NEW YORK and TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2018 /CNW/ -- iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. ("iAnthus" or the "Company"), (CSE: IAN, OTCQB: ITHUF), which owns, operates, and partners with licensed cannabis operations throughout the United States, is pleased to announce that Hadley Ford, CEO, will present live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com on September 12, 2018.

DATE: Wednesday, September 12, 2018

TIME: 11:30am ET

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/0912prepr

This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time - both in the presentation hall as well as the association's "virtual trade booth." If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an on-demand archive will be available for 90 days.

It is recommended that investors pre-register and run the online system check to save time and receive event updates.

Learn more about the event at www.VirtualInvestorConferences.com.

Recent Company Highlights

Massachusetts : Mayflower opened its flagship dispensary on July 19, 2018 in the Allston - Brighton neighborhood of Boston . The dispensary offers a full spectrum of cannabis products in the form of flower, tinctures, concentrates, oils, vaporizers, and edibles.

: Mayflower opened its flagship dispensary on in the - neighborhood of . The dispensary offers a full spectrum of cannabis products in the form of flower, tinctures, concentrates, oils, vaporizers, and edibles. Florida : GrowHealthy continues to expand its retail footprint and has signed seven leases to-date, with eight additional leases currently in the pipeline. Signed leases include Miami , Deerfield Beach , West Palm Beach , Brandon , Tampa , Orlando and Sarasota . The company is targeting 15 signed leases by the end of 2018 and expects to open its first three dispensaries in Q4 2018. Starting in 2019, the company projects to open approximately two dispensaries per quarter.

: GrowHealthy continues to expand its retail footprint and has signed seven leases to-date, with eight additional leases currently in the pipeline. Signed leases include , , , , , and . The company is targeting 15 signed leases by the end of 2018 and expects to open its first three dispensaries in Q4 2018. Starting in 2019, the company projects to open approximately two dispensaries per quarter. New York : On July 31, 2018 , the Company held a ground-breaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction at the site of Citiva's future cultivation and processing facility in Warwick, NY .

: On , the Company held a ground-breaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction at the site of Citiva's future cultivation and processing facility in . Vermont : Following significant upgrades to its cultivation and processing facility in Brandon, VT , Grassroots Vermont has increased its plant count by 155%, consisting of 25 different strains.

About iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.

iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. owns and operates best-in-class licensed cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensary facilities throughout the United States, providing investors diversified exposure to the U.S. regulated cannabis industry. Founded by entrepreneurs with decades of experience in operations, investment banking, corporate finance, law and health care services, iAnthus provides a unique combination of capital and hands-on operating and management expertise. The Company uses these skills to support operations across six states. For more information, visit www.iAnthusCapital.com.

About VirtualInvestorConferences.com

Since 2010, VirtualInvestorConferences.com, created by BetterInvesting (NAIC) and PRNewswire, has been the only monthly virtual investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for presenting companies to meet directly with investors using a graphically-enhanced online platform.

Designed to replicate the look and feel of location-based investor conferences, Virtual Investor Conferences unites PR Newswire's leading-edge online conferencing and investor communications capabilities with BetterInvesting's extensive retail investor audience network.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed here and elsewhere in iAnthus' periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. When used in this news release, words such as "will, could, plan, estimate, expect, intend, may, potential, believe, should," and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements including dispensary locations and build-outs, harvest yields, and other statements of fact.

Although iAnthus has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, there can be other factors that cause results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, including, but not limited to: dependence on obtaining regulatory approvals; investing in target companies or projects which have limited or no operating history and are engaged in activities currently considered illegal under US Federal laws; change in laws; limited operating history; reliance on management; requirements for additional financing; competition; hindering market growth and state adoption due to inconsistent public opinion and perception of the medical-use and adult-use marijuana industry and; regulatory or political change.

There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate or that management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances or results will materialize. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events.

Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this news release are made as of the date of this release. iAnthus disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable law, and iAnthus does not assume any liability for disclosure relating to any other company mentioned herein.

The Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the content of this news release.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

SOURCE iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.

For further information: Corporate: Julius Kalcevich, Chief Financial Officer, iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc., 646-518-9415, [email protected]; US Investors: Phil Carlson / Elizabeth Barker, KCSA Strategic Communications, [email protected]; Canadian Investors: Nicole Marchand, Nicole Marchand Investor Relations, [email protected]; Media: Robert Vanisko, North 6th Agency, 212-334-9753 ext.112, [email protected]; VirtualInvestorConferences.com: John M. Viglotti, 212-72-8350, [email protected]