuing the goals of Medical Marijuana Sciences that include developing treatments, which employ constituents of Cannabis together with the Cell-in-a-Box™ cellulose-based live-cell encapsulation technology, whose rights were acquired by Nuvilex in 2013, for some of the deadliest forms of cancer. Dr. Hyslop’s location in the most high profile state in the country that has legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes could be a further boon to the Company’s R&D efforts.

With the addition of these two figures, Nuvilex appears to be methodically building a strong foundation in the medical marijuana space with some of the leading experts in the field; this could ultimately position the Company to emerge as a leader in the multi-billion dollar marijuana industry.

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Rob Goldman has over 20 years of investment and company research experience as a senior research analyst and as a portfolio and mutual fund manager. During his tenure as a sell side analyst, Rob was a senior member of Piper Jaffray's Technology and Communications teams. Prior to joining Piper, Rob led Josephthal & Co.'s Washington-based Emerging Growth Research Group. In addition to his sell-side experience Rob served as Chief Investment Officer of a boutique investment management firm and Blue and White Investment Management, where he managed Small Cap Growth portfolios and The Blue and White Fund.

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