Namaste's CannMart Receives Health Canada Approval for the Sale of Cannabis Oil Concentrates

~CannMart sets its sights on the next wave of cannabis legalization with receipt of Health Canada license amendment~

TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2019 /CNW/ - Namaste Technologies Inc. ("Namaste" or the "Company") (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF), a leading online platform for cannabis products, accessories, and responsible education, today announced that CannMart Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Namaste, has received approval from Health Canada for an amendment to its license allowing it to offer cannabis oil concentrates on its online marketplace, CannMart.com.

"The long-awaited Health Canada approval we just received, is pivotal as it allows us to participate in the cannabis oils market today, and sets the stage for our presence in the edibles, extracts and topicals markets, pending their legalization and regulation anticipated to occur this week," said Meni Morim, CEO of Namaste Technologies Inc. "The amended sales license opens the door to a wide range of new cannabis products and related revenue streams and fulfills a key strategy milestone."

The amendment to CannMart's cannabis sales license allows CannMart to offer cannabis oils to its registered medical patients immediately and positions CannMart to leverage Canada's "Cannabis 2.0" market opportunity when cannabis edibles, extracts, and topicals become legal for recreational use. In a recent report, the consulting firm Deloitte estimates that the Canadian market for edibles and alternative cannabis products to be worth up to C$2.7 billion annually.

Cannabis oil concentrates will be available on CannMart.com starting Wednesday, October 16th.

About Namaste Technologies Inc.
With headquarters in Toronto, ON, and offices in both B.C. and around the globe, Namaste Technologies is the world's leading online platform for cannabis products, accessories, and responsible education. The company's 'everything cannabis store', CannMart.com, provides customers with a diverse selection of hand-picked products from a multitude of federally-licensed cultivators, all on one convenient site. Namaste's global technology and continuous innovation address local needs in a burgeoning cannabis industry requiring smart solutions. For further information about Namaste, please visit Namastetechnologies.com

Information on the Company and its many products can be accessed through the links below:

NamasteTechnologies.com
NamasteMD.com
Cannmart.com
NamasteVapes.ca
Everyonedoesit.ca

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SOURCE Namaste Technologies Inc.

Incite Capital Markets, Eric Negraeff / Darren Seed, Ph: 604.493.2004; For Meni Morim, CEO, Email: [email protected]