VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. (“Emerald”) (TSXV: EMH; OTCQX: EMHTF) has signed an agreement to become a new supplier to STENOCARE A/S (“STENOCARE”) of medical cannabis for Denmark and STENOCARE’s international markets.



Since early September 2019, Emerald and STENOCARE have worked closely together to pre-qualify Emerald’s products and production methods. STENOCARE and Emerald will now commence the work with the Danish Medicines Agency (“DMA”) to have Emerald’s products ready and approved for the Danish Medical Cannabis Pilot Programme. The companies are aiming for product approval for CBD oil, THC oil and CBD+THC oil. The partnership is also intended to extend to STENOCARE’s Irish subsidiary and to additional markets which are being evaluated.

“STENOCARE has carefully evaluated potential new suppliers of medical cannabis in order to supply products suitable for Danish patients according to the strict requirements of the Danish Medicines Agency. We selected Emerald because of their strong capabilities across cultivation, processing, formulation and testing,” said Thomas Skovlund Schnegelsberg, CEO of STENOCARE. “We have previously been supplying medical cannabis to hospitals and pharmacies and have a ready customer base awaiting a new supply of products. We expect our partnership with Emerald to help us meet this demand and support STENOCARE’s vision of supplying medical cannabis that helps patients to achieve a better quality of life.”

“We respect STENOCARE’s professionalism and their accomplishment in establishing leading distribution channels for medical cannabis in Denmark. We also appreciate their trust in Emerald’s capability’s and standards as they transition to new preferred supplier relationships,” said Riaz Bandali, CEO of Emerald. “As Emerald ramps up production at its two recently fully-licensed production facilities, we look forward to fulfilling our commitment to STENOCARE and helping them to serve Danish patients.”

On January 1st, 2018, medical cannabis was legalized in Denmark under a four-year trial-programme, enabling all Danish physicians to prescribe cannabis for medical use. This programme also allows vendors that have been licensed by the Danish Medicines Agency (DMA) to cultivate, produce, import and distribute medical cannabis.

About STENOCARE A/S

STENOCARE A/S was founded in 2017 with the purpose of being an active participant in the Danish Medical Cannabis Pilot Programme. The company was the first to receive the Danish Medicines Agency's permission to import, distribute as well as cultivate and produce medical cannabis. STENOCARE is also developing a separate production facility for the cultivation and production of medical cannabis at the company’s premises in Jutland, Denmark. STENOCARE is, and has always been, fully devoted to bringing the best quality source of products to patients in the Danish market approved under the Danish Medical Cannabis Pilot Programme.

About Emerald Health Therapeutics

Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. is a Canadian licensed producer of cannabis products focused on differentiated, value-added product development for medical and adult-use customers supported by novel intellectual property, large-scale cultivation, extraction, and softgel encapsulation, as well as unique marketing and distribution channels. Its 50%-owned Pure Sunfarms operation in British Columbia, with value-oriented products, is in full production at its first 1.1 million square foot greenhouse operation, Delta 3. Pure Sunfarms’ second 1.1 million square foot greenhouse, Delta 2, is planned to be in full production by the end of 2020. Emerald’s Verdélite 88,000 square foot indoor production facility in Québec is fully-licensed and increasing cultivation toward full production of premium, craft cannabis strains. Its Metro Vancouver high-quality organic greenhouse and outdoor operation is scaling production in the first of two 78,000 square foot buildings. Its Emerald Health Naturals joint venture is broadening distribution of its non-cannabis endocannabinoid-supporting product line across Canada. Emerald has contracted for approximately 1,000 acres of hemp annually in 2019 to 2022 with the objective of extracting low-cost CBD. The executive team is highly experienced in life sciences, product development, large-scale agri-business, and marketing.

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Emerald Investor Relations

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