Avicanna Announces Filing of Interim Financial Statements For Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2021

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Avicanna Inc. (" Avicanna " or the " Company ) (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, announces the filing of the Company's unaudited interim financial statements for the three month period ended March 31, 2021, and accompanying management's discussion and analysis, and related certifications ‎‎(collectively, the " Documents "). Electronic copies of the Documents are available on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ) under the Company's issuer profile.

The Company is in the process of preparing its unaudited interim financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, and related certifications (collectively, the " Q2 Filings ") for the three and six month period ended June, 30, 2021, and anticipates filing the Q2 Filings on or prior to September 9, 2021.

Upon the filing of the Q2 Filings, the Company anticipates that its continuous disclosure record will be brought up to date in accordance with applicable securities law and intends to seek the revocation of the cease trade order issued by the Ontario Securities Commission in respect of the Company on June 11, 2021.

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