INTIVA INCREASES GROWING OF HIGH-CBD INDUSTRIAL HEMP TO SIX ACRES

Denver, Colorado - July 27, 2015  - INTIVA Inc. announced today that it has increased the planting of industrial hemp from one acre to six acres (261,000 square feet) at the Company’s INTIVA ACRES, located in Pueblo County, Colorado.

INTIVA management made the decision to increase the growing of industrial hemp at INTIVA ACRES due to two principal reasons: (i) the increasing demand for cannabidiol (CBD) extracts; and (ii) the additional availability of of high-CBD strain of industrial hemp seeds.

Over the past few years, CBD has generated significant interest from patients and the medical community due to its potential benefits for many medical conditions. While CBD is also produced from the marijuana plant, recent research from Israel indicates that industrial hemp may be a better source of CBD than marijuana.

In commenting on the increased planting of high-CBD industrial hemp, Joshua Greenberg, Vice President of INTIVA Inc., “With the...

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