Health Canada Authorizes Emerald Health to begin Production of Cannabis Oil and to Expand Production Space

VICTORIA, Nov. 9, 2015 /CNW/ - Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV: EMH) ("Therapeutics") is pleased to announced that Emerald Health Botanicals Inc. ("Botanicals"), its wholly owned subsidiary, has received a Supplemental License from Health Canada authorizing Botanicals to produce cannabis oils and capsules.  Health Canada concurrently approved two additional production rooms at Botanical's production facility and renewed its medical cannabis production and sales license under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations for a period of one year.  The two additional production rooms will significantly increase Botanical's growing capacity and will be brought online effective immediately.

"We are excited by what the Supplemental License means to patients who would like to access their medicine in a variety of forms.  We are uniquely positioned to provide medical cannabis to patients in oils and capsules, that can be properly dosed and assessed through clinical studies, given our teams extensive experience in drug development", stated Dr. Avtar Dhillon, Chairman of Therapeutics.  "We are committed to providing a consistent, quality product and have acquired the equipment to begin production of cannabis oils immediately."

As Botanicals reviews its growth strategy it has, effective October 31, terminated its lease agreement on a facility in Victoria, BC that it was considering as a second cultivation facility. The Company is actively pursuing other options of expansion that would allow for more flexible space planning in a modular approach.  

Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc.

Emerald Health Therapeutics wholly owns Emerald Health Botanicals, which holds licenses under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations to cultivate and sell medical cannabis, and to produce medical cannabis oil and capsules, in Canada.   

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Dr. Bin Huang"
CEO

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