The Flowr Corporation Joins Shoppers Drug Mart and TruTrace Technologies Pilot Program for Validation of Medical Cannabis

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TORONTO, July 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Flowr Corporation (((TSX.V: FLWR, OTC:FLWPF) ("Flowr" or the "Company") and TruTrace Technologies Inc. TTTTTTSF ("TruTrace") today announced that Flowr joined the Shoppers Drug Mart ("Shoppers") medical cannabis verification pilot program (the "Pilot Program"), which was announced last month at the World Cannabis Congress. The Pilot Program is intended to increase transparency, interoperability and product identification within the medical cannabis industry.

The Pilot Program uses TruTrace's StrainSecure™ technology as a central hub for identity management, asset tracking, validation, and product authentication. StrainSecure™ will also serve as a master registry for standardized testing, product verification, and quality assurance.

Under the StrainSecure™ program, the TruTrace team collects plant testing data and performs genomic verification in plant batches which are then registered in a blockchain-enabled database for intellectual property protection and strain validation. All information gathered from the plants, including their molecular and chemical makeup, can be tracked via the program

"Our medical cannabis products in Canada are available through Shoppers as we believe the pharmacy model offers significant benefits to patients. We fully support the objectives of this Pilot Program and look forward to working with our partners to ensure patients have access to medicinal cannabis they can trust," said Dr. Lyle Oberg, Flowr's Chief Medical and Policy Officer. "Medical cannabis patients expect that their medication is safe, standardized and of high quality, and we believe this formal traceability program can play an important part in the overall process of building that trust."

"We are very pleased to see Flowr join the Pilot Program and affirm its commitment to achieving the highest standards of transparency and accountability," said TruTrace Technologies CEO Robert Galarza. "It is more important than ever to provide assurance to patients about the origins and quality of their cannabis."

Flowr has a supply agreement with Shoppers to supply its FlowrRx brand of medical cannabis products. Patients can visit Shoppers' ecommerce site, shoppersdrugmart.ca/cannabis, to learn more.

About The Flowr Corporation

Flowr, through its subsidiaries, holds cannabis production and sales licenses granted by Health Canada. With a head office in Toronto and a production facility in Kelowna, BC, Flowr builds and operates large-scale, GMP-designed cultivation facilities utilizing its own growing systems. Flowr expects to provide premium-quality cannabis to the adult-use recreational market and the medicinal market.

About Shoppers Drug Mart

Shoppers Drug Mart is one of the most recognized and trusted names in Canadian retailing. The company is the licensor of full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in Québec). With almost 1,300 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores operating in prime locations in each province and two territories, the company is one of the most convenient retailers in Canada. The company also licenses or owns 47 medical clinic pharmacies operating under the name Shoppers Simply Pharmacy (Pharmaprix Simplement Santé in Québec), and provides cosmetic dermatology services at two standalone locations, the Beauty Clinic. As well, the company owns and operates 43 corporate Wellwise by Shoppers Drug Mart stores and an ecommerce site Wellwise.ca, making it the largest Canadian retailer of home health care products and services. In addition to its retail store network, the company owns Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network Inc., a provider of specialty drug distribution, pharmacy and comprehensive patient support services, and MediSystem Inc., a provider of pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities. Shoppers Drug Mart is an independent operating division of Loblaw Companies Limited.

On behalf of The Flowr Corporation:
Vinay Tolia
CEO and Director

CONTACT INFORMATION

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MEDIA:
Sean Griffin
Vice President, Communications & Public Relations
(877) 356-9726 ext. 1526
sean.griffin@flowr.ca 

INVESTORS:
Thierry Elmaleh
Head of Capital Markets
(877) 356-9726 ext. 1528
thierry@flowr.ca 

Forward-Looking Information and Statements

This press release includes forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws regarding Flowr and its business, which may include, but are not limited to: the Pilot Program being intended to increase transparency, interoperability and product identification within the medical cannabis industry; Flowr's medical cannabis products in Canada being available exclusively through Shoppers;  Flowr's belief that the pharmacy model offers significant benefits to patients; Flowr ensuring patients have access to medicinal cannabis they can trust; Flowr's belief that a formal traceability program can play an important part in the overall process of medical cannabis patients building trust in medication that is safe, standardized and of high quality; Flowr's commitment to achieving the highest standards of transparency and accountability; and Flowr's expectations for providing premium-quality cannabis to the adult-use recreational market and the medicinal market. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "is expected", "expects", "scheduled", "intends", "contemplates", "anticipates", "believes", "proposes" or variations (including negative and grammatical variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements are based on the current expectations of Flowr's management and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Although Flowr's management believes that the assumptions underlying these statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this press release may not occur by certain specified dates or at all and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Flowr, including risks relating to the Pilot Program not being able to increase transparency, interoperability and product identification within the medical cannabis industry, the pharmacy model not being able to offer significant benefits to patients, Flowr's inability to ensure patients have access to medicinal cannabis they can trust, a formal traceability program not building patients's trust in medication that is safe, standardized and of high quality, Flowr  being unable to achieve the highest standards of transparency and accountability, Flowrbeing unable to provide premium-quality cannabis to the adult-use recreational market and the medicinal market, the inability of Flowr to capture any portion of the expected Canadian medical cannabis market, Flowr's facility failing to be the industry's most advanced GMP designed cultivation facility, which could significantly impact the quality and safety of Flowr's products, Flowr not being able to provide premium-quality cannabis that appeals to the adult-use recreational market and addresses specific patient needs in the medicinal market, Flowr's inability to excel at cultivating premium cannabis, Flowr's inability to construct its facilities, or in the time anticipated, Flowr requiring additional financing from time to time in order to continue its operations and such financing may not be available when needed or on terms and conditions acceptable to the Company, new laws or regulations adversely affecting the Company's business and results of operations, results of operation activities and development of projects, project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, the inability of Flowr's products to be high quality, the inability of Flowr to produce and distribute premium, high quality products, the inability to supply products or any delay in such supply, which could result in significant penalties or costs being imposed on Flowr, Flowr's securities, the inability to generate cash flows, revenues and/or stable margins, the inability to grow organically, risks associated with the geographic markets in which Flowr operates and/or distributes its products, risks associated with fluctuations in exchange rates (including, without limitation, fluctuations in currencies), risks associated with the use of Flowr's products, the cannabis industry and the regulation thereof, the failure to comply with applicable laws, risks relating to partnership arrangements, possible failure to realize the anticipated benefits of partnership arrangements, including those described herein, product launches (including, without limitation, unsuccessful product launches), the inability to launch products, the failure to obtain regulatory approvals, economic factors, market conditions, risks associated with the acquisition and/or launch of products, the equity and debt markets generally, risks associated with growth and competition (including, without limitation, with respect to Flowr's products), general economic and stock market conditions, risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Flowr's filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators and many other factors beyond the control of Flowr.  Although Flowr has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. No forward-looking information can be guaranteed. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking information speaks only as of the date on which it is made and Flowr undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

The information contained or referred to in this press release relating to TrueTrace and its products has been provided by TrueTrace. In preparing this press release, Flowr relied upon TrueTrace to ensure that this press release contains full, true and plain disclosure of information relating to TrueTrace and its products. Although Flowr has no knowledge that would indicate that any statements contained herein concerning TrueTrace and its products are untrue or incomplete, neither Flowr nor any of its directors or officers assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information or for any failure by TrueTrace to ensure disclosure of events or facts that may have occurred which may affect the significance or accuracy of any such information.

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