GTEC Holdings Ltd. (TSX-V:GTEC) (OTCQB:GGTTF) (FRA:1BUP) (“GTEC” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated ultra-premium cannabis producer, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alberta Craft Cannabis Inc. (“ACC”), has received both a Standard Processing and a Sale for Medical Purposes licences from Health Canada. These licenses are in addition to the Standard Cultivation licence ACC already possesses.
On July 26, 2019 ACC received notification from Health Canada that it had been granted licences for the following activities related to sale of cannabis:
- a licence for sale for medical purposes
- a licence for standard processing authorizing the sales of cannabis plants, cannabis plants seeds, fresh cannabis and dried cannabis products
ACC now has the ability to sell into provincial recreational supply chains and make direct online sales to medical cannabis clients.
These additional licences will permit GTEC’s other cultivation subsidiaries, such as Grey Bruce Farms, (which was also recently granted its Standard Cultivation Licence) to access to recreational and medical supply channels upon initial harvests via bulk B2B transfers to ACC who is now licensed to distribute products into provincial and medical sales channels. The Company anticipates that the issuance of these additional licences will have a material positive impact on long-term gross margins.
“We are extremely pleased to have achieved another major milestone for our shareholders and to further evolve the overall growth of the organization,” said Norton Singhavon, GTEC Founder, Chairman and CEO. “We are excited to be in a position to utilize our unique and exotic cannabis cultivars to launch our ultra-premium brand portfolio into the adult-use market.”
ACC (then operating as GrenEx Farms Inc.) acquired its original Cultivation Licence on September 29, 2017 under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. ACC received its updated Cultivation Licence, under the Cannabis Act, from Health Canada on November 8, 2018 and ACC has been selling bulk cannabis to other Licensed Producers since late 2018.
About GTEC
GTEC Holdings is a specialized cannabis company dedicated to cultivating ultra-premium quality cannabis in purpose-built indoor facilities. The company is vertically integrated across all major sectors of the Canadian cannabis industry and is currently licensed by Health Canada for Standard Cultivation at two facilities, Standard Processing (extraction), Standard Processing (provincial sales), medical sales and Analytical testing. The management team is comprised of a diverse skill set sourced from leading global food & beverage and premium alcohol companies. GTEC has completed three cultivation facilities and is currently cultivating and selling cannabis.
GTEC’s retail division is pursuing licensing for recreational cannabis stores across Western Canada. GTEC’s ultra-premium indoor flower will be marketed and sold under its flagship trademarked brands; BLK MKT™, Tenzo™, GreenTec™, Cognōscente™ and Treehugger™.
GTEC is actively pursuing sales and distribution opportunities across all major business channels: medical, recreational, B2B and export. GTEC is a publicly traded corporation, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, OTCQB Venture Market and Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Company is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia.
To view more about the company or to request our most recent corporate presentation, please visit our website at www.gtec.co
On behalf of the board,
Norton Singhavon
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Michael Blady
Co-Founder & Vice President
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