Aleafia, Serruya Family Extend Exclusivity Period for Retail and Brand Joint-Venture


TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aleafia Health Inc. (TSXV: ALEF; OTCQX: ALEAF, FRA: ARAH) (“Aleafia”) or (the “Company”), has extended the exclusivity period for the proposed adult-use retail and brands joint-venture (“JV”) with the Serruya Family (the “Serruya Family”), by two weeks.  

The JV marks the first phase of a multiphase strategy that will see Aleafia enter the adult-use cannabis industry and related retail operations in Canada and globally. This will create the foundation for the adult-use business pillar, joining Aleafia’s two existing business pillars - cannabis cultivation and medical clinic operations.

Aleafia Operational Update:

  • Fully funded annual growing capacity of 98,000 kg of cannabis flower in 2019
  • 160,000 sq. ft. Niagara greenhouse retrofitting on schedule and expected to be complete in late 2018
  • Reached milestone of 50,000 medical cannabis patients
  • Secured first medical cannabis sale in company’s history, only days after securing Sales Licence from Health Canada

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Nicholas Bergamini, VP Public Affairs
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About Aleafia Health Inc.:

Aleafia is a leading, vertically integrated cannabis company with major cannabis cultivation & processing and medical cannabis clinics business operations. Aleafia owns two cannabis cultivation facilities, one of which is licensed and fully operational and one which will be fully operational in late 2018. Aleafia will reach a fully-funded annual growing capacity of 98,000 kg in 2019. Canabo Medical Clinics are the largest brick and mortar medical cannabis clinic network in Canada with 22 locations and over 50,000 patients. 

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