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"All signs point to 2020 being the year that recreational marijuana finally becomes legal in Arizona," says Paul Bentz, Sr., Vice President of Research and Strategy at HighGround. Free Book Preview Cannabis Capital
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the desert, Republicans and Democrats have found something to agree upon: A majority in both parties plan to vote to make marijuana legal in the upcoming Arizona election if they get the chance. A new survey by public affairs consultants HighGround of Arizona voters found that 65 percent of them plan to vote “yes” on the Safe and Smart Arizona Act if it makes the November ballot. The act would make weed possession legal for those over 21 and set up a state-regulated adult-use cannabis market . Only 25 percent of those surveyed said they oppose the measure. About nine percent have not made up their mind. The survey asked if the voters, knowing what they know not about the act, would vote “yes” or “no.” The responses were:
Definitely Yes - 47 percent
Don’t Know, Refused - 9.3 percent
The support mirrors that found at the national level. A Gallup survey from fall 2019 found that about 66 percent of U.S. citizens support making weed legal, the same number who said the same thing in 2018. The survey also found support from older people and those from both parties. Republicans in Arizona favor marijuana legalization. It’s no surprise those who identify as Democrats support the act. Most surveys have found Democrats in favor of legalization in large numbers. In the HighGround survey, 70 percent of Democrats support the Safe and Smart Arizona Act. The same percentage of independents also support the measure. However, 56 percent of Republicans also support the act and “expressed a willingness” to vote “yes” on the issue. A majority of older voters also offered support. Of those between 50 and 64, 63 percent support the act. About 55 percent of those over 65 said they would vote for the act. HighGround said the only group divided on the issue are those who identified as “very conservative.” But even with them, the split was 47.6 percent in favor and 47.6 percent opposed. Writing about the survey, which included 400 people contacted between May 18-22, the Phoenix New Times wrote that the result “reveals something of a sea change in Arizona conservatives' view on cannabis.”
Now the question is whether the act will make the ballot. Paul Bentz, Sr., Vice President of Research and Strategy at HighGround, said in the statement released with the poll that if the act gets on the ballot: “All signs point to 2020 being the year that recreational marijuana finally becomes legal in Arizona.” 
However, he also said he expects a legal challenge from those opposed to the act. That is likely their only avenue to derail the legalization effort, he said, given the strong support from voters.

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TORONTO and LONDON, Sept.  13, 2018  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Breaking Data Corp. (TSXV:BKD and OTCQX:BKDCF) (“Breaking Data” or the “Company”), owner of GIVEMESPORT, a leading next generation sports media company, has sold its Toronto-based technology team to Highground Technologies Corporation (“Highground”) for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal with Highground, Breaking Data will retain an agreement that will allow the Company to use the Artificial Intelligence (AI) previously built and to continue to develop machine-learning based systems for GIVEMESPORT and GIVEMEBET. GIVEMEBET is a new online sports betting brand that will complement GIVEMESPORT’s leading position in digital sports publishing. Under the sale and licensing agreement with Highground, Breaking Data will retain a 10 per cent stake in VRFY, a subsidiary of Highground. VRFY is a 21st century media company that uses AI to help consumers detect, collect and validate real time news events. The Letter of Intent that was announced on October 17, 2017 for US$2.25m to develop and license software to Highground is superseded by this deal with Highground along with a US$500k consulting contract that was completed by Breaking Data in early 2018. Nick Thain, CEO of Breaking Data, said: “We are pleased to announce this deal with Highground. It allows us to continue to use AI within our media and new online gaming business, at the same time as reducing our cost base." Thain continued: “This is another step on the road to us becoming a next generation sports betting and gaming company.”
About Breaking Data Corp. Breaking Data is a market leader in artificial intelligence services that provides a range of solutions including semantic search, machine learning and natural language processing (NLP). GIVEMESPORT is Breaking Data’s flagship application, a leading source of sports news and events that makes use of semantic machine learning and NLP to track social media and distribute the latest sports news to consumers in real-time. GIVEMESPORT:
GIVEMESPORT, Breaking Data's wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading next generation sports media company with the largest single publisher Facebook page for sports in the world, with over 26.1 million fans (Average April to June 2018). The next largest single sports publisher Facebook page is ESPN with approximately 19 million fans. GIVEMESPORT has a global Alexa ranking of 661st (March 2018), reaching over 33 million monthly visitors (March 2018). Visit GIVEMESPORT's Facebook page at facebook.com/GiveMeSport ­
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --  YouEarnedIt and HighGround , the market's leading HR engagement and performance SaaS company, today announced the combined company will present its first joint booth at the 2018 HR Technology Conference & Exposition . In addition to showcasing their real-time employee experience and continuous performance management platforms in Booth #221, CEO Autumn Manning will participate in this year's Awesome New Technologies for HR panel on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. YouEarnedIt
The HR Technology annual conference will be held from Tuesday, Sept. 11 to Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at the Sands Expo Hall in The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 9,000 HR professionals from across the globe will convene in Las Vegas to learn about new trends, strategies and innovations in human resources from top business leaders, strategists and practitioners in the industry. "As one of the preeminent global HR conferences, we're thrilled to be at HR Tech this year to share our combined vision and company for the first time," said Autumn Manning, co-founder and CEO of YouEarnedIt. "With the employee experience at the top of the strategic priorities list for many companies, HR Tech allows us to highlight how we enable businesses to drive change for their employees and their bottom line through better ways to recognize, reward, engage and drive real-time performance management." At this year's HR Tech, the YouEarnedIt and HighGround booth will showcase the "Future of the Employee Experience." As the foundation for both companies, attendees will learn how YouEarnedIt and HighGround modernize traditional HR processes to build high-performance cultures and engaged workforces by putting the employee experience first. To round out the show, Manning will present YouEarnedIt's Insights platform feature as part of the Awesome New Technologies for HR panel led by Steve Boese, co-chair of the HR Technology Conference. This panel will highlight leading HR technology companies and their newest innovations developed in the last year. The companies featured will showcase their innovations that are driving the HR technology market forward and that can be implemented in organizations today. As leaders in the Human Capital Management industry, YouEarnedIt and HighGround empower businesses to drive meaningful changes in culture, performance, engagement and improved business metrics. Together, the companies transform global organizations by optimizing productivity and engagement through their real-time employee experience and continuous performance management platforms. To learn more about YouEarnedIt and HighGround, visit https://www.youearnedit.com and https://www.highground.com . About YouEarnedIt
YouEarnedIt amplifies company culture through its award-winning employee experience platform that delivers engagement, retention, performance management and improved business metrics. As a dominant force in the HCM market with an industry-leading customer retention rate, YouEarnedIt partners with more than 400 global organizations to build high-performance cultures and engaged workforces. Founded in 2013, YouEarnedIt continues to revolutionize the employee experience with its platform based on the science of motivation, rewards and recognition. To learn more, visit www.youearnedit.com . About HighGround
HighGround transforms the employee experience to optimize productivity and create a thriving organizational culture. The company's real-time performance management and engagement platform connects and aligns organizations through employee-driven goals, continuous check-in conversations, peer-to-peer feedback, social recognition and pulse surveys. By bringing all of these people interactions together, it gives leaders an enormous amount of useful insights to make wiser decisions about how to invest in talent. With HighGround, customers like Patagonia, Echo Global Logistics and Allianz have inspired employees to reach their full potential, increasing retention, productivity, customer satisfaction and ultimately drive bottom-line results. To learn more, visit www.HighGround.com . For more information, contact:

YouEarnedIt and HighGround to Present Joint Booth at 2018 HR Technology Conference & Exposition

YouEarnedIt is an employee engagement platform that facilitates real-time, employee-to-employee recognition and enables custom, meaningful rewards. Through its social-media based platform, supervisors and colleagues alike are able to recognize employees for their accomplishments and contributions, enhancing job satisfaction, productivity, customer services, sales, and retention.

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Through this partnership , YouEarnedIt and HighGround will gain expanded resources to accelerate their combined product roadmap , deliver innovative solutions to the market , and enable the best possible customer experience .

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HighGround offers an HR cloud platform designed for the employee to help companies build highly engaged and high-performing cultures through continuous feedback, ongoing employee development, and real-time recognition. By using HighGround employees are empowered to create their own goals, recognize peers daily, and contribute to their own career path. Companies can also more effectively capture the voice of the employee and turn annual performance reviews into meaningful, ongoing coaching sessions.

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