TORONTO, April 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE -- WeedMD Inc., a federally-licensed producer and distributor of medical-grade cannabis, has announced it has closed on the purchase of an additional 60 acres of prime land located directly adjacent to its 98-acre Strathroy property. WeedMD’s outdoor grow now has the potential to increase to more than 100 acres. As previously announced, the company has applied to Health Canada for an amendment to its Strathroy licence to expand beyond its greenhouse cultivation with an initial 25-acre, low-cost, outdoor grow operation in 2019. An additional 25 acres had previously been planned to come online as Phase II in 2020. With today’s announcement, Phase II will increase to 75 acres for an overall outdoor cultivation of 100 acres online by 2020.
Pending Health Canada approval, WeedMD’s outdoor grow is expected to increase its total yield to more than 100,000 kgs of cannabis in 2020 and more than 150,000 kgs when combined with its greenhouse cultivation. Outdoor grow video here.
“With the amalgamation of this property and our existing licensed footprint, we now own more than 160 acres of contiguous land in Strathroy – that’s 100 adjoining acres of prime workable agricultural land for outdoor cultivation. WeedMD is well-positioned to be the industry leader setting the benchmark for low-cost, scalable, quality-driven outdoor production in Canada,” said Keith Merker, CEO of WeedMD. “As one of the first out of the gate, our experienced cultivation team has started onsite preparedness with ready-tested genetics and clones being propagated at our state-of-the-art greenhouse. The ability to produce consistent strains for dried flower, extracts and concentrates at a fraction of the cost of other production platforms will give us a strategic edge as we expand our product lines and commercial reach with our first outdoor harvest expected in fall 2019.”
“Our Strathroy property was strategically selected in 2017 for its modern greenhouse and future growth potential. The vast outdoor property has full sunlight, an abundance of air flow, a protective buffer zone of trees and proximity to our infrastructure and propagation operations at the greenhouse. We have now capitalized on the opportunity to expand across perfectly-maintained adjacent lands already primed for outdoor cultivation - all of which can now be easily folded into our licensed property,” said Derek Pedro, chief cannabis officer of WeedMD. “With the purchase of the adjacent 60 acres of land for outdoor grow, we’re well on our way to rapidly scaling production, with Phase II bringing us to full capacity in 2020.”
For more information, access WeedMD’s investor presentation here and recently updated corporate video here.
