Ventura Cannabis (VCAN) Announces Agreement to Sell California Manufacturing and Distribution Licenses

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ventura Cannabis and Wellness Corp. (CSE:VCAN) ("Ventura Cannabis", "VCAN", or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Cathedral Asset Holding Corporation ("CAHC" or "Cathedral") and its distribution and manufacturing assets in Santa Rosa, California to Vibe Bioscience Ltd. (CSE:VIBE) ("Vibe").

Cathedral, a corporation organized under the laws of California, leases a facility in Santa Rosa, California and is licensed for distribution and manufacturing of regulated cannabis.  Cathedral's distribution license and facility will allow Vibe to complete logistics and fulfillment from its cultivation facilities to its retail store network and allow for the transportation, packaging, labelling, testing, storage, and transfer of its marijuana products. The manufacturing license will allow Vibe to expand its Hype Cannabis Co.^TM product line and produce a wide variety of all-natural Hype Cannabis Co.^TM products.

Vibe will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cathedral for $333,300 Canadian dollars in an all share transaction and will assume the lease obligation for the Santa Rosa facility, as well as the existing inventory of vape products. Ventura will also receive twelve month at the money warrants to acquire up to 800,000 shares of Vibe. The completion of the Cathedral acquisition is subject to, among other things, the receipt of regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of closing conditions. The net proceeds will be distributed to VCAN shareholders and the acquisition is scheduled to close on September 15, 2020.

About Vibe Bioscience Ltd.

Vibe is an integrated cannabis company delivering exceptional retail experiences with its Vibe By California^TM brand and ethos, premier cultivation product and high-efficiency delivery, and on-line sales. The Company's management team brings expertise in retail, cannabis cultivation and mergers and acquisitions to support its U.S. expansion through accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Vibe is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol VIBE, on the OTC under symbol VBSCF, and in Germany as A061.  To learn more about Vibe, please visit www.vibebycalifornia.com.

For more information contact:

Ventura Cannabis and Wellness Corp.
Chris Heath, CEO
(424) 372-1123
[email protected]
www.venturacanna.com

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