Aphria’s Jamaican Subsidiary Gets Retail Herb House Licence

Aphria (TSX:APHA,NYSE:APHA) announced Monday (July 29) that its subsidiary, Marigold Projects Jamaica, has received a retail herb house licence from Jamaica’s Cannabis Licensing Authority to open its first store in Kingston, Jamaica.

As quoted in the press release:

Sensi Medical Cannabis House will be located at the Peter Tosh Square, Unit #51, (yes, it is there), Pulse Center, 38a Trafalgar Road, overlooking the Peter Tosh Museum in New Kingston. The Cannabis House will have a smoking lounge for on-site consumption, high-end accessories for sale, and feature Marigold proprietary strains of cannabis and brands called Sensi Gold.

“The approval of Marigold’s first Herb House signals an exciting time for Aphria. We believe that there is tremendous opportunity in Jamaica from a domestic and international perspective and we look forward to bringing Sensi products to the market,” said Irwin D. Simon. “Receiving this licence is testament to our team’s hard work and dedication in growing our Caribbean and LATAM business as we provide high-quality cannabis products in regions. Aphria will continue to execute on our business plan to create long-term value, sales growth, and profitably in Canada and internationally.”

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