LOS ANGELES and DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., Sept. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- Grapefruit USA, Inc. (OTCQB: GPFT) (“Grapefruit” or the “Company”), a premiere, fully licensed California-based cannabis company, today provides further updates to its March and May 2021 announcements concerning its discussions with a Canadian cannabis company regarding development of a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) setting forth terms under which the parties could enter into a joint venture to jointly manufacture, distribute and market Grapefruit’s products, including, but not limited to, Grapefruit’s patented disruptive Hourglass™ THC/cannabinoid time-release delivery cream throughout Canada.

In February, the Company signed a memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”) with the Canadian partner setting forth the general terms of their agreement to form a new joint venture corporation to manufacture and distribute Grapefruit’s patented, disruptive Hourglass THC/cannabinoid products throughout the Commonwealth of Canada, including on Indian reservations and Canadian First Nation lands. The Company’s March 8, 2021, announcement further noted that the Canadian partner duly noticed and set a special shareholder’s meeting to consider the proposed joint venture and other corporate matters.

Subsequent to March 8, 2021, the Canadian partner’s shareholder’s meeting was delayed and ended up being held on April 29, 2021. At that meeting, the Canadian partner’s shareholders elected five directors and approved appointment of a new CEO and CFO. The Canadian partner’s shareholders also approved the acquisition of a Canadian-based hemp cultivator. Since the aforementioned corporate actions (the “Corporate Actions”) triggered a change in control of the Canadian partner, the Corporate Actions require acceptance for filing by the Canadian Stock Exchange (the “CSE”), which has been pending since April. Discussions between the Company and the Canadian partner have continued during the course of these activities; however, execution of a formal joint venture agreement and further acquisition discussions were postponed pending acceptance of the filing and approval of the Corporate Actions by the CSE. The Canadian partner received conditional approval of the Corporate Actions on Aug. 27, 2021. The Canadian partner has informed the Company that it expects the Corporate Actions to be finalized on or before Oct. 1, 2021, at which point the Canadian partner’s shares will resume trading. At such point, the Company expects to resume negotiations with the Canadian partner concerning the proposed joint venture. There can be no assurances that this timetable will be met.       
                    
Bradley J. Yourist, Grapefruit CEO, commented, “While Grapefruit is, of course, frustrated by the delays occasioned by our counterpart’s Corporate Actions (which were in progress before our discussions commenced), we believe it was in the best long-term interests of Grapefruit and its shareholders to accept a pause while the Canadian partner concluded its Corporate Actions. Now, we expect to move forward in October. As we have stated before, a joint venture may precede without precluding an acquisition. Execution of the MOU moved the entire process forward, as we now more clearly understand each other’s overall goals and priorities as well as the capital requirements and legal, regulatory and logistical challenges of finalizing a joint venture and/or an acquisition. We now expect to bring the process forward to the point of making a decision in the next 30-60 days. Once again, that being said, we wish to emphasize that the discussions reported here, although substantive and largely positive, remain in the MOU and pre-definitive agreement stage as a result of the delay from April 2021 to the present and may be subject to termination at any time. Grapefruit will continue to update the public as necessary on any material joint venture or acquisition developments as events proceed.”        

To learn more about Grapefruit’s new sustained-release Hourglass™ THC + Cannabinoid Topical Delivery Cream, please watch this promotional video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cU9MJMgH1w&feature=youtu.be, and visit our website at:
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Grapefruit’s corporate headquarters is in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. Grapefruit holds California permits and licenses to both manufacture and distribute cannabis products in the Golden State. Grapefruit’s extraction laboratory and manufacturing and distribution facilities are located in the industry-recognized Coachillin’ Industrial Cultivation and Ancillary Canna-Business Park in Desert Hot Springs, located on the extension of North Canyon Road, approximately 14 miles north of downtown Palm Springs. To obtain further information on Grapefruit and its operations, please visit the Company’s website at https://grapefruitblvd.com/.

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