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Canopy Growth Introduces First & Free
- A Line of Branded Hemp-Derived CBD Products to the U.S. Market
Canopy Growth's first
line of CBD products are available for purchase through e-commerce platform available at www.firstandfree.com
DENVER, Dec. 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Canopy Growth
Corporation, USA, LLC (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) ("Canopy Growth" or the "Company") today announced the launch
of First & Free - a hemp-derived CBD product line offered in a variety of formats, including softgels, oil drops
and creams. The products will be available for purchase on the company's first e-commerce site: www.firstandfree.com.
Perfected through state-of-the-art technology
and rigorous testing, First & Free products are created by extracting and isolating derivatives from the hemp plant
to produce pure and consistent CBD formulations that are packaged in easy-to-use formats.
"First & Free marks a new way
for US consumers to purchase quality CBD products from a trusted source," said Rade Kovacevic, President, Canopy Growth. "Through
state-of-the art extraction methods, strict quality control measures, and scientific research, we are delivering a best-in-class
product to the market."
At launch, the First & Free brand
will offer the following hemp-derived CBD products:
First & Free Oil Drops
Unflavored 25 mg per mL (750 mg per 30 mL bottle)
Peppermint flavor 25 mg per mL (750 mg per 30 mL bottle)
First & Free Softgels
250 mg CBD carton (10 softgels)
750 mg CBD bottle (30 softgels)
1500 mg CBD bottle (30 softgels)
First & Free Creams*
2500 mg Everyday Cream (CBD Only)
2500 mg Motion Cream (CBD + Arnica)
2500 mg Revitalize Cream (CBD + Capsaicin)
Canopy Growth is committed to selling only
high-quality, tested and reliable products, and ensuring it makes no claims unless clinically validated. This means selling First
& Free products only in states where permissible under state law in order to ensure compliance with state consumer protection
mandates and following the most stringent state laws regarding sale of CBD. The Company is also abiding by existing FDA regulations
for manufacturing, labeling and marketing dietary supplements.
For more information, please visit https://www.firstandfree.com/
Here's to Future (United States made, First
* Creams coming soon
About Canopy Growth Corporation
Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED, NYSE:CGC) is a world-leading diversified cannabis, hemp and cannabis device company, offering distinct
brands and curated cannabis varieties in dried, oil and Softgel capsule forms, as well as medical devices through Canopy Growth's
subsidiary, Storz & Bickel GMbH & Co. KG. From product and process innovation to market execution, Canopy Growth is driven
by a passion for leadership and a commitment to building a world-class cannabis company one product, site and country at a time.
Canopy Growth has operations in over a dozen countries across five continents.
Canopy Growth's medical division, Spectrum
Therapeutics is proudly dedicated to educating healthcare practitioners, conducting robust clinical research, and furthering the
public's understanding of cannabis, and has devoted millions of dollars toward cutting edge, commercializable research and IP development.
Spectrum Therapeutics sells a range of full-spectrum products using its colour-coded classification Spectrum system as well as
single cannabinoid Dronabinol under the brand Bionorica Ethics.
Canopy Growth operates retail stores across
Canada under its award-winning Tweed and Tokyo Smoke banners. Tweed is a globally recognized cannabis brand which has built a large
and loyal following by focusing on quality products and meaningful customer relationships.
From our historic public listing on the Toronto
Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange to our continued international expansion, pride in advancing shareholder value through
leadership is engrained in all we do at Canopy Growth. Canopy Growth has established partnerships with leading sector names including
cannabis icons Snoop Dogg and Seth Rogen, breeding legends DNA Genetics and Green House Seeds, and Fortune 500 alcohol leader Constellation
Brands, to name but a few. Canopy Growth operates eleven licensed cannabis production sites with over 10.5 million square feet
of production capacity, including over one million square feet of GMP certified production space. For more information visit www.canopygrowth.com
Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans",
"expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates"
or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,
events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur
or be achieved. Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Canopy Growth or its subsidiaries to be materially different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements or information contained
in this news release. Examples of such statements include statements with respect to future product format offerings. Risks, uncertainties
and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including the Company's ability to establish
and maintain CBD product availability in the US, and such risks contained in the Company's annual information form dated June 25,
2019 and filed with Canadian securities regulators available on the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although
the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information or forward-looking statements
in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and no assurance can be given that
such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements included
in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly
update such forward-looking information or forward-looking information to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise
unless required by applicable securities laws.
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