True Leaf Raises a Total $14 Million (CAD) of Equity Financing

True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (“True Leaf” or the “Company”) (CSE: MJ) (FSE: TLA) (OTCQB: TRLFF), the quality of life cannabis company for people and their pets, today announced that it has raised $10 million (CAD) through a Regulation A+ public equity offering, two months after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) qualified its offering statement.

True Leaf also announced today it is in the process of closing a $4,051,654.60 non-brokered private placement selling 5,788,078 common shares at a price of C$0.70 per share to Canadian investors only. All securities issued pursuant to the Canadian offering are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day.

In the Regulation A+ offering, True Leaf offered a total of 14,285,715 common shares at a price of C$0.70 per share, with a minimum subscription amount of C$350 (or 500 shares) per investor. The use of Regulation A+ allowed the Company to offer and sell its common shares to public retail investors as well as traditional accredited and institutional investors. 

With the offering fully closed, True Leaf is the first Canadian-listed company to conduct a successful Regulation A+ offering.

“We’ve always wanted to give the people who love our products, and share in our vision and values, the chance to own a piece of True Leaf,” said Darcy Bomford, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of True Leaf. “Regulation A+ gave us this opportunity. We believe the proceeds from this offering should put us in an excellent position to execute our business plan and accelerate our growth.”

Boustead Securities, LLC (“Boustead”), working with its affiliate, FlashFunders™, is the lead underwriter and bookrunner for the offering. CrowdfundX™ is the digital marketing agency of record.

“I believe True Leaf had some of the ingredients for a successful Regulation A+ equity placement, including offering a product in an emerging market segment of interest to many, and a plan to distribute the securities to different types of investors, some of whom may not have had an opportunity to participate in such offerings before the crowdfunding regulations were enacted,” added Keith Moore, Chief Executive Officer of Boustead.

“We saw what we believe to have been exceptional engagement and click-through rates on the crowdfund campaign, which, in our opinion, was a result of extensive planning and collaboration,” stated Darren Marble, Chief Executive Officer of CrowdfundX.

About True Leaf

Founded in 2013, True Leaf has two main operating divisions: True Leaf Medicine Inc. and True Leaf Pet Inc. The Company’s goal is to provide federally-approved cannabis products that will be sold across Canada and the United States. True Leaf Medicine Inc. was launched in July 2013 to become a licensed producer of medicinal cannabis for the Canadian market. True Leaf Medicine Inc. has been granted approval by Health Canada to build its grow facility and will be subject to a Health Canada security inspection upon completion to allow for the cultivation, manufacture, and distribution of cannabis products. Currently, True Leaf does not have a license to produce cannabis.

Established in 2015, True Leaf Pet Inc. markets hemp-based products for the pet industry. The Company launched the True Hemp™ pet supplement line in Canada, the United States, and Europe, becoming one of the first hemp-based pet product lines to be marketed worldwide. True Hemp™ North American products are free of CBD and THC.

Risks of Investment in True Leaf

An investment in True Leaf has a high degree of risk including the lack of a listed market for its securities in the United States as well as other risks common to Regulation A+ investments such as a small equity market capitalization and public float, which may impair the liquidity of this investment. Moreover Canadian investors are unable to sell securities placed in the concurrent offering. The Company can make no assurances about the success of its products, or its licensing or marketing efforts; consequently investors in True Leaf may lose some or all of their investments. True Leaf does not have a license to produce cannabis. Cannabis, marijuana, and any products containing THC and CBD are illegal in the United States of America, notwithstanding laws of several states to the contrary. Further, transportation of such products across state lines or across national boundaries remains a Federal Offense in the United States of America, as well as the use of any federally chartered financial institution for transmittal or deposit of funds related to the sale of such products. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that True Leaf will receive a license to produce cannabis from Health Canada, and even if it were to receive such a license, there can be no assurance that it can import its products into the United States for market or sale, or to repatriate the proceeds of such sales for the benefit of investors in this offering.

SEC Legends

An offering statement regarding this offering has been filed with the SEC. The SEC has qualified that offering statement, which only means that we may make sales of the securities described by the offering statement. It does not mean that the SEC has approved, passed upon the merits, or passed upon the accuracy or completeness of the information in the offering statement. You may obtain a copy of the offering circular that is part of that offering statement from: HERE

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements; and management may make additional forward-looking statements in response to your questions. Such written and oral disclosures are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although we believe our expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that they will be realized. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results, and therefore we refer you to a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission when available. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made only as of today; and True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. is under no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.

True Leaf Completes Purchase of 40-Acre Site for Cannabis Production

True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (“True Leaf”) (CSE: MJ) (FSE: TLA) (OTCQB: TRLFF), a quality of life cannabis company for people and their pets, has completed the purchase of 40 acres of land that encompass the site of its facility in Lumby, British Columbia, Canada, through its wholly owned subsidiary True Leaf Medicine Inc.

The purchase was finalized on January 19, 2018 at a total cost of $3.3 million (CAD).

True Leaf, as previously announced, closed a $10 million Regulation A+ offering, and a concurrent $4 million non-brokered private placement financing with Canadian investors only. True Leaf is the first Canadian-listed company to conduct a successful Regulation A+ offering.

The company used a portion of the proceeds from the offerings to complete the purchase of the Lumby site. Additional offering proceeds will be used to build and staff phase one of the True Leaf facility, as well as provide working capital for the True Leaf Pet business.   

True Leaf’s application to produce and distribute cannabis under Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) has completed the security clearance stage, and the company has permission to build its production facility. At this time, True Leaf does not have a license to produce cannabis.

True Leaf expects the phase one construction of a 16,000 square foot hydroponic grow building and a 9,000 square foot building housing offices, an extraction facility, and laboratory and packaging areas, to be completed by the end of summer 2018 with a first crop produced in the fall of 2018. True Leaf’s first crop will be required to pass a Health Canada inspection in order for True Leaf to be granted a license to grow medicinal cannabis.

Commenting on this latest milestone, True Leaf Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Darcy Bomford, said, “The company is pleased with the completion of our offerings and the purchase of the land and we can move forward in our pursuit of growing what we hope will be the best quality medicinal cannabis in the world.”

True Leaf plans to become one of the main employers in Lumby, a logging community of 1,700 in the northeast corner of the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia.

About True Leaf

Founded in 2013, True Leaf has two main operating divisions: True Leaf Medicine Inc. and True Leaf Pet Inc. The Company’s goal is to provide federally-approved cannabis products that will be sold across Canada and the United States. True Leaf Medicine Inc. was launched in July 2013 to become a licensed producer of medicinal cannabis for the Canadian market. True Leaf Medicine Inc. has been granted approval by Health Canada to build its grow facility and will be subject to a Health Canada security inspection upon completion to allow for the cultivation, manufacture, and distribution of cannabis products. Currently, True Leaf does not have a license to produce cannabis.

Established in 2015, True Leaf Pet Inc. markets hemp-based products for the pet industry. The Company launched the True Hemp™ pet supplement line in Canada, the United States, and Europe, becoming one of the first hemp-based pet product lines to be marketed worldwide. True Hemp™ North American products are free of CBD and THC.

Risks of Investment in True Leaf

An investment in True Leaf has a high degree of risk including the lack of a listed market for its securities in the United States as well as other risks common to Regulation A+ investments such as a small equity market capitalization and public float, which may impair the liquidity of this investment. Moreover Canadian investors are unable to sell securities placed in the concurrent offering. The Company can make no assurances about the success of its products, or its licensing or marketing efforts; consequently investors in True Leaf may lose some or all of their investments. True Leaf does not have a license to produce cannabis. Cannabis, marijuana, and any products containing THC and CBD are illegal in the United States of America, notwithstanding laws of several states to the contrary. Further, transportation of such products across state lines or across national boundaries remains a Federal Offense in the United States of America, as well as the use of any federally chartered financial institution for transmittal or deposit of funds related to the sale of such products. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that True Leaf will receive a license to produce cannabis from Health Canada, and even if it were to receive such a license, there can be no assurance that it can import its products into the United States for market or sale, or to repatriate the proceeds of such sales for the benefit of investors in this offering.

SEC Legends

An offering statement regarding this offering has been filed with the SEC. The SEC has qualified that offering statement, which only means that we may make sales of the securities described by the offering statement. It does not mean that the SEC has approved, passed upon the merits, or passed upon the accuracy or completeness of the information in the offering statement. You may obtain a copy of the offering circular that is part of that offering statement from: HERE

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements; and management may make additional forward-looking statements in response to your questions. Such written and oral disclosures are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although we believe our expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that they will be realized. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results, and therefore we refer you to a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission when available. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made only as of today; and True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. is under no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.

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True Leaf Pet Expands Selling Power In-Store and Online

True Leaf Pet, a division of True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (MJ: CSE) (TLA: FSE) (TRLFF: OTCQB), has – in the span of a week – significantly expanded the  distribution of its popular True Hemp™ supplement line both online and in bricks and mortar stores.

Over the last seven days, True Leaf Pet has begun selling its hemp-based canine supplements direct to consumers on Amazon.com, to retailers on WholesalePet.com, and in 415 specialty stores of Pet Supplies Plus.

The three agreements immediately improve True Leaf Pet’s ability to increase sales of its already successful product line.

The deal with Pet Supplies Plus will see True Leaf Pet products sold in the company’s corporate and strong-performing franchise stores in 29 U.S. states. According to Pet Supplies Plus, a franchise store averages annual sales of US $2,358,431. This agreement brings the total number of stores now offering True Leaf Pet products to 1,500 worldwide.

True Leaf Pet’s online expansion is equally significant. Amazon has become a dominant force in the pet product sector. In 2016, sales of pet products on Amazon wereUS $2 billion dollars, an increase of 40 per cent over 2015. Not incidentally, U.S. online pet product sales have increased 45per cent over the last two years.

WholesalePet.com, established in 2001, is a free online buying service connecting pet retailers with top brands such as True Leaf Pet.

The agreements with Pet Supplies Plus and Amazon are the latest benefits of True Leaf Pet’s partnership established earlier this year with Chuck Latham Associates Inc. (CLA). CLA is the leading firm in the pet specialty market providing coverage across all major sales channels, including independent pet stores, farm stores, national pet retailers, and internet retailers.

When the partnership agreement was signed in March, True Leaf CEO Darcy Bomford called CLA the “gold-standard rep-firm in the pet industry”, and CLA Executive Bob Haege said True Leaf Pet was a great fit for CLA. “We see True Hemp™ as a growth engine for stores looking for a legal and effective product line for hemp-friendly consumers, especially the valuable millennial demographic,” he said.

About True Leaf:
True Leaf Medicine International Ltd., through its wholly-owned subsidiary ‘True Leaf Pet’, has entered the $104.9 billion global pet care industry with a line of hemp-focused pet chews and supplements marketed through natural pet health and veterinary channels in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Europe. The company has also filed an application under Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) to become a Canadian licensed producer through its ‘True Leaf Medicine’ subsidiary. It has passed through the preliminary and enhanced screening process of Health Canada’s review and is currently awaiting approval to build its installation in British Columbia, Canada.