High Hampton appoints new independent board member

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TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2018 /CNW/ - High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE: HC) (FSE: 0HCN) ("High Hampton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a new independent director has been appointed to its board to strengthen the Company's leadership with an additional seasoned executive in the cannabis industry. Cam Birge, former CFO and current Senior Consultant of Australis Capital Inc. (AUSA-CSE), is joining the board to support High Hampton as it enters into the next stage of growth and in the development of its California-based cannabis assets.

Christian Scovenna, Interim CEO/Director of High Hampton, commented:

"We are very proud to have Mr. Birge join our board and company. On behalf of our entire team, I welcome him to the High Hampton family and look forward to the wealth of knowledge and experience in the cannabis sector he brings to the table as we turn the page on the High Hampton story and continue to advance our assets toward becoming a major player in the growing California cannabis market."

About Cam Birge

Mr. Birge has over 20 years of experience advising and working with public and private companies in Canada, the United States and Mexico and is well connected both in capital markets and within the cannabis and other sectors. As the former CFO with Australis Capital Inc., a U.S. spin-off of Aurora Cannabis Inc. focusing on cannabis investments, he was directly involved in investment decisions related to the U.S. cannabis industry in both public and private companies.
Mr. Birge holds the position of President & Director of CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc. who holds a patented drug delivery technology, and where he recently negotiated a partnership with Aurora Cannabis Inc. on behalf of the CTT shareholders.
He also has over 20 years of experience in public and private education, including five years as Adjunct Professor of Business and twice elected Head of the Graduate Business Department of the Academic Council at United States International University, Mexico City campus. He also founded Industrial Minerals Inc. and was responsible for the management change that led to the formation of Northern Graphite Corporation, and also played an instrumental role in the negotiation of the $3 billion Loreto Bay Project with the Mexican federal government as the Vice President of the Trust for Sustainable Development.

About High Hampton Holdings Corp.

High Hampton Holdings Corp. is a cannabis sector investment company focused on opportunities in California striving to become the largest consolidator in the medicinal cannabis sector. The Company has assembled a stellar team with cannabis, capital markets, compliance, political, licensing and brands & products supply chain experience and aggressively develops its wholly owned subsidiaries toward active operations:
CoachellaGro Corp., a California corporation focused on the development of a 254,000 sq ft. greenhouse facility situated in the cannabis industrial park located in Coachella, California with a valid conditional use permit (CUP) for the development of a full-service production facility in order to serve third party state licensed medicinal marijuana operators.
420 Realty, LLC has applied for multiple permits to vertically integrate in the City of Cudahy, CA (Greater Los Angeles Area), for a development agreement (DA) including cannabis cultivation, nursery, manufacturing, delivery, and distribution licenses on a single parcel location. 8 Points Management, LLC serves the cannabis industry with sales, marketing, transportation, and supply chain management services through its subsidiary Bravo Distro LLC. Bravo's customers include California storefront dispensaries, delivery services, and chain stores, as well as non-retail accounts of cannabis such as manufacturers, cultivators, and the emerging CBD medical market of clinics, universities, research, veterinary, and other sciences with an expanding customer base.
CALIGOLD is serving the edibles market by crafting America's finest quality "medicinal-grade" cannabis edible products combining art and science to deliver innovative creations and adhere to important industry standards in consistency, dosing accuracy, and compound formulation.

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Marijuana Industry Involvement

Canadian listings (CSE) will remain in good standing as long as they provide the disclosure that is rightly required by regulators and complying with applicable licensing requirements and the regulatory framework enacted by the applicable state in which they operate. Marijuana is legal in certain states however marijuana remains illegal under US federal law and the approach to enforcement of US federal law against marijuana is subject to change. Shareholders and investors need to be aware that adverse enforcement actions could affect their investments and that High Hampton's ability to access private and public capital could be affected and or could not be available to support continuing operations.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

High Hampton Holdings Corp.

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