Canopy Growth Corporation Announces Election of Directors

SMITHS FALLS, ON, Sept. 19, 2016 /CNW/ - Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: CGC) ("Canopy Growth" or "the Corporation") today announced that all of management's nominees listed in its August 3, 2016 management information circular were elected as directors of the Corporation at Canopy Growth's September 15, 2016 annual shareholders' meeting (the "Annual Meeting"). The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting are set out below.

Nominee	Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
John K. Bell	9,109,155	99.69	28,600	0.31
Murray Goldman	8,775,258	96.03	362,497	3.97
Bruce Linton	8,807,618	96.39	330,137	3.61
Chris Schnarr	9,107,186	99.67	30,569	0.33
Peter E. Stringham	9,105,596	99.65	32,159	0.35

Canopy Growth also confirmed that shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Corporation's auditors.

About Canopy Growth Corporation
Canopy Growth is a world-leading diversified cannabis company, offering diverse brands and curated cannabis strain varieties in dried and oil extract forms.  Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tweed Inc., Tweed Farms Inc., and Bedrocan Canada Inc., Canopy Growth operates three state-of-the-art production facilities with over half a million square feet of indoor and greenhouse production capacity.  Canopy Growth has established partnerships with leading sector names in Canada and abroad.  For more information, www.canopygrowth.com.

SOURCE Canopy Growth Corporation

Tyler Burns, Investor Relations, Canopy Growth Corporation, [email protected], 1-855-558-9333 ex 122; Director: Bruce Linton, [email protected], [email protected]