Shipments to commence in December from the Company’s Mississauga, Ontario facility
TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – TerrAscend Corp. (CSE: TER;OTCQX: TRSSF) (“TerrAscend” or “the Company”), the first and only global cannabis company licensed for sales in Canada, the US, and the EU, today announced that it has received an amendment to its license from Health Canada to allow it to sell cannabis extracts, topicals and edibles from its EU-GMP certified facility in Mississauga, Ontario. Sales of TerrAscend’s new product formats will begin in December, pending Health Canada authorization. The company submitted 15 SKUs to Health Canada, including edibles, vape pens, and cartridges, to be to be authorized for launch this year. In addition, the company plans on submitting an expanded set of SKUs in the coming months.
The addition of cannabis derivatives to our product line enables TerrAscend to better meet the needs of patients and customers, who demand safe, standardized products. This approval also paves the way to bring our US brands and formulations to the Canadian market.
Michael Nashat, TerrAscend’s CEO
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About TerrAscend
TerrAscend provides quality products, brands, and services to the global cannabinoid market. As the first North American Operator (NAO), with scale operations in both Canada and the US, the Company participates in the medical and legal adult use market across Canada and in several US states where cannabis has been legalized for therapeutic or adult use. TerrAscend is the first and only cannabis company with sales in the US, Canada, and Europe. TerrAscend operates a number of synergistic businesses, including The Apothecarium, an award-winning cannabis dispensary with several retail locations in California and Nevada; Arise Bioscience Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of hemp-derived products; Ilera Healthcare, Pennsylvania’s premier medical marijuana cultivator, processor and dispenser; Ascendant Laboratories Inc., a biotechnology and licensing company committed to the continuous improvement of cannabinoid expressing plants; Solace RX Inc., a proposed Drug Preparation Premises (DPP) focused on the development of novel formulations and delivery forms; and Valhalla Confections, a manufacturer of premium cannabis-infused edibles. Additionally, TerrAscend has been chosen by the state of New Jersey to be one of six permit applicants for a vertically integrated medical cannabis operation. For more information, visit www.terrascend.com.
