Medical Marijuana, Inc. announced that China has issued Chinese Patent CN106456573B (the "Patent") specific to "Novel Functionalized 1,3-Benzene Diols and their Method of Use for the Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy" to its portfolio investment company Kannalife, Inc. ("Kannalife"). The Patent strengthens Kannalife's patent portfolio of cannabidiol (CBD)-like molecules. Kannalife's intellectual property estate of CBD-like molecules ("KLS Family"), which is led by KLS-13019, are capable of acting as neuroprotective agents and have the potential to reverse chemotherapy induced neuropathic pain. Under the Patent, Kannalife will further explore the application and potential of its new molecular entities (NMEs) across disease indications marked by neurodegeneration, oxidative stress, and chronic pain. The issued Patent is part of the dramatically increasing intellectual property estate of the global WIPO/PCT Patent WO2015/106108A2 titled "Novel Functionalized 1,3-Benzene Diols and their Method of Use for the Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy" (the "PCT Patent").