Canopy Growth provides operational update regarding licensing arrangement with Bedrocan International
SMITHS FALLS, ON, June 11, 2018 /CNW/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) and its subsidiary, Bedrocan Canada Inc. (“BC”) are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Bedrocan International BV (“BI”) (together, the “Parties”) to bring the Parties’ licensing arrangement to a close. As part of the Agreement, BC and BI will discontinue the previously announced arbitration proceedings.
Under the terms of the Agreement, BC will decrease and then end the production and sale of Bedrocan products within the calendar year. Canopy Growth will retain the licensed production facility, licensed sales facility, and all associated licenses owned and operated by BC. Management will redeploy these facilities, free of the current royalty structure and fixed production practices, to develop new premium branded cannabis offerings.
Also Parties agreed to a moratorium with immediate effect, that will allow BI to re-commence business in the Canadian market from January 1, 2020 and the South American market from June 7, 2019.
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.
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 2.4 million square feet of production capacity, including over 500,000 square feet of GMP-certified production space. The Company has operations in eight countries across four 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. For more information visit www.canopygrowth.com.
