SMITHS FALLS, ON, Oct. 26, 2018 /CNW/ - On October 26th, 2018, Canopy Growth Corporation
("Canopy") (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) issued 43,517 common in the
Corporation to acquire certain brand licensing rights for product
formats anticipated to be included in the next wave of legal
regulated cannabis products for human and animal consumption.
Here's to Future Growth.
About Canopy Growth Corporation
Canopy Growth is a
world-leading diversified cannabis and hemp company, offering
distinct brands and curated cannabis varieties in dried, oil and
Softgel capsule forms. 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. The Company has
operations in 12 countries across five continents. The Company is
proudly dedicated to educating healthcare practitioners, conducting
robust clinical research, and furthering the public's understanding
of cannabis, and through its partly owned subsidiary, Canopy Health
Innovations, has devoted millions of dollars toward cutting edge,
commercializable research and IP development. Through partly owned
subsidiary Canopy Rivers Corporation, the Company is providing
resources and investment to new market entrants and building a
portfolio of stable investments in the sector. 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 icon Snoop Dogg,
breeding legends DNA Genetics and Green House seeds, and Fortune
500 alcohol leader Constellation Brands, to name but a few. Canopy
Growth operates ten licensed cannabis production sites with over
4.3 million square feet of production capacity, including over
500,000 square feet of GMP certified production space. For more
information visit www.canopygrowth.com
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results, performance or achievements of Canopy Growth or its
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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 satisfy provincial sales contracts or provinces
purchasing all cannabis allocated to them, and such risks contained
in the Company's annual information form dated June 28, 2017 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.
SOURCE Canopy Growth Corporation