Emerald Health Therapeutics Launches Island Mist, One of Canada’s Highest CBD and CBD to THC Ratio Dried Flower Products


VICTORIA, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (Therapeutics) (TSX-V:EMH) (OCTQX:EMHTF) has released Island Mist, its proprietary high cannabidiol (CBD) and high CBD to THC ratio dried flower product. This Indica-dominant strain, which came out of Emerald’s broad seed bank through extensive screening and characterization, contains 15.9% CBD and just 0.4% THC, a ratio of 40:1. This product can be purchased by holders of a medical license registered with Emerald Health Botanicals (Botanicals), Therapeutics’ wholly owned subsidiary and a Licensed Producer under Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR).

Botanicals currently sells a line of six dried flower products, including four strains with THC levels ranging from 16.3% to 21.5%; a high CBD strain; and a strain containing both THC and CBD.

Botanicals now offers eight oils with varying levels of THC, THCA, CBD, and THC to CBD ratios. This product line includes the company’s recently launched CBD-25 and CBD-50 medical cannabis oils containing approximately 25 milligrams and 50 mg of CBD per milliliter. Management believes CBD-50 contains the highest amount of CBD per milliliter on the ACMPR market today. CBD-50 provides a unique option to doctors and patients seeking high CBD potency with minimal THC.

"Island Mist offers patients who prefer dried flower with significant CBD and minute amounts of THC and thus little to no psychoactive effects," said Dr. Bin Huang, President and CEO of Emerald. "We have built a balanced product line that we will add to with our continuing pursuit of distinct products to meet different needs and expectations in the ACMPR marketplace and the anticipated legal Canadian recreational market in 2018.”

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About Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc.

Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. (TSXV: EMH; OTCQX: EMHTF) operates primarily through Emerald Health Botanicals Inc. ("Botanicals"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and a Licensed Producer under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. Botanicals is authorized to produce and sell both dried medical cannabis flower and medical cannabis oil in Canada. Botanicals currently operates an indoor facility in Victoria, BC, and is progressing on expansion plans for a 32-acre property in Metro Vancouver and a joint venture with Village Farms utilizing a 25 acre existing greenhouse complex in Delta, BC. Botanicals is one of Canada's most medically focused licensed producers, with a team highly experienced in life sciences product development and large-scale agribusiness. Its vision is to be a leading provider of cannabis products through its production capabilities, proprietary genetics, value-added products and branding, and superb customer experience. Emerald Health Therapeutics is part of the Emerald Health group, which comprises multiple companies advancing diverse botanical, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products that may provide wellness and medical benefits by interacting with the body’s endocannabinoid system.

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