Village Farms International's Pure Sunfarms Enters into Supply Agreement with Medical Cannabis by Shoppers Inc.

Nov 25, 2020

VANCOUVER, BC, - Village Farms International, Inc. announced that its wholly owned Canadian cannabis subsidiary, Pure Sunfarms, has entered into an agreement ("Supply Agreement") with Medical Cannabis by Shoppers Inc., a subsidiary of Shoppers Drug Mart Inc ("Shoppers"), under which Pure Sunfarms will supply a range of its branded, high quality, B.C.-grown cannabis products to be made available to Medical Cannabis by Shoppers™ customers. Shoppers is Canada's leading health, beauty and convenience retailer, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Loblaw Companies Limited.

Supported by specially-trained Pharmacists, the Medical Cannabis by Shoppers™ online store is the largest national cannabis marketplace in Canada. Pure Sunfarms expects selected dried flower products to be available for sale on the Medical Cannabis by Shoppers ecommerce portal nationally as early as the beginning of December of this year and selected pre-roll, bottled oil and vape products to be available in early 2021. Pure Sunfarms' 28-gram (1-ounce) package offering will be the first large-format cannabis offering listed by Medical Cannabis by Shoppers.

"We are proud to partner with one of Canada's largest and most respected retailers to provide Canadian medical cannabis patients nationwide access to the same high-quality products that have made Pure Sunfarms one of the best-selling cannabis brands in our market," said Mandesh Dosanjh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pure Sunfarms. "This partnership lays the foundation for both companies to realize future opportunities as the retail and medical cannabis landscape evolves in Canada."

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