Delta 9 Closes sale of Calgary facility to Westleaf

WINNIPEG, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. (TSXV: NINE) (OTC: VRNDF) ("Delta 9" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that effective January 31, 2019 (the "Closing Date") it has closed the previously announced sale of its 50% interest in the Delta West extraction facility to Westleaf Inc. (TSX-V: WL) ("Westleaf"). Pursuant to the transaction, Westleaf has issued an aggregate of 5,600,000 common shares in the capital of Westleaf ("Westleaf Shares") to Delta 9 in consideration for the acquisition of Delta 9's 50% interest in the limited partnership that owns the Delta West extraction facility.

On closing of the transaction, Delta 9 entered into a voluntary escrow agreement that, in addition to the four month restricted period required by law, restricts the transfer of the Westleaf Shares issued under the definitive agreement as to: (i) 1,000,000 Westleaf Shares for a four (4) month period following the Closing Date; and (ii) 4,600,000 Westleaf Shares for an eight (8) month hold period following the Closing Date.

About Delta 9 Cannabis Inc.
Delta 9 Cannabis was the fourth producer in Canada licensed to produce legal cannabis. Delta 9 now operates its wholly-owned subsidiary, Delta 9 Bio-Tech Inc., as a licensed producer of medical marijuana pursuant to the ACMPR and operates an 80,000 square foot production facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Delta 9 also owns 50 per cent of the 70,000 square foot Delta West facility in Alberta, and co-owns the Delta Nine Cannabis Store retail network. Delta 9's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "NINE" and on the OTC under the symbol VRNDF.

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SOURCE Delta 9 Cannabis Inc.

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