CO2 GRO Inc. announces progress steps for Cannabis LP’s to use CO2 Foliar Spray

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CO2 GRO Inc. (“GROW”) (TSX-V:GROW) is pleased to announce progress to having its patented CO2 Foliar Spray technology approved for use by Canadian Licensed Producer (“LP”) cannabis companies. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency StR Decision was that GROW’s dissolved CO2 foliar spray water on cannabis in greenhouses and/or outdoors does not meet the definition of a pesticide as per Section 2 of the Pest Control Products Act.

Next approval steps are 1) to see if CO2 foliar spray is a fertilizer subject to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval (“CFIA”) underway and 2) to see if CO2 foliar spray that is 99.8% natural water will be approved by the Office for Medical Cannabis (“OMC”) for cannabis LP’s who are only allowed to use water in foliar spray.

GROW filed to exempt its naturally-dissolved CO2 water for foliar spray use by Canadian LP companies in November 2017 under Section 8.11 of proposed Bill C-45 legalizing cannabis during the 60-day Open Season for Comments.

GROW’s next CO2 foliar spray grow trials will shift to a number of large interested Canadian LP cannabis companies if the CFIA and OMC conclude LP use is allowed. GROW has six Access-to-Cannabis-for-Medical-Purposes-Regulations cannabis grow trials underway in Ontario and one starting in the Maritimes. Buds from all grow trials will be analyzed for bud volume and independent chemical quality analysis of at minimum, THC, CBD and terpene levels.

According to John Archibald, GROW’s CEO, “We are thankful that Health Canada recognized that the proposed use and composition of our dissolved CO2 foliar spray technology was not a pesticide. We will proceed with a number of LP’s that have expressed interest in our dissolved CO2 foliar spray after CFIA and OMC approvals are received. In addition, we believe that using our CO2 technology will cut greenhouse CO2 gas use in half leading to not only additional plant yield but also improved human greenhouse worker safety from breathing unnecessary excess CO2 gassing.”

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