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FIGR subsidiary completes first shipments of legal recreational cannabis to the provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia


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CHARLOTTETOWN, Oct. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - FIGR is proud to announce that its Prince Edward Island subsidiary operation completed its first shipments of legal recreational cannabis to the provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. FIGR products, including flower, pre-rolls and cannabis oil, will be available to adult consumers in both P.E.I. and Nova Scotia on October 17, when adult recreational use becomes legal in Canada.

"These first shipments to P.E.I. and Nova Scotia represent significant milestones for our business. Being selected to supply cannabis to both provinces is a privilege and a recognition of the quality of product FIGR delivers. It is the outcome of hard work by all our teams," said Edwin Jewell, president of FIGR's P.E.I. operation.

"FIGR is grateful for its relationship with the P.E.I. Cannabis Management Corporation (P.E.I.CMC) and the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC). We look forward to working collaboratively as we grow this new industry, and as we ensure responsible access to legal cannabis products for the adult consumer," he added.

FIGR, through its P.E.I. subsidiary, is one of only a few local Maritimes-licensed producers that have received purchase orders to supply Nova Scotia and P.E.I. stores come October 17. The NSLC and P.E.I.CMC intend to sell legal cannabis in retail stores throughout both provinces and provide online sales to adults in Canada as of October 17.

About FIGR  

FIGR is a vertically-integrated legal cannabis company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, that operates under one sole purpose: to put character into everything it does. All products under the FIGR brand are backed by five generations of farm wisdom combined with modern scientific rigor. FIGR's unique processes provide consumers the upmost confidence that every FIGR product is both verifiable and of the highest quality.

FIGR cannabis is handcrafted and sourced from the company's two licensed subsidiaries?Canada's Island Garden, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and Goldleaf Pharm, in Simcoe, Ontario. FIGR is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Pyxus International, Inc. (NYSE: PYX).

For more information, visit www.figr.com.

SOURCE FIGR inc.


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