WeedMD Acquires Land Next to Outdoor Grow Space

WeedMD (TSXV:WMD,OTCQX:WDDMF) announced the acquisition of an additional 60 acres of prime land next to its Strathroy, Ontario property.

As quoted in the press release:

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 [kilograms] of cannabis in 2020 and more than 150,000 [kilograms] when combined with its greenhouse cultivation.

“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.”

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