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TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2018 /CNW/ - FSD Pharma Inc. ("FSD" or the "Company") (CSE: HUGE) is pleased to provide shareholders and interested parties with a link to the CTV Toronto program segment featuring interviews with executives and employees at the Company's facility in Cobourg. In the segment, CEO and President Thomas Fairfull, Director Anthony Durkacz, and EVP and Director Zeeshan Saeed discuss job creation and the Company.

Interested shareholders and parties please visit: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1515888

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Thomas Fairfull"

Chief Executive Director

About FSD Pharma Inc. (CSE: HUGE)

FSD Pharma owns, through its wholly-owned subsidiary FV Pharma Inc., a license to produce marijuana under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) which was originally granted on October 13, 2017. Headquartered at the former Kraft plant in Cobourg, Ontario, approximately an hour's drive from Toronto, FSD Pharma's management's mission is to transform the facility into the largest hydroponic indoor cannabis facility in the world. FSD Pharma intends to target all legal aspects of the cannabis industry, including cultivation, processing, manufacturing, extracts and research and development. Please visit www.fsdpharma.com for more information.

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SOURCE FSD Pharma Inc.

For further information: Additional Information: Thomas Fairfull, Chief Executive Director, FSD Pharma Inc., Telephone: (905) 686-7079, [email protected]; Contact Information: Investor Relations, Email: [email protected], Website: www.fsdpharma.com