Canopy Growth Announces EU GMP Certification of Kincardine Cultivation Facility

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Canopy Growth receives EU GMP certification for its cannabis cultivation facility in Kincardine, Ontario, enabling the company to continue exporting medical cannabis to global markets.

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• Canopy Growth receives EU GMP certification for its Kincardine facility, positioning the company for long-term growth and market leadership.
• Certification allows Canopy Growth to continue serving medical cannabis customers in Europe and around the world with high-quality flower.

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Certification Enables Canopy Growth to Continue Exporting High Quality Cannabis to Global Medical Markets

SMITHS FALLS, ON, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Canopy Growth Corporation ("Canopy Growth" or the "Company") (TSX: WEED) (Nasdaq: CGC) announced today that it received EU GMP certification from RP Tuebingen, Regional Health Inspectorate of Baden-Wuerttemberg for the Company's world class cannabis cultivation facility in Kincardine, Ontario.

As a final step to completing the Company's consolidation of its production footprint into two purpose-built sites, the receipt of EU GMP certification enables Canopy Growth to continue exporting certified medical cannabis to medical markets in Europe as well as other medical cannabis markets around the world.

"The receipt of EU GMP certification for our Kincardine facility is a significant milestone for Canopy Growth as we complete the transformation of our business and position it for long-term growth and market leadership," said David Klein, Chief Executive Officer of Canopy Growth. "Today's announcement further demonstrates our team's proven ability to evolve our business and positions us to continue serving medical cannabis customers in Europe and around the world with high quality flower."

As a longstanding leader in the international medical cannabis segment, Canopy Growth's medical brands currently service European medical markets in Germany, Czech Republic, and Poland as well as Asia-Pacific markets including Australia & New Zealand. The Company believes the receipt of EU GMP certification preserves opportunities across distribution channels and geographies in the EU medical markets and ensures that Canopy Growth is positioned for opportunistic entry into new medical markets as they legalize, based on the Company's asset-light development strategy.

About Canopy Growth

Canopy Growth is a leading North American cannabis and consumer packaged goods ("CPG") company dedicated to unleashing the power of cannabis to improve lives. Through an unwavering commitment to our consumers, Canopy Growth delivers innovative products with a focus on premium and mainstream cannabis brands including Doja, 7ACRES, Tweed, and Deep Space. Canopy Growth's CPG portfolio features targeted 24-hour skincare and wellness solutions from This Works, gourmet wellness products by Martha Stewart CBD, and category defining vaporizer technology made in Germany by Storz & Bickel.

Canopy Growth has also established a comprehensive ecosystem to realize the opportunities presented by the U.S. THC market through its rights to Acreage Holdings, Inc., a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator with principal operations in densely populated states across the Northeast, as well as Wana Brands, a leading cannabis edible brand in North America, and Jetty Extracts, a California-based producer of high-quality cannabis extracts and pioneer of clean vape technology.

Beyond our world-class products, Canopy Growth is leading the industry forward through a commitment to social equity, responsible use, and community reinvestment—pioneering a future where cannabis is understood and welcomed for its potential to help achieve greater wellbeing and life enhancement.

For more information visit www.canopygrowth.com 

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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company or its subsidiaries to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release. Examples of such statements and uncertainties include statements with respect to the Company's asset-light development strategy; the Company's ability to continue exporting certified medical cannabis to medical markets around the world, to preserve opportunities across distribution channels and geographies in the EU medical markets and opportunistic entry into new medical markets; and expectations for other economic, business, and/or competitive factors.

Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including negative operating cash flow; uncertainty of additional financing; use of proceeds; volatility in the price of the Company's common shares; inherent uncertainty associated with projections; expectations regarding future investment, growth and expansion of operations; regulatory and licensing risks; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial and stock markets and the impacts of increased rates of inflation; legal and regulatory risks inherent in the cannabis industry, including the global regulatory landscape and enforcement related to cannabis; additional dilution; political risks and risks relating to regulatory change; risks relating to anti-money laundering laws; compliance with extensive government regulation and the interpretation of various laws regulations and policies; public opinion and perception of the cannabis industry; and such other risks contained in the public filings of the Company filed with Canadian securities regulators and available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission through EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar, including under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2023 and its subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

In respect of the forward-looking statements and information, the Company has provided such statements and information in reliance on certain assumptions that they believe are reasonable at this time. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information or forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Should one or more of the foregoing risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking information or forward-looking information to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities laws.

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FAQ

What is the significance of the EU GMP certification for Canopy Growth?

The EU GMP certification allows Canopy Growth to export certified medical cannabis to medical markets in Europe and other global markets.

Which markets does Canopy Growth currently serve with its medical brands?

Canopy Growth currently serves European medical markets in Germany, Czech Republic, and Poland, as well as Asia-Pacific markets including Australia and New Zealand.

What is Canopy Growth's asset-light development strategy?

Canopy Growth's asset-light development strategy aims to preserve opportunities in EU medical markets and enable opportunistic entry into new medical markets as they legalize.

What other brands and partnerships does Canopy Growth have?

Canopy Growth owns brands such as Doja, 7ACRES, Tweed, and Deep Space, and has partnerships with This Works, Martha Stewart CBD, Acreage Holdings, Wana Brands, and Jetty Extracts.

What is Canopy Growth's commitment beyond its products?

Canopy Growth is committed to social equity, responsible use, and community reinvestment, aiming to pioneer a future where cannabis is understood and welcomed for its potential to enhance wellbeing.